Hi Terrence, Its nice to hear from you again.
The scriptures you have quoted are written to (and pertain to) Israel as a nation (not the Christian Church). God is making a promise to the Nation of Israel that he will set them up as a nation within their own territory. They will also be given new insights that will take the bitterness of their hearts away and fill it with the Love and Light of God. Placing the Divine Laws within their hearts and minds. They will no longer need the written text.
Ezekiel 36:23 "And I will vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD," declares the Lord God, "when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
Ezekiel 36:24 "For I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands, and bring you into your own land.
Ezekiel 36:25 "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 "And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
How do you equate John 3 or the above verses this with the new birth of a Christian?
Please read all of John 3 and put it all in perspective and see what you come up with.
If this is referring to a spiritual birth that Christians come to once they have accepted Christ, than according to verse 8 all who accepted Christ and are born again should be able to move about like the wind without anybody being able to see them. Read on in this chapter.
John 3:8 (a)"The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How can these things be?"
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you (a)the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?
John 3:11 "Truly, truly, I say to you, (a)we speak that which we know, and (b)bear witness of that which we have seen; and (b)you do not receive our witness.
John 3:12 "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
The Greek makes it clearier::
8. The life spirit were desires to blow and the voice it hear however don't understand from where came and where going, in this way is everything that is born out of the life spirit
9. continued Nicodemus and said this, how be capable of this birth
10. replied Iesous and to him, you are the teacher the Israelites and this don't understand
11. truly truly say you that which comprehend speak and that which visible confirms but the testimony we don't grasp
12. If I tell you about the earthly existence and you don't believe me how will you be convinced if I tell you about celestial things
13. and nobody ascends into heaven since not from the heaven descended the offspring the human being
Jesus is answering Nicodemus's question of how can a man enter his mother's womb a second time. We have to keep everything in perspective.
Love and Light, Midge