Amen! John is indeed giving a statement of fact in today's verse of the day ( 1 John 5:13). In 1 John Chapter 5, we have the doctrine of salvation and John brings together in summary form all that he has talked about in the previous four chapters in order to give assurance to those who believe, but also to give caution to those who think they are saved but they're really not.
John 5:6-13 gives us the correct testimony about Christ. And today's verse gives us proof so that we can know assuredly that we belong to Christ.
Just wanted to share these precious scriptures with you as a reminder of the "Mighty God We Serve!"
2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
John 14:15
"If ye love me, keep my commandments."
1 John 5:2
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments."
Hi Someone. I'm replying to here as you have shared more detail of your aspirations to gain knowledge of religious diversity. Though to state, I would agree with GiGi (shared in your other post), that, as a Christian, you would do far better to spend time in the Bible, getting to know what God has to say to you & the world through it; and how to be prepared to face life's problems and Satan's assaults that will come to you, with a real confidence that your faith in a God Who never fails, will overcome the world ( 1 John 5:4,5).
To aim for what you are seeking to achieve, I doubt can ever be achieved in a life-time; simply because the diversity of religions and their beliefs and practises are too far-reaching. You can get a general outline of their beliefs, as contrasted to what the Bible gives us, or even go deeper in study, but after all is done, one is still left in a state of ignorance, knowing that there is much more to be learned. As well, all our study will only give an academic knowledge, since most religions are deeply rooted into the history, culture, and language of the people, which means that one has to brought up within that culture or residing within it, engaging with the people. Even with Islam that I'm more familiar with, there are so many sects within it, and if you add folk Islam as well, makes for a formidable set of beliefs and practises, that one can only gain a limited amount of knowledge.
I fear that you may become so entrenched in this pursuit, that other areas of life may suffer, especially your higher studies which would be more profitable in settling into a career, while you seek the Lord's guidance for what lies ahead of you. If perhaps you are led to meet with those of another religion in the course of your studies & future involvements, then yes, it would be very worthwhile to learn more from them about their beliefs, their needs, their hopes, etc. And from these friendships, opportunities will arise to share Christ your Hope. GBU.
If your "battle" is with believing that Jesus is God, may I suggest the following scriptures for your consideration:
Genesis 1:1 along with John 1:1-3, Revelation 19:13, Colossians 1:15-17, Matthew 1:23, John 10:30, John 14:9, Mark 2:5-7, John 8:58, John 20:28, Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 2:9, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 1:8, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:8, John 5:18, 1 John 5:20, Luke 24:52, John 9:38, Acts 10:25-26, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 22:13, Micah 5:2, John 17:5, John 1:14. There are more, but these should suffice.
You mention that "Christians say that there is no separation between Christ and God," and that the bible shows otherwise. Jesus said I and my Father are one, and He also said that if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. This may not mean anything to you, but in the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as the APOUGASMA (the out beam) of God's glory, God projecting Himself through the time/space factor in the person of Christ. Jesus Christ, being God, was never separated from the source. This is why Jesus can say if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.
The best example I can give would be taking a flashlight in a dark room and shining it on a wall. The flashlight is the source, and the light is projected on the wall from the source. There is no separation unless the flashlight is turned off. Now, imagine the flashlight being God, and the light shining on the wall is Jesus, again, no separation. Jesus is said to be the true light which came down from heaven, the APOUGASMA of God.
If you are sincerely struggling with the deity of Jesus Christ (Him being God), I hope these scriptures I've provided might help. Also, if you would like, I can share my personal understanding on Matthew 26:39 and Luke 22:42 and why Christ would ask this.
If I may ask, are you a Christian? If so, who do you say Jesus is?
Wonderful, you haven't regretted it? and hearing when He calls is good, in my life He called me regularly. Before I couldn't resist anymore. And when I found out how Good He is, I regretted that I didn't come to Him sooner. And coming to the Lord Jesus is like coming home. Saved from a stormy and rebellious sea, and much more. Love u in Christ 1 John 5:1-5 Stay close.
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. ( 1 John 5:19).
But godliness with contentment is great gain. ( 1 Timothy 6:6)
This posting is really bearing my soul as it were but necessary medicine.
When we start out life we are utterly dependent on our parents or whoever our caretaker happens to be for food; clothing and shelter. Of course the famous adage is that you never need to train a child to say NO and therefore they need parameters.
As someone gets older; of course they are expected to become more and more independent until eventually they forge a life on their own with their life partner in marriage many times.
This of course can be used as an analogy of the same situation of someone just Born Again; and in others not. God is forever sustaining us and we are ever dependent on His provisions. We are asked to suffer as indeed Christ suffered as a servant. In all this we are UTTERLY dependent on the Holy Spirit. Although He lives inside us as a permanent resident we need to constantly fellowship and pray; today the Pastor discussed the Transfiguration and Christ in prayer immediately before that. Thus we are restored and renewed or you could say refilled in the proper context. I look at it more as our old self trying to assert dominance and we forget who we truly are; again with the caveat that only a truly saved person can do that or even has any joy in it. I can only speak for myself but always recognize the Spirit at work but it amazes me how I seem to be estranged much of the time and sadly often think I'm doing alright when in fact I have drifted away from where I should be. It simply isn't enough to make a formula out of procedures every day reading the Bible; prayer; etc. and in fact it probably does more harm than good if it is disingenuous from some ritualistic routine. I for one have to seek Him more every day before anything else.
The risk of discussing this topic and causing irreparable damage to some is something to keep in mind. Nonetheless; the idea of a PLAN of God being predestined is a concept that bridges the gap between many who profess that man has no free will with a sensible response. One of the big things is marriage; the sheer simplicity here is that two people make a vow to each other and God under ordinary circumstances. God in fact is involved whether we choose to invoke His name or not; covenants between people are expected to be followed as we make such agreements of our own volition and since man is created in God's image; again He is involved whether we like it or not; "all souls are mine" ( Ezekiel 18:4) which goes on to say that the soul who sins will die. Whatever the limit is of our freedoms depends on God alone; and of course once we pass from this earth certain things are done; including the marriage and other earthly things that are surpassed by heaven's existence with glorified bodies; etc.
Anyway; God's plan for salvation is still the same way no matter how we determine individual freedoms or the lack thereof.
