John 3:31-36
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. 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.
Tag:: Christ is Worthy of our Faith and Following
In the above passage, John the Baptist gives us a number of reasons why we should be able to follow Christ:
1. He came from an authoritative place: Glory! Christ is from “above” and that means the place of God. John simply indicates that your origin means s something about your authority. Jesus originated in Heaven, with His Father, God. That gives Him authority and makes Him worthy to follow!!
2. He carries authoritative words: Truth!! Jesus, John says, “bears witness to what He has seen ...” Since is was with God what He has seen is truth. We can trust him and have faith to follow because He speaks truth and cannons lie.
3. He has an authoritative sender: God!! Jesus was sent by God to carry the message and the truth of God. We can trust it and know that it will be perfect for us because God is in charge of the universe and has a master plan (Romans 8:28)
4. He has give us an authoritative guide: Spirit!!! Christ was anointed with the Spirit (John 1:32). He will provide and send that same Holy Spirit to guide and keep us (John 16). He will give us the Spirit in full measure (even though we don’t give him the full measure of us).
5. He was given an authoritative commission: Authority over All Things!! There is NOTHING that Christ does not have authority over. He willing gave it up in His death, but received it back, from God, in His resurrection by defeating death. Death as the final authority over all men. Christ defeated death and gives us eternal life because of the authority. Authority given out of Love by God.
6. He has an authoritative role: Judgment!! Christ decides who is delivered from wrath and who is subject to wrath. The one who decides to not just read and hear the truth He presents, but obeys and follows Him in complete faith, will be delivered from the wrath to come (Romans 8:1)
Those are six reasons to obey and follow and rest in Christ in faith. Nothing tops that. Nothing on this earth can compare that would compel us to pledge our allegiance to or our trust in!! NOTHING.
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