1 John 5:6-12

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6 Jesus - the Divine Christ! He experienced a life-giving birth and a death-killing death. Not only birth from the womb, but baptismal birth of his ministry and sacrificial death. And all the while the Spirit is confirming the truth, the reality of God's presence at Jesus' baptism and crucifixion, bringing those occasions alive for us.[(s15.7)] A triple testimony:

8 the Spirit, the Baptism, the Crucifixion. And the three in perfect agreement.

9 If we take human testimony at face value, how much more should we be reassured when God gives testimony as he does here, testifying concerning his Son.

10 Whoever believes in the Son of God inwardly confirms God's testimony. Whoever refuses to believe in effect calls God a liar, refusing to believe God's own testimony regarding his Son.

11 This is the testimony in essence: God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son.

12 So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life.

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The Witness of Heaven Part 2

John Randall

We take you back into the heavenly courtroom today on a Daily Walk. If you’ll recall, last time we were together the witnesses were called to the stand. The Word, the water, the blood and the Spirit. And they were powerful and convincing. But today we want you to pause and consider whether or not you’ve received and believed these witnesses of heaven? If you haven’t, that can change today. Turn to First John chapter five.

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1 John 5:6-12

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

“He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” Dr. McGee teaches on the importance of that verse and the ones before it.

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Christ alone

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

The question is do you have Christ? Is He your Savior? Are you trusting Him in such a way that if God would even say to you, “You must have something else,” you’d turn and walk away because you’d say to Him, “I only trusted Christ as my Savior.” My friend, if you haven’t come to that point, you just haven’t come anywhere at all. Because to be saved means you trust Christ, and it means you have Christ as your Savior. “He that hath the Son hath life.” He’s our lifeboat. He’s our lifeline. He’s our only hope. We’re lost without Him. And if we have Him, we have life.

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The Witness of Heaven Part 1

John Randall

Pastor John Randall is on the final leg of a journey through First John. And in chapter five you might say we’re entering God’s courtroom! We’ll be considering whether or not the ministry of Jesus is valid! Witnesses are brought to the stand, and this evidence demands a verdict. You’ll be left with undeniable proof that Jesus is the son of God, savior of the world. Will you receive or reject it?

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The Word of God cleanses us

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

The only miracle cleansing thing that’s in the world today is the Word of God. It can save you—“…born again not by corruptible seed, but by incorruptible, the Word of God that liveth and abideth forever,” for it presents Christ who shed His blood for your sins and my sins. He died for our sins. He was raised for our justification. The Word of God can keep you clean down here. Now you can spray with every kind of a spray deodorant there is; you can rub it on, you can pour it on. And, my friends, it won’t clean you on the inside. Only the Word of God can keep you clean today.

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