{"id":8880,"date":"2020-04-22T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2020-04-19T17:28:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T00:28:49","slug":"1john5_1-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/1john5_1-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust What Your Heavenly Father Says About Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 John 5:1-12\u00a0\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 John 5:1-12.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

1 John 5:1a (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 1a:\u00a0 I love how simple the apostle John makes it sometimes.\u00a0 If you believe Jesus is the Christ (the Saviour of the world), you are born of God and have life in Him.\u00a0 Simple.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:1b-2 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n1<\/sup>\u2026and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 1a-2:\u00a0 Earlier John was saying that one important way that we love God is by loving His children.\u00a0 Now John is taking it in the other direction: he\u2019s saying that to love God\u2019s children is to love God and carry out His commands.\u00a0\u00a0How is it that we love the children of God when we love God and obey His commands?\u00a0 Here are three ways that works.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, when we love God and obey His commands, we set a good example for God\u2019s other children to follow.\u00a0 When we lead by example, we love God\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

Second, when we love God and obey His commands, with that love and obedience comes blessing.\u00a0 After all, God\u2019s commands are given to us not to take away our happiness, but to maximize it, both for us and for those around us.\u00a0 When you love God and obey His commands, there is a blessing that flows not just into your life, but into your home, your family, your children, your church and your city.<\/p>\n

Third, when we love God and obey His commands, practically speaking that should mean that we\u2019re loving our neighbour as ourselves, treating one another with grace, mercy, and compassion, bearing with one another in love, encouraging one another, praying for one another, speaking the truth in love, just as God commands us.\u00a0 So the best lovers of people are those who take seriously God\u2019s commands about loving one another.<\/p>\n

Given the above, we can better understand what John is saying in verse 1a when he says: \u201ceveryone who loves the father loves his child as well\u201d. In other words, when you bless the parent of a healthy family, the children of that parent get blessed too.\u00a0 Likewise, when we love God and bless God, the children of God get blessed too.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:3 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,<\/em><\/p>\n

On verse 3:\u00a0 God gave us His commands not to give us more burdens or to take away our happiness, but ultimately to maximize our happiness.\u00a0 That is one reason why \u201cHis commands are not burdensome\u201d (v3).<\/p>\n

1 John 5:4-5 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 4-5:\u00a0 In John 16:33, John quoted Jesus as saying, \u201cIn this world you will have trouble, but take heart for I have overcome the world.\u201d\u00a0 Now, here in verses 4-5, John says that through faith in Jesus, we overcome the world too.\u00a0 Praise God!\u00a0\u00a0Through faith in Jesus Christ, you are a champion and an overcomer.\u00a0 Going through trouble is a part of life, but through faith in Jesus Christ you can and will overcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 John 5:6-8 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This is the one who came by water and blood–Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0For there are three that testify:
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 6-8:\u00a0 What does it mean that Jesus \u201ccame by water and blood\u201d? I believe the best interpretation is that \u201cwater\u201d refers to Jesus\u2019 baptism (where the Father spoke about Jesus and said, \u201cThis is my Son, whom I love, with Him I am well pleased\u201d), while \u201cblood\u201d refers to Jesus\u2019 death on the cross.\u00a0 False teachers like Cerinthus were teaching that the Christ came \u201cby water only\u201d (v6); that is, they taught that Jesus and \u201cthe Christ\u201d were two separate entities and that the spirit of the Christ came on a human being called Jesus at his baptism but left Jesus before he died on the cross.\u00a0 In contrast, John confirms that Jesus was, is and always will be the Christ.\u00a0 Both at his baptism and also even in death, even in blood, Jesus is still the Christ.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit who spoke through the Old Testament prophets also points to Jesus being the Christ.\u00a0 In this way the Spirit, the water and the blood all testify to Jesus being the Christ.<\/p>\n

1 John 5:9-10 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 9-10:\u00a0 Referring to how the Holy Spirit, Jesus\u2019 baptism and Jesus\u2019 death testify to Jesus being the Christ (v7-8), John says, \u201cThis is God\u2019s testimony about his own Son\u201d, and so how much more weight should we place on God\u2019s testimony than any human being\u2019s testimony (v9).\u00a0\u00a0When we believe Jesus to be the Son of God, we are in effect accepting and agreeing with God\u2019s testimony about His own Jesus.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019re trusting in God\u2019s Word and enjoying the blessing that flows from that trust.\u00a0 To refuse to believe that Jesus is God\u2019s Son is to reject God\u2019s testimony and to call God a liar (v10).<\/p>\n

1 John 5:11-12 (NIV)\u00a0<\/strong>
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 11-12:\u00a0 I am thankful that a Sunday school teacher of mine got me and my classmates to memorize these verses.\u00a0 These verses tell us clearly what it takes to have eternal life: if you got Jesus, you got life; no Jesus, no life.<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your powerful Word.\u00a0 I agree with what You say about Jesus: He is Your Son, whom You love, with whom You are well pleased.\u00a0 Thank You that it is my faith in Your testimony that gives me victory over every circumstance in life.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is 1 John 5:1-12.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!\u00a0<\/p>\n

1 John 5:1a (NIV)\u00a0
\n1\u00a0\u00a0Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God\u2026
\n\u00a0
\nOn verse 1a:\u00a0 I love how simple the apostle John makes it sometimes.\u00a0 If you believe Jesus is the Christ (the Saviour of the world), you are born of God and have life in Him.\u00a0 Simple.
\n\u00a0
\n1 John 5:1b-2 (NIV)\u00a0
\n1\u2026and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.\u00a0
\n2\u00a0\u00a0This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.
\n\u00a0
\nOn verses 1a-2:\u00a0 Earlier John was saying that one important way that we love God is by loving His children.\u00a0 Now John is taking it in the other direction: he\u2019s saying that to love God\u2019s children is to love God and carry out His commands.\u00a0\u00a0How is it that we love the children of God when we love God and obey His commands?\u00a0 Here are three ways that works.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8880"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8883,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8880\/revisions\/8883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}