This cannot be ignored; because evidence for salvation is tied into obedience of His commandments to demonstrate our love for the Lord. 1 John 5:3 states His commandments aren't burdensome or grievous. The only way this can be explained is His free grace and the new covenant He has emphasizing loving God and our neighbor as ourselves. The external law no one can follow perfectly and even less once the thoughts and intentions of the heart are evaluated. But of course we need to demonstrate our faith through works and good fruit associated with our actions and the book of James shows this (even if Calvin didn't like it much).
Also; we can't excuse sin saying we were predestined to do it; or the devil made me do it; etc.
God is angry with the wicked every day ( Psalm 7:11). Test yourself ( 2 Cor. 13:5) if you're His
Perhaps a good way to start this commentary series is to focus on what we should NOT be praying about. John makes it clear from scripture we shouldn't pray about a sin leading to death ( 1 John 5:16). Paul sort of expands on that when expelling a brother when he says that: To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. ( 1 Cor. 5:5). These verses show that we indeed should desire a person returns to fellowship as the man did who committed the heinous sin of sleeping with his father's wife ( 2 Corinthians 2:7-8); which I assume the verse on restoration is referring to from 1 Corinthians.
Now the 10000 dollar question is what sin leads to death; clearly the result of all sins is death; but we could say someone who murders someone could qualify for that particular sin. Or in the above verses we should pray that through God's discipline someone repents not pray for them to be restored before repenting; or seek somehow to circumvent God's clear instructions not to fellowship with those who proclaim Christ but live i willful lifestyles of sin We see in 1 Corinthians 5:11 that particular instruction.
I think from these verses there are proper times when we should pray for conviction of sin; and that applies to a professed Christian who is either lapsing in sin or has progressed or never removed themselves from such a lifestyle but our approach is different. The nonbeliever MUST be convicted as John 16:8 states so that sin; righteousness and judgment to come are paramount in their fear of God that is the beginning of wisdom. ( Proverbs 9:10).
Too many people seem to think that rebuke and prayers for conviction and lovingkindness; mercy and compassion are mutually exclusive. We need only to look at Christ to see how both exist; with more warnings of hell than statements about heaven; and yet sacrificing His life throughout his earthly ministry and atoning death.
1 John 5:10-21"he who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself" a call there to integrity, not just of belief, but of conduct. i thought: what are the holy and the profane if not two fields in which our affections can grow?
If someone wants to guide me beyond these first emotions - with patience, not haste - then let them teach me what constant love is. Perhaps a teacher. But a teacher whose own life is his lesson.
I've learned that there is a grace - silent, firm - that sustains us, like a lot of grass, growing constantly; it doesn't demand attention, but acts profoundly. .L It is this grace that God makes abound, not in luxury, but in sufficiency. And in sufficiency, there is peace.
I thought of the final verse - "Little children, keep yourselves from idols" - and found it most striking in its simplicity.
When John concludes with "Little children, keep yourselves from idols", I no longer think of distant statues or alien religions. I think of the idols that I have sometimes created in silence: a memory, a vanity, a sadness so cherished that it almost seemed like virtue. And I ask myself: how many times have I loved the idea of a happy ending more than the God who sustains the soul even when everything falls apart? God has given us understanding - and even if we each arrive on different paths, we are in the One who is true. We said little more after that. I believe each of us carried the weight of the words in her own way.
1 John 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, and this is kind of interesting. The word means to understand the spiritual things of God. God has given us understanding of the spiritual things of God.
The purpose: In order that we might know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the true God, and eternal life.
Two great statements of fact, Jesus Christ is the true God, and He is the eternal life! Now eternal life is quality of life, and extension of life. If I have eternal life right now, it means I'm going to live forever. There's no end. Does He give me that? No, He is that! He lives in me, and He is eternal. So as long as God lives, I'm going to live. The quality that God is, I'm going to experience throughout eternity. Jesus Christ is eternal life!
This is all I have for 1 John. I will be going through 2 John next, Lord willing!
1 John 4:4 says, you have already overcome them little children, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. So, I have overcome. It's a Perfect Tense. It's already a done deal!
1 John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
That's a factual statement. He hears us. God will answer every prayer that is asked for His will to be done, guaranteed!
1 John 5:18 - We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
We know that whosoever is born of God sins not; literally, does not continue in sin, but he that is born of God keeps himself, and again the word keep in the Greek text is guard, and that wicked one, or evil one does not touch him.
There are manuscript differences. Instead of keepeth himself, the oldest manuscripts say, the one who is born of God, God keeps him, guards him, and the evil one does not touch him. The word touch is the word HAPTO, which means to fasten onto someone, to grip onto and hold onto them. Satan can touch my life, but he can't have me. He can't fasten himself to me and take me away.
1 John 5:19 - And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness. And not just wickedness, because in the Greek text it's the evil one.
1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
He that loves not does not know God; Here's the reason: for God is love. In Verse 16, it says it again. It's the only definition in the bible for AGAPE love. God is love. The verb for of AGAPE, AGAPAO, is found everywhere in literature. It's even used in the bible to talk about a love for the world.
But the noun AGAPE is only found two other places outside of the bible in all of the Greek literature. And the noun is strictly associated with God Himself. He is love. So, if you were to ask me, what does it mean to love my neighbor? Well, it's not an action. It's God!
1 John 4:11 - Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
We are indebted. That's what the word ought means. We all know what credit card debt is. This is the same kind. God loved me so much that He sent His Son to die for me. I am indebted to my brothers and sisters in Christ to function and walk in the love of God.
1 John 4:21 - And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
And this commandment have we from Him, That he who loves God, and notice the factual statement: he that loves God, loves his brother also. It doesn't say should. It says loves his brother also. That's a factual statement. And again, the love is AGAPE.
1 John 5:4 - For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world: That's a factual statement! And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. It's the indication of a one-time belief in Christ at that time of salvation. The moment that I put my faith in Christ; I became an overcomer. I am overcoming, and I have overcome the world. We see this in Chapter 4.
I'm currently creating watercolor-style bookmarks for my Bible, and right now I'm working through the book of Ruth.
As I create these bookmarks, I've noticed how certain elements in nature. like the softness of a feather, the calm of a watercolor sky, or even the sound of a bird. can gently remind us of God's nearness. Not because they are the Holy Spirit, but because they evoke a sense of peace, comfort, and holy presence that we often associate with time spent in prayer or Scripture.
