Post by Les Brewer on Jun 16, 2012 15:42:40 GMT
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" By Pastor Robert Oliver
I John 5:20 says~ “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!”
Wow!!! What an Amazing 'Declaration' the Beloved Apostle John Makes Here Church! He, 'by' GOD’S HOLY... SPIRT, Has Spent "5" Chapters, 'Building' the BIBLICAL Case For the "Assurance of the Believer!" And here, in Closing, He 'Sums Up' All, With a "Divine Proclamation" Concerning Our Glorious 'Relationship' to THE "SON OF GOD!!!" So Let’s Turn Aside to 'See' this Great Site Today Beloved, and in so Doing, I Want Us to Consider “10” Things from Verse 20, so 'Buckle Up' as We Put our Foot on the 'Spiritual' Gas-Pedal:
First, Notice “WHO” John Addresses here: He writes~ “AND 'WE' KNOW!” Now, to Properly 'Identify' the “WE” of verse 20, We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE ARE 'OF' GOD” of verse 19! We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE WHO ARE 'BORN' OF GOD” of verse 18! And We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE WHO BELIEVE 'ON' THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD” of verse 13! John is Clearly 'Addressing' All Those, Who Have Received "Spiritual Regeneration" Through THE "PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!!!"
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” We Know: He writes~ “AND WE 'KNOW' THAT THE SON OF GOD 'IS' COME!” Aha, Now 'Here' the Apostle Reveals “WHAT” It Is, That “WE” Now KNOW!!! Listen Saints, 'Only' People Who’ve Been "BORN AGAIN" Can Truly 'Comprehend' the Truth that JESUS CHRIST Has Indeed “COME” to This Planet, on a 'Mission' to "REDEEM" the World 'From' Sin! And Notice the “PRESENT” Tense: John says~ THE SON OF GOD “IS” COME!!! It’s 'Not' that HE “DID” COME, 'Not' that HE “MIGHT” COME, and 'Not' that HE “ONCE” CAME, But that “HE 'IS' COME!!!” Listen Carefully Beloved, JESUS CHRIST “IS” IN YOU, and HE “IS” ALIVE & WELL IN THIS WORLD "TODAY" And HE 'IS' STILL SAVING PRECIOUS "SOULS FROM SIN!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice the “FREE GIFT!” John says~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH 'GIVEN' US!” Oh Glory to GOD Beloved One, I’m So 'Thankful' today, that JESUS CHRIST Has “GIVEN” US Such Divine "Blessings!" Listen, HE’S 'GIVEN' US SALVATION, HE’S 'GIVEN' US HIS HOLY SPIRIT, HE’S 'GIVEN' US HIS HOLY WORD, HE’S 'GIVEN' US A HOME IN HEAVEN, HE’S 'GIVEN' US VICTORY OVER THE WORLD, THE FLESH, THE DEVIL, AND SIN!!! And I’m So 'Glad' that OUR GOD IS A “GIVING GOD!!!” FOR GOD SO 'LOVED' THE WORLD THAT HE "GAVE" HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN "SON!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice “WHAT” HE Has 'GIVEN' US: He says~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH 'GIVEN' US AN UNDERSTANDING!” Oh Me Oh My Beloved Believer, Did You 'Hear' That? Listen, You & I Have Been 'Given' to “UNDERSTAND” the 'Reality' of the “spirit-world!” We Now "Understand" that there is a 'REAL' DEVIL, a 'REAL' HELL, a 'REAL' HEAVEN, a 'REAL' JUDGEMENT, and a "REAL SAVIOUR!" Ephesians 1:18 says~ “THE EYES OF YOUR 'UNDERSTANDING' BEING ENLIGHTENED THAT YE MAY KNOW!” Colossians 1:9 says~ “That YE Might Be FILLED With the Knowledge of HIS WILL, In All Wisdom and 'SPIRITUAL' UNDERSTANDING!!!” Yes, HIS HOLY "SPIRIT" Has 'GIVEN' US “UNDERSTANING” In Spiritual Matters!!!
But Fifthly, Notice “WHAT” WE UNDERSTAND: John writes~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY 'KNOW' HIM!” Oh Glory! Did You 'Catch' That? John Says that “WE” NOW “KNOW” JESUS CHRIST “PERSONALLY!!!” Paul said in Philippians 3:10~ “THAT I MAY 'KNOW' HIM, AND THE POWER OF 'HIS' RESURRECTION!” Let Me Ask Dear One, Do You "KNOW HIM TODAY?" Do You "KNOW" HIM INTIMATELY, LOVINGLY, and SUBMISSIVELY? I Always Ask Folks: "DO YOU 'KNOW' JESUS???"
