1 Jul 2009

John 3

v36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.


The deal is simple, believe in Jesus, the son of God and gain eternal life. But what makes so many failed to do so?


Two person to study in John chapter 3, a Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews and John the Baptist.


Nicodemus went to Jesus at night, showed fear of reception not by Christ but by the people. He wanted to know how to be born again.


John was asked about Jesus who was baptizing more and more peole than John. John answered that v30 He must increase, but I must decrease.


In the same way, many will question about Christ. Even Nicodemus, the teacher of Israel could not understand the concept of free gift ofJesus Christ the eternal life. Yet on the other hand, the simple people are flocking to Jesus to be baptized.


Nicodemus knew that Jesus is the Christ, Rabbi, 2 This man came to Jesus [1] by night and said to him, “we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.


John has been proclaiming about Christ as he went about baptizing.


Unless people see God and hear God, there is no way they can know that Jesus is the Christ. Unless we tell them and show them. So how are we going to show them and tell them unless we ourselves know and are convinced. Unless we our taste and see and know that the Lord is good, how can then can we show and tell.

Draw me continuously close to you. Eternal life is not bought using wealth or health, but a free gift from you. Let my heartbeat focus on people rather than what is on my agenda to create wealth and health. Amen.