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Jesus identified as Christ by the works He did
John 10:22-42
Is the Lord Jesus Your personal Shepherd?
John 10:1-21
If Jesus had disregarded your traditions and good works, would you still have trusted and followed Him?
John 9:35-41
Formerly blind man silenced and kicked out of the community for testifying truthfully about Jesus Christ.
John 9:13-34
Jesus Christ gave sight to a blind man. And as back then, so He is today the eternal light in spiritual darkness for those looking to Him.
John 9:1-12
Jesus makes His eternal nature openly known with the "I AM" statement. No beginning and no end. Eternal God in human form.
John 8:48-59
Jesus Christ and God are One. You can't coherently believe God without Jesus and Jesus without God.
John 8:39-47
Are you burdened by mistakes and failures? Jesus can set you free!
John 8:31-38
Are you spiritually lost in darkness? Jesus is the light of the world and the giver of the light of life.
John 8:12-30
Jesus Loves Sinners. See how He loved and forgave an Adulterer.
John 8:1-11
See a contrast of good and bad leadership
John 7:45-53
Have you heard about water that consists of more than two hydrogens and one oxygen atom?
John 7:37-44
Jesus Christ ascended back to God the Father after His incarnation, death, and resurrection, 2000 years ago.
John 7:32-36
Are the sources for your worldview and beliefs reliable, consistent, and overall true?
John 7:27-31
At a scale of 0 to 1, how are your moral judgment skills?
John 7:20-26
If you knew there is a place where people want to kill you, would there be something that could make you go there anyway?
John 7:14-20
Seek and find Jesus Christ for the right reasons
John 7:10-13
The Lord wants His people to judge righteously and live for eternity
John 7:1-9
Do you believe in Jesus? How come you do or don't?
John 6:60-71
Find your eternal need and satisfaction met in Jesus Christ. Believe Him.
John 6:25-59
Jesus went through the storm of death for you
John 6:16-24
Jesus displays His Compassion, Sufficiency, Thriftiness, and Patience in the story of the feeding of the five thousand
John 6:1-15
Who is Jesus Christ personally to you?
John 5:16-30
Struggling with verses in the Bible? Look at the big picture to keep clarity. Are you suffering? Jesus identified, knows, and understands.
John 5:1-15
Do you know God? - Or is a wrong understanding of Him keeping you at distance?
John 4:43-54
Jesus revealed Himself as Messiah to a Samaritan woman. She and many in her city believed in Him once they got to know Him.
John 4:1-42
How a right view of God, your neighbor, and yourself may lead you to live a God-honoring and intelligent life.
1 Corinthians 3
How envy and humility may change your life
John 3:22-36
Jesus proved His love for God the Father and true worshippers by standing up for them against powerful rulers who increasingly hated Him.
John 2:12-25
The source of joy that surpasses everything else in my life.
Romans 5
Why are there seasons of lack of joy and happiness?
John 2:1-11
What determines who you follow on social media? - Do you know Jesus? Have you decided to follow Him first and foremost?
John 1:35-51
Do you remember a time when you were honored with a good testimony? Read here about John's unique testimony of Jesus.
John 1:29-34
Who is John the Baptist? But more importantly: "Who are you?" and "Who is Jesus Christ?"
John 1:19-28
The Lord is supreme over all! Hallelujah!
Psalms 113
Who is Jesus Christ? Find deep treasures about Him in the God-inspired writings of Apostel John.
John 1:1-18
Do you note and avoid false teachers? Are you part of a team that works for the furtherance of the Good News of Christ? Yes? - Praise God!
Romans 16:17-27
What did Paul appreciate most in others?
Romans 16:1-16
What to do when desire and calling are not matching? See how Paul did it.
Romans 15:22-31
God fulfilled His promise of the Good News for the Gentiles in Paul's life. Which promises does God fulfill in your life?
Romans 15:14-21
Do you have trouble with a weakness of your brother/sister in the Lord? Accept him/her because Christ accepted you despite your weaknesses.
Romans 15:1-13
Do things from faith. All action in doubt is sin.
Romans 14:14-23
Walk fully convinced in the fear of the Lord. Don't despise or judge a fellow-saint but seek his best.