As ( Romans 14:21) reminds us, we are called to walk in sensitivity toward one another's faith. So I want to make it clear that I'm not attempting to personalize Scripture or assign new meanings to it, but simply creating visual prompts that stir the heart and reflect the beauty of living in fellowship with God.
One phrase I'd like to include is "We live in a different world, and there are three that testify in heaven." (A reference to 1 John 5:7, depending on the translation.)
That's really interesting! I didn't know the 2017 KJV revision translated into Norwegian would omit the name Jehovah entirely. I wonder what translation choices led to that. Personally, I find it meaningful when God's names are preserved. especially in study Bibles. But it's always helpful to compare versions too!
Hello "Susan71". (Was going to find the bed but was reminded that I should answer you before that). Imagine in my new KJV 2017 revised and translated into Norwegian Jehovah is not mentioned once. I use to read from the beginning sometimes. And started doing it again about a month ago.
Now we know that Jehovah has been in previous editions. So I don't know if I like the new translation yet. So far I have found that quite a bit has been taken away. And to me it doesn't sound complete. As you probably know, God is a terrible God, HE IS fair. He regretted that He had created man and had to hide Himself from us, for not to destroy us. He is Almighty God and as a Christian I am a Christian, so to speak. A person who is a Christian does not want/dont need other gods. He would have put an end to us, because no man has seen God. Only in the Old Testament, if anyone sees the face of God today, it is the Lord Jesus who shows Himself. When Jesus came, He abolished the law, and that means that the old covenant is gone. Then there is no reason for us who are justified by faith to dwell on the old law or covenant. Or name for that matter. Because the OT doesn't have that meaning anymore. We live in a different world, and there are three that testify in Heaven. But the OT is good for many things, like learning from it and understanding and keeping ourselves away from: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, adultery, theft, false witness. When we talk about names. Jes 9:6 IS it Jesus, He Is today. And forever. He lives, and He says the Father and I are One. And we can, by righteousness through faith, come to the Holy Spirit, and live with Him. For there are three who bear witness in heaven. 1 John 5:6-9
For me there is One God. And the way to Him is through Jesus. No one comes to the Father except through Me, says Jesus. Today Jesus has all power in Heaven and on earth, He IS worthy.
Hope this can help you get answers and that it does not lead to confusion for you in Jesus name, Amen
When the word overcome, which is the word for victory, when it is presented about a believer, it's in the Perfect Tense. In 1 John 4:4, John's been talking about the spirit of antichrist in the world, and he says you are of God little children, and you have overcome them. Not should. You have already. Because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
1 John 5:4 says, for whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. Again, has overcome, Perfect Tense.
And also, in the book of Revelation, in Chapters 2 and 3, the seven letters to the churches in Asia, to each church the Lord gives His warning and says to them, to the one who overcome, that is, the sins and problems in the church, I will give them the crown of life. To each one He says that.
Well, that's the way it reads in English, to the one who overcomes. It sounds like it's a challenge. But it's literally a Present Participle in the Greek. To the ones who are already overcoming. It's not a challenge. The point of the true believers that are within these fellowships, they are already overcoming. And they are the ones who will respond to what Christ had to say in His warnings. The people who do not belong to Christ will not.
If I may offer up a different perspective on prayer, I read over the scriptures you gave and the message that Jesus is presenting to His disciples have nothing to do with prayer being answered or not being answered. In John 13:12-20, we are given the purpose of the foot washing. In context, this message was given as an example of service and how His people should serve Him. This would also apply to believers today.
There are several teachings in the bible on prayer, and out of all the teachings, there's one place in the bible that seems to be a summary statement of all the teachings on prayer. It is found in 1 John 5:14-15 which reads, "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
The term "we have" in Verse 15 is present, ongoing. When we pray for something for His will to be done, we have our answer already, now and continuing in the future. God answers every prayer when we ask according to His will.
When we ask for the Lord's will to be done, we are expressing our submission to Him with whatever He does. We are to let go of the situation knowing that we have the answer to our prayer. Whatever it is, it's His answer!
I share this not as an argument, but to show that we as believers can know without a doubt that God will answer every prayer that we ask of Him when we ask for His will to be done in whatever it is we are asking.
1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
The scripture states that the Father, son, and Holy spirit are three in one, The revelation is that the name of the father, son and the Holly spirit is Jesus.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
1 John 5:15
"And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."
Dear Jennifer: I am assuming you are married as to the way you listed your name. I mention that because obviously that is a huge part of your walk with the Lord if that is the case.
There's a lot I'd like to say but perhaps specific issues that crop up can be dealt with in continuing dialogue.
I feel a need to emphasize that human acceptance or rejection should never affect your witness. Hear me out here-it certainly does not mean that we are; as Paul Simon said in one of his songs "I am a rock; I am an island" in the second stanza and the third
I've built walls
A fortress deep and mighty
That none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pain
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain
I am a rock I am an island
I ask the monitors here allow this part of a secular song to illustrate how; as scripture says we can harden ourselves
Proverbs 18:19 states
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
So unforgiveness is something we need the Lord to remove for efeffectiveness. Also we need to allow ourselves to be righteously angry with the enemy of our souls (only through the Spirit NOT our own anger); as well as with injustices in general and the harm inflicted by others sin and the sins themselves. Remember that the whole world is under the power of the evil one ( 1 John 5:19).
Fellowship is important along with our own personal walk. He desires us to fulfill the Great Commission and use the gifts He has given us within the Body of Christ. It is helpful to get input from others of what our gifts are as they often can see it much clearer than we can.
I would also emphasize that ministering to others brings us healing; and the same goes for prayer. Remember NOT going out there or sins of omission are as important as those we commit. Others need the input you have as a part of the Body of believers.
Paul said in Ephesians Chapter 2, and along with Ephesians Chapter 4 that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a guarantee until the redemption happens, when Christ comes for us. 1 John 5:18-20 says the one who has been born of God, Satan cannot touch him, because God keeps him. 1 Peter 1:5 says we are those who have been saved by the power of God, and we are kept by the power of God unto salvation.
It's His faithfulness. I'm saved today because I have Christ in me, not because I act a certain way or don't act a certain way. It's because I have Christ in me. And because I have Christ in me, I'm going to make it all the way to the end, no matter what goes on because I'm a child of God.