OK But Sixthly, Notice “HIS” Description: John writes~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, That WE May 'KNOW' HIM THAT 'IS' TRUE!” Oh Yes Indeed Beloved, JESUS CHRIST “IS” HIM THAT IS “TRUE!!!” Listen, the 'Devil' is a "LIAR" and the father of LIES, but "JESUS IS 'TRUTH' INCARNATE!!!" That is, HE is The "EMBODIMENT" OF TRUTH! In John 14:6 JESUS Said~ “I AM THE WAY, THE 'TRUTH', AND THE LIFE!” Listen, HE Is the "ESSENCE" of TRUTH! And 'When' Pontus Pilate Asked HIM "WHAT IS TRUTH" He Had 'No' Idea that He Was "STARING 'TRUTH' RIGHT IN THE EYE!!!" And it was "JESUS HIMSELF" that Said~ “And YE Shall 'KNOW' THE TRUTH, and THE 'TRUTH' SHALL SET YOU FREE!!!”
Alright But Seventhly, Notice Our Eternal “POSITION!” John says~ “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!” Did You 'Catch' That Church? Listen to me, 'When' You Were “BORN” AGAIN, You Were Positionally “PLACED” Into THE "BODY OF CHRIST", and 'NOW', YOU ARE A 'MEMBER' OF HIS “BODY!!!” Listen, 'Prior' to Spiritual "Regeneration" Man is Positionally “IN ADAM” where "ALL DIE", but Listen, Salvation “TRANSLATES” Us “INTO” THE 'SECOND' ADAM, “MAKING” US LIVING 'MEMBERS' OF "HIS BODY!" And Over and Over and Over, the Pauline Epistles 'Open' with the Words: "TO THOSE WHICH ARE 'IN' CHRIST JESUS!!!"
But Eighthly, Notice Our New “Relationship!” He says~ “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!” Alright Now, 'Observe' Here Beloved, How John 'Reveals' Our "NEW RELATIONSHIP" to the 'FATHER', by Calling JESUS CHRIST "HIS SON!!!" He Just Got Through 'Telling' Us that WE Are “IN” JESUS CHRIST, and 'Now', He Immediately 'Shows' Us that 'Because' of Our Eternal 'Position' IN HIM, “WE” too, Are "NOW SONS & DAUGHTERS OF GOD!!!” And That is 'NOT' Because of Anything 'WE' Have Done, But Because of Our "NEW" Position IN CHRIST JESUS!!!
Ok Ninthly, Notice “WHO” JESUS “IS!” John writes~ “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!” Wow!!! Don’t 'Miss' this Saints: John Positively “IDENTIFIES” JESUS CHRIST Here, as "THE TRUE GOD!!!" Did You 'Hear' That??? Question: Do You Know What’s 'Wrong' with Every Single Cult and 'False' Religion in This World today? Answer: They DO NOT KNOW “WHO” JESUS CHRIST “IS!!!” Listen, I Timothy 3:16 says~ “GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS, 'GOD' WAS MANIFEST 'IN' THE FLESH!!!” Isaiah 7:14 says~ “Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and BEAR A SON, and SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL!” HIS 'NAME' MEANS “GOD WITH US!!!” And John Says~ "THIS JESUS CHRIST 'IS' THE TRUE GOD!!!"
But Tenthly, Finally, Notice “WHAT” HE IS: John says~ “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!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That Saints? John Just Said, That “ETERNAL LIFE” Is a “PERSON” Whose "NAME IS JESUS CHRIST!!!" Listen to Me, ETERNAL LIFE is "NOT" A CHURCH, it’s "NOT" A BAPTISTRY TANK, it’s "NOT" A SACRAMENT, an ORDINANCE, a RELIGION, or a "GOOD DEED!" Listen, in chapter 1 verse 2, John Says~ “THAT 'ETERNAL LIFE' WE SHEW UNTO YOU, WHICH WAS 'WITH' THE FATHER, AND WAS 'MANIFESTED' UNTO US!” He Goes on to Say~ "WE'VE TOUCHED HIM, WE'VE HEARD HIM, WE'VE LOOKED UPON HIM, AND OUR HANDS HAVE 'HANDLED' OF THE WORD OF LIFE!!!" Beloved, John Identifies “ETERNAL LIFE” to BE "THE SON OF GOD!!!" And That’s 'Why' He said in vs 12~ “HE THAT 'HATH' THE SON 'HATH' LIFE, AND HE THAT HATH 'NOT' THE SON OF GOD HATH 'NOT' LIFE!!!” Listen, the "Thief on the Cross" Did 'NOT' NEED A CHURCH, He "NEEDED A 'PERSON' NAMED JESUS CHRIST!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Dear One: Realize “What” WE 'KNOW' Beloved, and 'LIVE' Your Life Accordingly, to the "PRAISE & GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD & SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
I John 5:20 says~ “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!”