Romans 14:1-13
Outline of Romans 4: Saving Faith explained
Romans 4
Time is short - love one another and your neighbor by being led by the Spirit, in reflecting Christ to them.
Romans 13:8-14
Our lives are governed by authorities that God appointed
Romans 13:1-7
All things such as space, energy, and authority were created by God's perfect representative, that is the supreme God-Man Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:15-16
Paul's instruction on how to relate to fellow believers and unbelievers
Romans 12:9-21
What is your gift as a member of the body of Christ?
Romans 12:3-8
What is better than life?
Psalms 63
In God alone I put my trust, who is my Deliverer, strong Protector, Refuge, and save Shelter.
Psalms 62
How to know the will of God
Romans 12:1-2
What does the goodness of God lead you to think, say, and do?
Romans 11:11-36
David walked in integrity, are you too?
Psalms 26
A prayer to know more our Lord Jesus Christ
Ephesians 1:17-19
Think soberly and walk in the fear of the Lord, because God is blessed for His great saving work in Jesus Christ for you.
1 Peter 1
God offers His righteousness in grace as a gift in Jesus Christ.
Romans 3
In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Col 2:3
Proverbs 2:1-9
Amazing grace of God! He is faithful, and will complete what He started.
Romans 11:1-10
Israel disobeyed and rejected God's compassion to save. Please don't do the same mistake. Receive God's gift of eternal life in Christ.
Romans 10:14-21
How does a victorious life look like for you?
Psalms 148
Believe Jesus and receive eternal life.
John 3:1-21
Zealous works cannot save, but faith in Christ does!
Romans 10:1-13
Focus on the Lord in your difficulty.
Psalms 123
Where does your help come from?
Psalms 121
Revive me, O Lord.
Psalms 119:153-160
Israel in large rejects God's righteousness by faith, how about you? Have you accepted God's gift of a perfect standing in Christ?
Romans 9:30-33
Christians exist only because of the mercy and compassion of God.
Romans 9:14-29
God's Word was, is, and will always be effective
Romans 9:6-13
Paul's grief for Israel's rejection of Christ
Romans 9:1-5
Nothing can separate the elect of God form the love of Christ.
Romans 8:31-39
Jesus, King-everlasting, shamed, mocked and tortured by His creatures, to restore a relationship with them.
Matthew 27:27-31
God works Christ-likeness in those he foreknew.
Romans 8:28-30
The Lord is Holy. Majestic, mighty, and faithful King who always was is and forever will be. He is the everlasting King!
Psalms 93
What is the Spirit's part of work in the life of God's children?
Romans 8:26-27
Christians groan in longing for their glorification
Romans 8:23-25
Outline of Romans 2
Romans 2
What gets creation to perfection?
Romans 8:19-22
Children of God are saved to be glorified together with Christ.
Romans 8:16-18
Great is God the giver of every spiritual blessing!
Ephesians 1:3-4
What does it mean to live according to the Spirit?
Romans 8:1-17
The law cannot help in the struggle with indwelling sin but the Lord Jesus can.
Romans 7:13-25
Is the law still condemning you or have you found the grace of God in Christ?
Romans 7:7-12
Are you in the flesh under the curse of the law, or are you liberated serving in the newness of the Spirit?
Romans 7:1-6
Do you live as a person who is under grace? Are you devoted to God or yourself? We received all in Christ, should we not also live for Him?
Romans 6:15-23
What does your baptism mean?
Romans 6:1-14
Great disasters will happen before the powerful and glorious appearance of the Son of Man. Tribes will mourn; the elect will be gathered.
Matthew 24:29-31
The Fall of Humanity and God's gracious Gift of Justification
Romans 5:12-21
Outline of Romans 1
Romans 1:1-32
Rejoice: In Christ's death and resurrection, reconciliation and salvation is freely available for you.
Romans 5:6-11
Justification by faith grands peace with God, access to God and an overflowing joy which causes to boast in God even in suffering.
Romans 5:1-5
What are the signs of the Lord's coming and the end of the age?
Matthew 24:1-28
God's promise, Abrahams faith, and its lesson
Romans 4:13-25
Were the Jews who lived at the old testament time saved in the same manner as the Gentiles today?
Romans 4:1-8
Who do you boast in?