But some people use that verse, that phrase, that conditional clause, to show that it's possible for someone to lose their salvation. "If you don't make it all the way, you lose your salvation. Or if you quit." But that's an expression of not understanding what salvation is. I'm not saved because I decide I want to be saved. I'm saved because I'm born of the Spirit of God. Now that God's Spirit is in me, if I don't want to be saved, something's got to be done with His Spirit. I hope this makes sense? We can't just quit!
And then you'll have those who will say that if you sin, then you lose your salvation. Well, we've all lost it then, haven't we? If that's the case, nobody is ever going to be saved. Some say that because you say you cannot lose your salvation, you are giving Christians a license to sin, that you can do whatever you want because you're never going to lose your salvation.
1 John 5:11-12 reads And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
If you trusted and received Jesus you have eternal life right now!
John 14:6 reads "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and THE LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Those are the words of Jesus who cannot lie!
Do you believe him?
If so here's Paul.
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Romans 10:8-11.
Thanks for posting this series on the Last Supper Discourse.
In Part 2 you said several ideas that I don't find supported by the text or the teachings of Scripture concerning Jesus Christ.
In the passage that speaks of "giving eternal life" it states that Jesus was given power and authority by the Father AND that "he" (Jesus) gives eternal life. It is true that it is God who gives eternal life, but Scripture states clearly that both the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ give eternal life --- John 10:28; 1 John 5:11-13; 20; John 6:27, 54; 1 John 1:2.
John 17:2
"even as You (the Father) gave Him (Jesus, the Son)authority over all flesh, that to all whom You (the Father) have given Him (Jesus), He (Jesus)may give eternal life."
When we look at the truth of this verse it clearly states that Jesus give eternal life to all the Father gives Him.
To say of this verse that it is the Father who gives life is not exegeting this verse properly and it diminishes the deity of Jesus.
Also, you state that it was through the Holy Spirit that Jesus knew the Father's will and what to say. But this is not what Scriptures say. In John 14:31 it says that Jesus does all that the Father commands Him (Jesus) to do. No mention of the Holy Spirit here. John 5:19 says that Jesus does all that He sees the Father do. So He knows what the Father's will is and what God is says and does through His own divinity and not through the Holy Spirit.
In His human nature, Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit to be obedient to the Father, but His divinity, being unified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, knew all the will of God, all that the Father does, all that the Father says.
John 10:15 says that "even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep."
To speak as though Jesus needed the Holy Spirit to know what He was to do or say denies His divinity and oneness with the Father. See part 2
3, And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This is one powerful verse: "And this is life eternal." This was the primary purpose of Jesus' mission: the immortality of the Father came to earth, manifested in Jesus, and eternal life which God the Father alone possesses, 1 Timothy 6:16.
God was revealed in the flesh of His only Son, Jesus. What is eternal was manifested in the world and is now available to us. This eternal life is given that we might know the only true God and His Son Jesus Christ, whom His Father sent, 1 John 4:7-16.
There are 38 times in the gospels where Jesus said God sent Him, the most expressive is in John 7:16-29. When Jesus was sent, it was first for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matthew 15:24, at the fullness of time, for those under the law, Galatians 4:4-5. This was part of God's plan from the beginning and happened at the fullness of time.
In 1 John 5:20, John says Jesus gave them understanding that they should know the Son of God, the Messiah has come, and that we should know the true God, and we are in Him, the true God, and in the Son of Him that is the only God from whom eternal life comes. Paul says the same in 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. God, the Father, of whom are all things, "of whom are" Greek ek" or "ex" indicates the origin or source. "Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, Greek dia ho, he, to pas, on the account of Jesus are all things.
Willis43, to the best of my knowledge, 1 John 5:7 was part of the original manuscripts known as the "Textus Receptus" which was used to translate the KJV. It has always been a part of the KJV. Some modern bible versions omit 1 John 5:7 because they are translated from a different and contentious set of manuscripts called the "Alexandrian Text". The basic reasoning for using the Alexandrian Text is based on the idea that they are older than the Textus Receptus. However, it has been proven that the Alexandrian Text have over 2000 errors.
If you are interested in hearing more about how the KJV came to fruition, I highly recommend the audio series by Michael Gowens. It can be found on the "Sovereign Grace Publications" website in the "Sermons and Audio Resources" tab page 2. The name of the series is "A Tribute to the King James Bible on it's 400th Anniversary". I would include the web address but I don't know if it is allowed on this wesite.
Grace is not unmerited favor, it is the spirit of conviction your heart to obey. (G5485) it's NOT "legalism" it's LOVE ( 1 John 5:3) We've got to be obedient to his 2 covenants of promise (10 commandments and rainbow covenat "eat clean") thats what Christ(Yeshua) magnified and made honorable, just like his very own character and life was pleasing unto God(Yahovah) he opened the door for all nations to enter that covenant verbally presented and agreed to at the rock at Horeb, and *then* written in stone at Mt Sinai. but Israel had already transgressed that agreement ( Exodus 19 & 20) when Moses came down with the 10 commandments in writing. *then* the sacrificial law was added until Christ(Yeshua) would finish the punishment with a perfect sacrifice, effectively restoring the original covenant (10 commandments.) Moses prophesies about ending the punishment of the sacrificial law here in Deuteronomy 18:15-19 but never did the eternal 10 comandments go away. now because the 10 northern tribe were scattered into all the world via mixing seed(mixed offspring) the covenant is open to ALL nations and people. I really wish people actually read this book most have it wrong, with many false gospels and dangerous doctrines of men and demons, mixing holy and profane, teaching traditions as commandments while tossing out the actual commandments, ( Matt 24)
this is why he said "narrow is the path, few will find it." - Matt 7:14
Love your neighbor according to scripture - James 2:8 what scripture? Leviticus 19:15-18.
