On 8/05/2024 2:44 am, ChristRose wrote:
> Context
>
> John 3 underscores the necessity of new
> birth through faith in Jesus Christ for
> eternal life. This chapter follows John
> 2, which showcases Jesus' miraculous
> power and authority, setting the stage
> for His teachings on spiritual rebirth.
> The subsequent chapter, John 4,
> discusses living water, deepening the
> theme of spiritual renewal. Throughout
> John, the emphasis is on believing in
> Jesus as the Son of God to receive
> eternal life.
>
> Natural Divisions
>
> 1. Jesus Teaches Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)
>
> Jesus explains the concept of being born
> again to Nicodemus, emphasizing that
> spiritual rebirth is essential for
> entering the kingdom of God. This
> teaching about new life through the
> Spirit finds a parallel in Romans 6:4,
> where Paul describes believers as
> walking in newness of life through
> Christ.
>
> 2. John the Baptist's Testimony about
> Jesus (John 3:22-36)
>
> John the Baptist affirms Jesus'
> superiority and divine origin, stressing
> that belief in the Son is crucial for
> eternal life. This endorsement of
> Christ's preeminence is echoed in
> Philippians 2:9-11, where Paul speaks
> about Jesus being exalted above every
> name.
>
> Attitudes to Possess
>
> 1. Humility (John 3:1-21)
>
> Believers should approach Christ with
> humility, recognizing their need for
> spiritual rebirth. James 4:6 reminds us
> that God gives grace to the humble,
> encouraging a posture of receptiveness
> and submission to God’s transformative
> work.
>
> 2. Acceptance of Christ's Preeminence
> (John 3:22-36)
>
> Believers are called to accept and
> rejoice in Jesus’ superiority and the
> fullness of grace He offers. Colossians
> 1:18 reinforces this attitude by
> declaring Christ as preeminent in
> everything, urging believers to hold Him
> in highest regard.
>
> Actions to Take
>
> 1. Seek Spiritual Rebirth (John 3:1-21)
>
> Believers should actively seek the
> transformation that comes from being
> born again, a fundamental change
> heralded by Christ. Ephesians 4:23-24
> encourages believers to be renewed in
> the spirit of their minds and to put on
> the new self.
>
> 2. Bear Witness to Christ's Supremacy
> (John 3:22-36)
>
> Believers are urged to bear witness to
> Christ's supremacy and the salvation He
> offers. Hebrews 12:2 advises looking to
> Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our
> faith, as the model for living and the
> reason for our faith.
>
> Exhortation for Believers
>
> Let us embrace the call to be born anew,
> walking in the spiritual vitality that
> Jesus offers. By submitting to His
> authority and relying on His provision,
> we can experience the fullness of life
> intended for us. May we continually bear
> witness to His supremacy, encouraging
> others to seek the transformation He
> promises.
>
> Invitation to Unbelievers
>
> I invite you to consider the profound
> truth that Jesus Christ offers a new
> beginning through His death and
> resurrection. By believing in Him, you
> acknowledge His substitutionary
> atonement for your sins and the powerful
> life transformation He provides.

Acknowledging His substitutionary atonement does not save anyone.

The Lord Jesus Christ is not a claim you can lodge while you sit in your
continual sin state of defying His will, ChiefSinnerRosie.

These flamboyant religious deceivers hope in the transubstantiation of a
doctrine to save themselves.

> Trust
> in His completed work to not only
> forgive but to grant you a new identity
> and eternal life.

It is not a trust in a doctrine that saves a man, WhoreRosie.

You are still in your sin state—there is the evidence.

> Have you heard the good news Christ died
> for our sins (†), and God raised Him
> from the dead?
>
> That Christ died for our sins shows
> we're sinners who deserve the death
> penalty. That God raised Him from the
> dead shows Christ's death satisfied
> God's righteous demands against our sin
> (Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:1-2). This means
> God can now remain just, while forgiving
> you of your sins, and saving you from
> eternal damnation.

It is not all about you and saving your sorry sinning ass from the
flame. It is all about how you treat Him and what He is worth to you.

Michael Christ

--
God is God in all His Being.

Jesus is the everlasting Father, Jesus is God, Jesus is the Lord. John
10:30  I and Father are one. If you can't see that the Lord Jesus is the
everlasting Father you are not born again and can't see the Kingdom of God.

Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were
YET sinners, Christ died for us.

Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt
are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

"To seek your own will is to seek your own glory."

"If God is not first in everything He is not first in anything."

"What makes the bible the truth? The resonance (voice, the Person) of
God. When you find Him you have found the author."

"All men were born sinners. Why? Because all men were born not loving
God with all their heart, soul, and mind. An abomination. Therefore,
sin is not what you do; it is what you are."

"Compromise will condemn you."

"There are no sinners in Christ Jesus."

"My sons are born of Me. In them is no darkness at all."

"You can't learn righteousness. Haven't you had enough time already to
know that?"

"The way of truth is the testimony of life."

"I merely speak the truth, what is revealed to me, and the cards fall
where God intends."

"Nothing that is produced is produced without first being faith."

"You can only find proof of God through faith because that is how we all
live, by faith."

"It is not what you do that matters, it is how you treat Me."

"Keep going forward. Forget about the past. Lift up your head, look
ahead."

"You cannot be free and free indeed with guilt in your heart."

"Priority is everything."

"The truth doesn't need evidence, it is evidence."

"There is no greater possession a man has than his own will, to squander
it or to place it where it truly belongs."

"An atheist is a fool who thinks truth is found in living a lie."

"Saying "prove it" [as a foundation] is merely an ignorant straw man, to
an ignorant straw man."

"Wait, rest, be still, and know."

"No man can wash his own hands!!!"

"I find this in the Christianity religions: 'Nobody's perfect' they say,
and they use that as an excuse not to do what is perfect."

The Atheist: "They don't believe and put their faith in a Creator (the
obvious). So no evidence and proof is to be found!!"

"The world is the way it is because God can't compromise who He is."

"Man is not the centre of being."

"Man is incompatible with the natural world because of his sinful nature."

"And then the Lord said, "I see everything."

"Man has no greater idol than his own will."

"Where is God hiding? He isn't."

"If you don't keep all the scriptures, you can't keep any of them."

"You can't prove anything because everything depends on a person's
willingness to believe."

"Atheists are ultimately trying to be pointlessness, meaninglessness,
and purposelessness in their point, meaning, and purpose."

"The last day of creation will be the last day of time. God is always
full of hope."

"The veil of the temple was rent in twain, not to have a book pass
through it so that a sinner could play God."

"A phylactery does not a heart for God make. Not back then, and not today."

"No one in heaven is better (or higher) than what makes it heaven. Such
is the love of God."

"The definition of an atheist: A man full of bluster and bullshit
pretending he is the meaning of life."

"Free will is not power; it is the choice that I allow; that choice is
still according to my power," says the Lord.