Wow!!! What an Amazing 'Declaration' the Beloved Apostle John Makes Here Church! He, 'by' GOD’S HOLY... SPIRT, Has Spent "5" Chapters, 'Building' the BIBLICAL Case For the "Assurance of the Believer!" And here, in Closing, He 'Sums Up' All, With a "Divine Proclamation" Concerning Our Glorious 'Relationship' to THE "SON OF GOD!!!" So Let’s Turn Aside to 'See' this Great Site Today Beloved, and in so Doing, I Want Us to Consider “10” Things from Verse 20, so 'Buckle Up' as We Put our Foot on the 'Spiritual' Gas-Pedal:
First, Notice “WHO” John Addresses here: He writes~ “AND 'WE' KNOW!” Now, to Properly 'Identify' the “WE” of verse 20, We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE ARE 'OF' GOD” of verse 19! We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE WHO ARE 'BORN' OF GOD” of verse 18! And We Must Look 'Back' to the “WE WHO BELIEVE 'ON' THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD” of verse 13! John is Clearly 'Addressing' All Those, Who Have Received "Spiritual Regeneration" Through THE "PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!!!"
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” We Know: He writes~ “AND WE 'KNOW' THAT THE SON OF GOD 'IS' COME!” Aha, Now 'Here' the Apostle Reveals “WHAT” It Is, That “WE” Now KNOW!!! Listen Saints, 'Only' People Who’ve Been "BORN AGAIN" Can Truly 'Comprehend' the Truth that JESUS CHRIST Has Indeed “COME” to This Planet, on a 'Mission' to "REDEEM" the World 'From' Sin! And Notice the “PRESENT” Tense: John says~ THE SON OF GOD “IS” COME!!! It’s 'Not' that HE “DID” COME, 'Not' that HE “MIGHT” COME, and 'Not' that HE “ONCE” CAME, But that “HE 'IS' COME!!!” Listen Carefully Beloved, JESUS CHRIST “IS” IN YOU, and HE “IS” ALIVE & WELL IN THIS WORLD "TODAY" And HE 'IS' STILL SAVING PRECIOUS "SOULS FROM SIN!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice the “FREE GIFT!” John says~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH 'GIVEN' US!” Oh Glory to GOD Beloved One, I’m So 'Thankful' today, that JESUS CHRIST Has “GIVEN” US Such Divine "Blessings!" Listen, HE’S 'GIVEN' US SALVATION, HE’S 'GIVEN' US HIS HOLY SPIRIT, HE’S 'GIVEN' US HIS HOLY WORD, HE’S 'GIVEN' US A HOME IN HEAVEN, HE’S 'GIVEN' US VICTORY OVER THE WORLD, THE FLESH, THE DEVIL, AND SIN!!! And I’m So 'Glad' that OUR GOD IS A “GIVING GOD!!!” FOR GOD SO 'LOVED' THE WORLD THAT HE "GAVE" HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN "SON!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice “WHAT” HE Has 'GIVEN' US: He says~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH 'GIVEN' US AN UNDERSTANDING!” Oh Me Oh My Beloved Believer, Did You 'Hear' That? Listen, You & I Have Been 'Given' to “UNDERSTAND” the 'Reality' of the “spirit-world!” We Now "Understand" that there is a 'REAL' DEVIL, a 'REAL' HELL, a 'REAL' HEAVEN, a 'REAL' JUDGEMENT, and a "REAL SAVIOUR!" Ephesians 1:18 says~ “THE EYES OF YOUR 'UNDERSTANDING' BEING ENLIGHTENED THAT YE MAY KNOW!” Colossians 1:9 says~ “That YE Might Be FILLED With the Knowledge of HIS WILL, In All Wisdom and 'SPIRITUAL' UNDERSTANDING!!!” Yes, HIS HOLY "SPIRIT" Has 'GIVEN' US “UNDERSTANING” In Spiritual Matters!!!
But Fifthly, Notice “WHAT” WE UNDERSTAND: John writes~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY 'KNOW' HIM!” Oh Glory! Did You 'Catch' That? John Says that “WE” NOW “KNOW” JESUS CHRIST “PERSONALLY!!!” Paul said in Philippians 3:10~ “THAT I MAY 'KNOW' HIM, AND THE POWER OF 'HIS' RESURRECTION!” Let Me Ask Dear One, Do You "KNOW HIM TODAY?" Do You "KNOW" HIM INTIMATELY, LOVINGLY, and SUBMISSIVELY? I Always Ask Folks: "DO YOU 'KNOW' JESUS???"