He does reveal himself in a more "noticeable way" if only we knew what to look for... the churches have done a less than poor job of this however, Christ (Yeshua) did explain it. ">If ye love me, keep my commandmentshe shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth< whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." John 14:15-17
Grace is not unmerited favor, it is the spirit of conviction your heart to obey. (G5485) it's NOT "legalism" it's LOVE ( 1 John 5:3) We've got to be obedient to his 2 covenants of promise (10 commandments and rainbow covenat "eat clean") thats what Christ(Yeshua) magnified and made honorable, just like his very own character and life was pleasing unto God(Yahovah) he opened the door for all nations to enter that covenant verbally presented and agreed to at the rock at Horeb, and *then* written in stone at Mt Sinai. but Israel had already transgressed that agreement ( Exodus 19 & 20) when Moses came down with the 10 commandments in writing. *then* the sacrificial law was added until Christ(Yeshua) would finish the punishment with a perfect sacrifice, effectively restoring the original covenant (10 commandments.) Moses prophesies about ending the punishment of the sacrificial law here in Deuteronomy 18:15-19 but never did the eternal 10 comandments go away. now because the 10 northern tribe were scattered into all the world via mixing seed(mixed offspring) the covenant is open to ALL nations and people. There's many false gospels and dangerous doctrines of men, mixing holy and profane, teaching traditions as commandments while tossing out the actual commandments, ( Matt 24)
this is why he said "narrow is the path, few will find it." - Matt 7:14
Love your neighbor according to scripture - James 2:8 what scripture? Leviticus 19:15-18.
Amen! John is indeed giving a statement of fact in today's verse of the day ( 1 John 5:13). In 1 John Chapter 5, we have the doctrine of salvation and John brings together in summary form all that he has talked about in the previous four chapters in order to give assurance to those who believe, but also to give caution to those who think they are saved but they're really not.
John 5:6-13 gives us the correct testimony about Christ. And today's verse gives us proof so that we can know assuredly that we belong to Christ.
Blessings to you in Christ!
Just wanted to share these precious scriptures with you as a reminder of the "Mighty God We Serve!"
2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 7Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
John 14:15
"If ye love me, keep my commandments."
1 John 5:2
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments."
Amen! To God be the Glory!
To aim for what you are seeking to achieve, I doubt can ever be achieved in a life-time; simply because the diversity of religions and their beliefs and practises are too far-reaching. You can get a general outline of their beliefs, as contrasted to what the Bible gives us, or even go deeper in study, but after all is done, one is still left in a state of ignorance, knowing that there is much more to be learned. As well, all our study will only give an academic knowledge, since most religions are deeply rooted into the history, culture, and language of the people, which means that one has to brought up within that culture or residing within it, engaging with the people. Even with Islam that I'm more familiar with, there are so many sects within it, and if you add folk Islam as well, makes for a formidable set of beliefs and practises, that one can only gain a limited amount of knowledge.
I fear that you may become so entrenched in this pursuit, that other areas of life may suffer, especially your higher studies which would be more profitable in settling into a career, while you seek the Lord's guidance for what lies ahead of you. If perhaps you are led to meet with those of another religion in the course of your studies & future involvements, then yes, it would be very worthwhile to learn more from them about their beliefs, their needs, their hopes, etc. And from these friendships, opportunities will arise to share Christ your Hope. GBU.
If your "battle" is with believing that Jesus is God, may I suggest the following scriptures for your consideration:
Genesis 1:1 along with John 1:1-3, Revelation 19:13, Colossians 1:15-17, Matthew 1:23, John 10:30, John 14:9, Mark 2:5-7, John 8:58, John 20:28, Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 2:9, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 1:8, 2 Peter 1:1, Revelation 1:8, John 5:18, 1 John 5:20, Luke 24:52, John 9:38, Acts 10:25-26, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 22:13, Micah 5:2, John 17:5, John 1:14. There are more, but these should suffice.
You mention that "Christians say that there is no separation between Christ and God," and that the bible shows otherwise. Jesus said I and my Father are one, and He also said that if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. This may not mean anything to you, but in the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as the APOUGASMA (the out beam) of God's glory, God projecting Himself through the time/space factor in the person of Christ. Jesus Christ, being God, was never separated from the source. This is why Jesus can say if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father.
The best example I can give would be taking a flashlight in a dark room and shining it on a wall. The flashlight is the source, and the light is projected on the wall from the source. There is no separation unless the flashlight is turned off. Now, imagine the flashlight being God, and the light shining on the wall is Jesus, again, no separation. Jesus is said to be the true light which came down from heaven, the APOUGASMA of God.
If you are sincerely struggling with the deity of Jesus Christ (Him being God), I hope these scriptures I've provided might help. Also, if you would like, I can share my personal understanding on Matthew 26:39 and Luke 22:42 and why Christ would ask this.
If I may ask, are you a Christian? If so, who do you say Jesus is?
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. ( 1 John 5:19).
But godliness with contentment is great gain. ( 1 Timothy 6:6)
This posting is really bearing my soul as it were but necessary medicine.
When we start out life we are utterly dependent on our parents or whoever our caretaker happens to be for food; clothing and shelter. Of course the famous adage is that you never need to train a child to say NO and therefore they need parameters.
As someone gets older; of course they are expected to become more and more independent until eventually they forge a life on their own with their life partner in marriage many times.
This of course can be used as an analogy of the same situation of someone just Born Again; and in others not. God is forever sustaining us and we are ever dependent on His provisions. We are asked to suffer as indeed Christ suffered as a servant. In all this we are UTTERLY dependent on the Holy Spirit. Although He lives inside us as a permanent resident we need to constantly fellowship and pray; today the Pastor discussed the Transfiguration and Christ in prayer immediately before that. Thus we are restored and renewed or you could say refilled in the proper context. I look at it more as our old self trying to assert dominance and we forget who we truly are; again with the caveat that only a truly saved person can do that or even has any joy in it. I can only speak for myself but always recognize the Spirit at work but it amazes me how I seem to be estranged much of the time and sadly often think I'm doing alright when in fact I have drifted away from where I should be. It simply isn't enough to make a formula out of procedures every day reading the Bible; prayer; etc. and in fact it probably does more harm than good if it is disingenuous from some ritualistic routine. I for one have to seek Him more every day before anything else.
God bless.
Later.
