EVA:Is being 'born again' essential to salvation?

   John 3:1-21 (American Standard Version)

   There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews; This man came to Him(Jesus) by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we
know that you have come from God as a Teacher; for no one can do these
signs that you do unless God is with him. Jesus answered and said to
him, "Truly, truly, I say to you unless one is Born Again, he Cannot
see the Kingdom of God". Nicodemus said unto Him, "How can a man be
born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's
womb and be born, can he ?" Jesus answered, "Truly,truly, I say to you,
unless one is Born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom
of God. That which is born of the Flesh is Flesh, and that which is
Born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, `You
must be Born again.' 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."

   Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How can these things be?" Jesus
answered and said to him, " Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not
understand these things ? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak that
which we Know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and you do
not receive our witness, If I told you earthly things and you did not
believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things? And no
one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended from heaven, even
the Son of Man (Jesus). And as Moses lifted up the Serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that whoever
believes may in Him(Jesus) have eternal life.

   For God so Loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that
WHOSOEVER, believes in Him should not Perish, but have eternal life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to Judge the world, but
that the world should be saved through Him. He who believes in
Him(Jesus) is not Judged; he who does NOT believe has been judged
already, because he has not believed in Name of the only begotten Son
of God.

   And this is the Judgment, that Light has come into the world, and
men Loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their Deeds were
evil. For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to
the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who practices the
truth comes to the Light, that his deeds may be manifested as having
been wrought in God."

   Romans 10:8-10,13 (Speaking if Faith and how it talks)

   "But what does it say(Faith)? The word is near you, in your Mouth
and in your Heart(spirit)"--that is, the word of faith which we are
preaching. That if you shall confess with your mouth "JESUS AS LORD",
and Believe in your Heart that God has RAISED Him FROM the DEAD, you
SHALL be SAVED. For with the Heart man believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the Mouth he confesses, resulting in Salvation.
For "Whosoever will call upon the Name of the Lord WILL BE SAVED."

   So as we can see from the above Scriptures, Being Born again is
absolutely essential to enter the Kingdom of God. And we become Born
again By Believing that God raised Jesus from the Dead and then saying
with our Mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord. Not that difficult Eh! A lot
better and simpler than what we were always told "Ya have to give up
this and give up that, Quit doin this and quit doin that" etc. Not
True, That comes later on it's own.