OK But Sixthly, Notice “HIS” Description: John writes~ “AND WE KNOW, THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, That WE May 'KNOW' HIM THAT 'IS' TRUE!” Oh Yes Indeed Beloved, JESUS CHRIST “IS” HIM THAT IS “TRUE!!!” Listen, the 'Devil' is a "LIAR" and the father of LIES, but "JESUS IS 'TRUTH' INCARNATE!!!" That is, HE is The "EMBODIMENT" OF TRUTH! In John 14:6 JESUS Said~ “I AM THE WAY, THE 'TRUTH', AND THE LIFE!” Listen, HE Is the "ESSENCE" of TRUTH! And 'When' Pontus Pilate Asked HIM "WHAT IS TRUTH" He Had 'No' Idea that He Was "STARING 'TRUTH' RIGHT IN THE EYE!!!" And it was "JESUS HIMSELF" that Said~ “And YE Shall 'KNOW' THE TRUTH, and THE 'TRUTH' SHALL SET YOU FREE!!!”
Alright But Seventhly, Notice Our Eternal “POSITION!” John says~ “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!” Did You 'Catch' That Church? Listen to me, 'When' You Were “BORN” AGAIN, You Were Positionally “PLACED” Into THE "BODY OF CHRIST", and 'NOW', YOU ARE A 'MEMBER' OF HIS “BODY!!!” Listen, 'Prior' to Spiritual "Regeneration" Man is Positionally “IN ADAM” where "ALL DIE", but Listen, Salvation “TRANSLATES” Us “INTO” THE 'SECOND' ADAM, “MAKING” US LIVING 'MEMBERS' OF "HIS BODY!" And Over and Over and Over, the Pauline Epistles 'Open' with the Words: "TO THOSE WHICH ARE 'IN' CHRIST JESUS!!!"
But Eighthly, Notice Our New “Relationship!” He says~ “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!” Alright Now, 'Observe' Here Beloved, How John 'Reveals' Our "NEW RELATIONSHIP" to the 'FATHER', by Calling JESUS CHRIST "HIS SON!!!" He Just Got Through 'Telling' Us that WE Are “IN” JESUS CHRIST, and 'Now', He Immediately 'Shows' Us that 'Because' of Our Eternal 'Position' IN HIM, “WE” too, Are "NOW SONS & DAUGHTERS OF GOD!!!” And That is 'NOT' Because of Anything 'WE' Have Done, But Because of Our "NEW" Position IN CHRIST JESUS!!!
Ok Ninthly, Notice “WHO” JESUS “IS!” John writes~ “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!” Wow!!! Don’t 'Miss' this Saints: John Positively “IDENTIFIES” JESUS CHRIST Here, as "THE TRUE GOD!!!" Did You 'Hear' That??? Question: Do You Know What’s 'Wrong' with Every Single Cult and 'False' Religion in This World today? Answer: They DO NOT KNOW “WHO” JESUS CHRIST “IS!!!” Listen, I Timothy 3:16 says~ “GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS, 'GOD' WAS MANIFEST 'IN' THE FLESH!!!” Isaiah 7:14 says~ “Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and BEAR A SON, and SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL!” HIS 'NAME' MEANS “GOD WITH US!!!” And John Says~ "THIS JESUS CHRIST 'IS' THE TRUE GOD!!!"
But Tenthly, Finally, Notice “WHAT” HE IS: John says~ “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!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That Saints? John Just Said, That “ETERNAL LIFE” Is a “PERSON” Whose "NAME IS JESUS CHRIST!!!" Listen to Me, ETERNAL LIFE is "NOT" A CHURCH, it’s "NOT" A BAPTISTRY TANK, it’s "NOT" A SACRAMENT, an ORDINANCE, a RELIGION, or a "GOOD DEED!" Listen, in chapter 1 verse 2, John Says~ “THAT 'ETERNAL LIFE' WE SHEW UNTO YOU, WHICH WAS 'WITH' THE FATHER, AND WAS 'MANIFESTED' UNTO US!” He Goes on to Say~ "WE'VE TOUCHED HIM, WE'VE HEARD HIM, WE'VE LOOKED UPON HIM, AND OUR HANDS HAVE 'HANDLED' OF THE WORD OF LIFE!!!" Beloved, John Identifies “ETERNAL LIFE” to BE "THE SON OF GOD!!!" And That’s 'Why' He said in vs 12~ “HE THAT 'HATH' THE SON 'HATH' LIFE, AND HE THAT HATH 'NOT' THE SON OF GOD HATH 'NOT' LIFE!!!” Listen, the "Thief on the Cross" Did 'NOT' NEED A CHURCH, He "NEEDED A 'PERSON' NAMED JESUS CHRIST!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Dear One: Realize “What” WE 'KNOW' Beloved, and 'LIVE' Your Life Accordingly, to the "PRAISE & GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD & SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