RHP
The risk of discussing this topic and causing irreparable damage to some is something to keep in mind. Nonetheless; the idea of a PLAN of God being predestined is a concept that bridges the gap between many who profess that man has no free will with a sensible response. One of the big things is marriage; the sheer simplicity here is that two people make a vow to each other and God under ordinary circumstances. God in fact is involved whether we choose to invoke His name or not; covenants between people are expected to be followed as we make such agreements of our own volition and since man is created in God's image; again He is involved whether we like it or not; "all souls are mine" ( Ezekiel 18:4) which goes on to say that the soul who sins will die. Whatever the limit is of our freedoms depends on God alone; and of course once we pass from this earth certain things are done; including the marriage and other earthly things that are surpassed by heaven's existence with glorified bodies; etc.
Anyway; God's plan for salvation is still the same way no matter how we determine individual freedoms or the lack thereof.
This cannot be ignored; because evidence for salvation is tied into obedience of His commandments to demonstrate our love for the Lord. 1 John 5:3 states His commandments aren't burdensome or grievous. The only way this can be explained is His free grace and the new covenant He has emphasizing loving God and our neighbor as ourselves. The external law no one can follow perfectly and even less once the thoughts and intentions of the heart are evaluated. But of course we need to demonstrate our faith through works and good fruit associated with our actions and the book of James shows this (even if Calvin didn't like it much).
Also; we can't excuse sin saying we were predestined to do it; or the devil made me do it; etc.
God is angry with the wicked every day ( Psalm 7:11). Test yourself ( 2 Cor. 13:5) if you're His
Perhaps a good way to start this commentary series is to focus on what we should NOT be praying about. John makes it clear from scripture we shouldn't pray about a sin leading to death ( 1 John 5:16). Paul sort of expands on that when expelling a brother when he says that: To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. ( 1 Cor. 5:5). These verses show that we indeed should desire a person returns to fellowship as the man did who committed the heinous sin of sleeping with his father's wife ( 2 Corinthians 2:7-8); which I assume the verse on restoration is referring to from 1 Corinthians.
Now the 10000 dollar question is what sin leads to death; clearly the result of all sins is death; but we could say someone who murders someone could qualify for that particular sin. Or in the above verses we should pray that through God's discipline someone repents not pray for them to be restored before repenting; or seek somehow to circumvent God's clear instructions not to fellowship with those who proclaim Christ but live i willful lifestyles of sin We see in 1 Corinthians 5:11 that particular instruction.
I think from these verses there are proper times when we should pray for conviction of sin; and that applies to a professed Christian who is either lapsing in sin or has progressed or never removed themselves from such a lifestyle but our approach is different. The nonbeliever MUST be convicted as John 16:8 states so that sin; righteousness and judgment to come are paramount in their fear of God that is the beginning of wisdom. ( Proverbs 9:10).
Too many people seem to think that rebuke and prayers for conviction and lovingkindness; mercy and compassion are mutually exclusive. We need only to look at Christ to see how both exist; with more warnings of hell than statements about heaven; and yet sacrificing His life throughout his earthly ministry and atoning death.
1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
Blessings
1 John 5:10-21"he who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself" a call there to integrity, not just of belief, but of conduct. i thought: what are the holy and the profane if not two fields in which our affections can grow?
If someone wants to guide me beyond these first emotions - with patience, not haste - then let them teach me what constant love is. Perhaps a teacher. But a teacher whose own life is his lesson.
I've learned that there is a grace - silent, firm - that sustains us, like a lot of grass, growing constantly; it doesn't demand attention, but acts profoundly. .L It is this grace that God makes abound, not in luxury, but in sufficiency. And in sufficiency, there is peace.
I thought of the final verse - "Little children, keep yourselves from idols" - and found it most striking in its simplicity.
When John concludes with "Little children, keep yourselves from idols", I no longer think of distant statues or alien religions. I think of the idols that I have sometimes created in silence: a memory, a vanity, a sadness so cherished that it almost seemed like virtue. And I ask myself: how many times have I loved the idea of a happy ending more than the God who sustains the soul even when everything falls apart? God has given us understanding - and even if we each arrive on different paths, we are in the One who is true. We said little more after that. I believe each of us carried the weight of the words in her own way.
God bless you!!!
1 John 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, and this is kind of interesting. The word means to understand the spiritual things of God. God has given us understanding of the spiritual things of God.
The purpose: In order that we might know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the true God, and eternal life.
Two great statements of fact, Jesus Christ is the true God, and He is the eternal life! Now eternal life is quality of life, and extension of life. If I have eternal life right now, it means I'm going to live forever. There's no end. Does He give me that? No, He is that! He lives in me, and He is eternal. So as long as God lives, I'm going to live. The quality that God is, I'm going to experience throughout eternity. Jesus Christ is eternal life!
This is all I have for 1 John. I will be going through 2 John next, Lord willing!
1 John 4:4 says, you have already overcome them little children, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. So, I have overcome. It's a Perfect Tense. It's already a done deal!
1 John 5:14 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
That's a factual statement. He hears us. God will answer every prayer that is asked for His will to be done, guaranteed!
1 John 5:18 - We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
We know that whosoever is born of God sins not; literally, does not continue in sin, but he that is born of God keeps himself, and again the word keep in the Greek text is guard, and that wicked one, or evil one does not touch him.
There are manuscript differences. Instead of keepeth himself, the oldest manuscripts say, the one who is born of God, God keeps him, guards him, and the evil one does not touch him. The word touch is the word HAPTO, which means to fasten onto someone, to grip onto and hold onto them. Satan can touch my life, but he can't have me. He can't fasten himself to me and take me away.
1 John 5:19 - And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness. And not just wickedness, because in the Greek text it's the evil one.
1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
He that loves not does not know God; Here's the reason: for God is love. In Verse 16, it says it again. It's the only definition in the bible for AGAPE love. God is love. The verb for of AGAPE, AGAPAO, is found everywhere in literature. It's even used in the bible to talk about a love for the world.
But the noun AGAPE is only found two other places outside of the bible in all of the Greek literature. And the noun is strictly associated with God Himself. He is love. So, if you were to ask me, what does it mean to love my neighbor? Well, it's not an action. It's God!
1 John 4:11 - Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
We are indebted. That's what the word ought means. We all know what credit card debt is. This is the same kind. God loved me so much that He sent His Son to die for me. I am indebted to my brothers and sisters in Christ to function and walk in the love of God.
1 John 4:21 - And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
And this commandment have we from Him, That he who loves God, and notice the factual statement: he that loves God, loves his brother also. It doesn't say should. It says loves his brother also. That's a factual statement. And again, the love is AGAPE.
1 John 5:4 - For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world: That's a factual statement! And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. It's the indication of a one-time belief in Christ at that time of salvation. The moment that I put my faith in Christ; I became an overcomer. I am overcoming, and I have overcome the world. We see this in Chapter 4.
I'm currently creating watercolor-style bookmarks for my Bible, and right now I'm working through the book of Ruth.
As I create these bookmarks, I've noticed how certain elements in nature. like the softness of a feather, the calm of a watercolor sky, or even the sound of a bird. can gently remind us of God's nearness. Not because they are the Holy Spirit, but because they evoke a sense of peace, comfort, and holy presence that we often associate with time spent in prayer or Scripture.
As ( Romans 14:21) reminds us, we are called to walk in sensitivity toward one another's faith. So I want to make it clear that I'm not attempting to personalize Scripture or assign new meanings to it, but simply creating visual prompts that stir the heart and reflect the beauty of living in fellowship with God.
One phrase I'd like to include is "We live in a different world, and there are three that testify in heaven." (A reference to 1 John 5:7, depending on the translation.)
That's really interesting! I didn't know the 2017 KJV revision translated into Norwegian would omit the name Jehovah entirely. I wonder what translation choices led to that. Personally, I find it meaningful when God's names are preserved. especially in study Bibles. But it's always helpful to compare versions too!
Now we know that Jehovah has been in previous editions. So I don't know if I like the new translation yet. So far I have found that quite a bit has been taken away. And to me it doesn't sound complete. As you probably know, God is a terrible God, HE IS fair. He regretted that He had created man and had to hide Himself from us, for not to destroy us. He is Almighty God and as a Christian I am a Christian, so to speak. A person who is a Christian does not want/dont need other gods. He would have put an end to us, because no man has seen God. Only in the Old Testament, if anyone sees the face of God today, it is the Lord Jesus who shows Himself. When Jesus came, He abolished the law, and that means that the old covenant is gone. Then there is no reason for us who are justified by faith to dwell on the old law or covenant. Or name for that matter. Because the OT doesn't have that meaning anymore. We live in a different world, and there are three that testify in Heaven. But the OT is good for many things, like learning from it and understanding and keeping ourselves away from: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, adultery, theft, false witness. When we talk about names. Jes 9:6 IS it Jesus, He Is today. And forever. He lives, and He says the Father and I are One. And we can, by righteousness through faith, come to the Holy Spirit, and live with Him. For there are three who bear witness in heaven. 1 John 5:6-9
For me there is One God. And the way to Him is through Jesus. No one comes to the Father except through Me, says Jesus. Today Jesus has all power in Heaven and on earth, He IS worthy.
Hope this can help you get answers and that it does not lead to confusion for you in Jesus name, Amen
2 Peter 2:19 Continued
Two things:
When the word overcome, which is the word for victory, when it is presented about a believer, it's in the Perfect Tense. In 1 John 4:4, John's been talking about the spirit of antichrist in the world, and he says you are of God little children, and you have overcome them. Not should. You have already. Because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
1 John 5:4 says, for whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. Again, has overcome, Perfect Tense.
And also, in the book of Revelation, in Chapters 2 and 3, the seven letters to the churches in Asia, to each church the Lord gives His warning and says to them, to the one who overcome, that is, the sins and problems in the church, I will give them the crown of life. To each one He says that.
Well, that's the way it reads in English, to the one who overcomes. It sounds like it's a challenge. But it's literally a Present Participle in the Greek. To the ones who are already overcoming. It's not a challenge. The point of the true believers that are within these fellowships, they are already overcoming. And they are the ones who will respond to what Christ had to say in His warnings. The people who do not belong to Christ will not.
If I may offer up a different perspective on prayer, I read over the scriptures you gave and the message that Jesus is presenting to His disciples have nothing to do with prayer being answered or not being answered. In John 13:12-20, we are given the purpose of the foot washing. In context, this message was given as an example of service and how His people should serve Him. This would also apply to believers today.
There are several teachings in the bible on prayer, and out of all the teachings, there's one place in the bible that seems to be a summary statement of all the teachings on prayer. It is found in 1 John 5:14-15 which reads, "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
The term "we have" in Verse 15 is present, ongoing. When we pray for something for His will to be done, we have our answer already, now and continuing in the future. God answers every prayer when we ask according to His will.
When we ask for the Lord's will to be done, we are expressing our submission to Him with whatever He does. We are to let go of the situation knowing that we have the answer to our prayer. Whatever it is, it's His answer!
I share this not as an argument, but to show that we as believers can know without a doubt that God will answer every prayer that we ask of Him when we ask for His will to be done in whatever it is we are asking.
Blessings to you in Christ!
Giving God Thanksgiving not be a tragedy.
God blessing me with the Holy Spirit what I've done stands and is just making a way becoming me. - 1 John 5:8 KJV
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The scripture states that the Father, son, and Holy spirit are three in one, The revelation is that the name of the father, son and the Holly spirit is Jesus.
Romans 8:26
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
1 John 5:15
"And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."
There's a lot I'd like to say but perhaps specific issues that crop up can be dealt with in continuing dialogue.
I feel a need to emphasize that human acceptance or rejection should never affect your witness. Hear me out here-it certainly does not mean that we are; as Paul Simon said in one of his songs "I am a rock; I am an island" in the second stanza and the third
I've built walls
A fortress deep and mighty
That none may penetrate
I have no need of friendship, friendship causes pain
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain
I am a rock I am an island
I ask the monitors here allow this part of a secular song to illustrate how; as scripture says we can harden ourselves
Proverbs 18:19 states
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
So unforgiveness is something we need the Lord to remove for efeffectiveness. Also we need to allow ourselves to be righteously angry with the enemy of our souls (only through the Spirit NOT our own anger); as well as with injustices in general and the harm inflicted by others sin and the sins themselves. Remember that the whole world is under the power of the evil one ( 1 John 5:19).
Fellowship is important along with our own personal walk. He desires us to fulfill the Great Commission and use the gifts He has given us within the Body of Christ. It is helpful to get input from others of what our gifts are as they often can see it much clearer than we can.
I would also emphasize that ministering to others brings us healing; and the same goes for prayer. Remember NOT going out there or sins of omission are as important as those we commit. Others need the input you have as a part of the Body of believers.
Hope a few of these things are edifying.
Agape; RIch P
Hebrews 3:6 Continued:
Paul said in Ephesians Chapter 2, and along with Ephesians Chapter 4 that the Holy Spirit has been given to us as a guarantee until the redemption happens, when Christ comes for us. 1 John 5:18-20 says the one who has been born of God, Satan cannot touch him, because God keeps him. 1 Peter 1:5 says we are those who have been saved by the power of God, and we are kept by the power of God unto salvation.
It's His faithfulness. I'm saved today because I have Christ in me, not because I act a certain way or don't act a certain way. It's because I have Christ in me. And because I have Christ in me, I'm going to make it all the way to the end, no matter what goes on because I'm a child of God.
But some people use that verse, that phrase, that conditional clause, to show that it's possible for someone to lose their salvation. "If you don't make it all the way, you lose your salvation. Or if you quit." But that's an expression of not understanding what salvation is. I'm not saved because I decide I want to be saved. I'm saved because I'm born of the Spirit of God. Now that God's Spirit is in me, if I don't want to be saved, something's got to be done with His Spirit. I hope this makes sense? We can't just quit!
And then you'll have those who will say that if you sin, then you lose your salvation. Well, we've all lost it then, haven't we? If that's the case, nobody is ever going to be saved. Some say that because you say you cannot lose your salvation, you are giving Christians a license to sin, that you can do whatever you want because you're never going to lose your salvation.
1 John 5:11-12 reads And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
If you trusted and received Jesus you have eternal life right now!
John 14:6 reads "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and THE LIFE: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Those are the words of Jesus who cannot lie!
Do you believe him?
If so here's Paul.
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Romans 10:8-11.
I hope this helps.
God bless
Thanks for posting this series on the Last Supper Discourse.
In Part 2 you said several ideas that I don't find supported by the text or the teachings of Scripture concerning Jesus Christ.
In the passage that speaks of "giving eternal life" it states that Jesus was given power and authority by the Father AND that "he" (Jesus) gives eternal life. It is true that it is God who gives eternal life, but Scripture states clearly that both the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ give eternal life --- John 10:28; 1 John 5:11-13; 20; John 6:27, 54; 1 John 1:2.
John 17:2
"even as You (the Father) gave Him (Jesus, the Son)authority over all flesh, that to all whom You (the Father) have given Him (Jesus), He (Jesus)may give eternal life."
When we look at the truth of this verse it clearly states that Jesus give eternal life to all the Father gives Him.
To say of this verse that it is the Father who gives life is not exegeting this verse properly and it diminishes the deity of Jesus.
Also, you state that it was through the Holy Spirit that Jesus knew the Father's will and what to say. But this is not what Scriptures say. In John 14:31 it says that Jesus does all that the Father commands Him (Jesus) to do. No mention of the Holy Spirit here. John 5:19 says that Jesus does all that He sees the Father do. So He knows what the Father's will is and what God is says and does through His own divinity and not through the Holy Spirit.
In His human nature, Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit to be obedient to the Father, but His divinity, being unified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, knew all the will of God, all that the Father does, all that the Father says.
John 10:15 says that "even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep."
To speak as though Jesus needed the Holy Spirit to know what He was to do or say denies His divinity and oneness with the Father. See part 2
3, And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
This is one powerful verse: "And this is life eternal." This was the primary purpose of Jesus' mission: the immortality of the Father came to earth, manifested in Jesus, and eternal life which God the Father alone possesses, 1 Timothy 6:16.
God was revealed in the flesh of His only Son, Jesus. What is eternal was manifested in the world and is now available to us. This eternal life is given that we might know the only true God and His Son Jesus Christ, whom His Father sent, 1 John 4:7-16.
There are 38 times in the gospels where Jesus said God sent Him, the most expressive is in John 7:16-29. When Jesus was sent, it was first for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Matthew 15:24, at the fullness of time, for those under the law, Galatians 4:4-5. This was part of God's plan from the beginning and happened at the fullness of time.
In 1 John 5:20, John says Jesus gave them understanding that they should know the Son of God, the Messiah has come, and that we should know the true God, and we are in Him, the true God, and in the Son of Him that is the only God from whom eternal life comes. Paul says the same in 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. God, the Father, of whom are all things, "of whom are" Greek ek" or "ex" indicates the origin or source. "Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, Greek dia ho, he, to pas, on the account of Jesus are all things.
See part 4.
May God in Jesus name give us understanding. Amen!
1 John 5:6-9
If you are interested in hearing more about how the KJV came to fruition, I highly recommend the audio series by Michael Gowens. It can be found on the "Sovereign Grace Publications" website in the "Sermons and Audio Resources" tab page 2. The name of the series is "A Tribute to the King James Bible on it's 400th Anniversary". I would include the web address but I don't know if it is allowed on this wesite.
this is why he said "narrow is the path, few will find it." - Matt 7:14
Love your neighbor according to scripture - James 2:8 what scripture? Leviticus 19:15-18.
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Grace is not unmerited favor, it is the spirit of conviction your heart to obey. (G5485) it's NOT "legalism" it's LOVE ( 1 John 5:3) We've got to be obedient to his 2 covenants of promise (10 commandments and rainbow covenat "eat clean") thats what Christ(Yeshua) magnified and made honorable, just like his very own character and life was pleasing unto God(Yahovah) he opened the door for all nations to enter that covenant verbally presented and agreed to at the rock at Horeb, and *then* written in stone at Mt Sinai. but Israel had already transgressed that agreement ( Exodus 19 & 20) when Moses came down with the 10 commandments in writing. *then* the sacrificial law was added until Christ(Yeshua) would finish the punishment with a perfect sacrifice, effectively restoring the original covenant (10 commandments.) Moses prophesies about ending the punishment of the sacrificial law here in Deuteronomy 18:15-19 but never did the eternal 10 comandments go away. now because the 10 northern tribe were scattered into all the world via mixing seed(mixed offspring) the covenant is open to ALL nations and people. There's many false gospels and dangerous doctrines of men, mixing holy and profane, teaching traditions as commandments while tossing out the actual commandments, ( Matt 24)
this is why he said "narrow is the path, few will find it." - Matt 7:14
Love your neighbor according to scripture - James 2:8 what scripture? Leviticus 19:15-18.
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