Romans 3:27-31
Have you received the righteousness of God by believing Jesus? Or are you still in your sins? Trust Him today to be made right in Gods sight
Romans 3:21-26
All are guilty before God. There is none righteous. All are under sin.
Romans 3:9-20
God is faithful to save and just in all His judgments. Either submit to His truth, or His wrath will inflict you for your sins.
Romans 3:1-8
No salvation in anything outward which man could boast in, but only in God who causes the inward change of heart.
Romans 2:25-29
The Jew knows the will of God, but fails as the Gentile in doing it. All have failed and are guilty.
Romans 2:17-24
A call for repentance to lost and self-righteous sinners.
Luke 15:11-32
Bear fruit for God because we belong to and love Jesus
Romans 7:4-6
The blessed man meditates on the law of the Lord
Psalms 1:1-6
Meditate on Scripture
Joshua 1:8
All men are unrighteous and therefore under the wrath of God. They are guilty unless they received the righteousness of God by faith.
Romans 2:1-16
Praise the Lord. He takes pleasure in His people.
Psalms 149
The Spirit intercedes for us in our weaknesses.
Romans 8:26-27
No one served God like Jesus; He is the greatest. Hypocrites work for themselves to be seen and praised by man. Their desire misleads them.
Matthew 23:1-36
Gott zeigt seine Größe im Erhalten und Versorgen der Bedürftigen. Lob und Ruhm sei Gott dem ewigen König für alle Zeit.
Psalms 145
The denial of the truth of the existence of God is followed by unrighteous and wicked characteristics.
Romans 1:18-32
Highly honored by the Gospel of Christ
Romans 1:16-17
An example of how Paul made plans according to his call and longing and then trusted God to succeed or hinder these plans.
Romans 1:8-15
The privilege of being in Christ! No condemnation, and a walk in the Spirit!
Romans 8:1-4
Beloved of God; you who are called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:1-7
The Lord is long-suffering, who desires that all men come to repentence.
2 Peter 3:8-9
Reconciled to God through Christ's death and saved by His life to evermore rejoice in that fact.
Romans 5:10-11
A people of God
1 Peter 2:9-10
In Christ we may receive all things that exist for life and godliness to share in divine nature
2 Peter 1:3-4
Is there anything better than the Love of God in Christ?
Romans 8:31-39
Paulus bittet das der Vater der Herrlichkeit den Heiligen in Epheser den Geist der Weisheit und der Offenbarung gebe.
Ephesians 1:15-23
Experience the power of God in your life through prayer together with your brothers and sisters.
James 5:13-18
Blessed is the one who trusts the Lord
Psalms 84
Wealth cannot save you, Christ can. Forsake the dream that riches will fulfill you and follow Christ who is the all-surpassing reward.
Matthew 19:23-30
God is the judge and lawgiver. Submit to His law and do not speak evil against you brother.
James 4:11-12
God's work of Regeneration - A new heart with new desires and His Spirit to live a fulfilled life in the will of God
Ezekiel 36:25-27
Do you labor for the people of God?
Colossians 4:12-13
Fruchtbar oder Unfruchtbar?
John 15:1-3
Praise the Lord for of His might and acts of mercy
Psalms 147
Kill sin, because in Christ you have put off the sinful nature. Put on Christ, because in Him you have put Him on already.
Colossians 3:1-17
To be blessed and truly honored by God is to live out what Christ has done for His church
Psalms 119:1-8
Trust and be content in the Lord; He is your Helper; He will never leave nor forsake you!
Hebrews 13:5-6
Live out the from God received Wisdom, but be careful not to boast of wisdom if your heart is sidetracked by the flesh.
James 3:13-18
Are you wholeheartedly devoted to good works? Can people learn when they see you work?
Titus 3:12-15
Foolish talk is useless, empty, and self- condemning. Warn those who do that and stay away from them if they do not repent.
Titus 3:9-11
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Testimonies About Jesus
John 5:31-47
How do you know who to trust?
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Published November 6th, 2019; Updated November 7th, 2019
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The parents of a friend of mine valued education fairly high. This was fine with my friend until there came a season when he failed tests and the teacher requested signatures from his parents on the failed test-papers. My friend hid those tests in his closet but faced his mother's discipline when she discovered them in the closet. This was a turning point in his relationship with his mother. She couldn't rely anymore on what her son was telling her, at least when it came to his grades. How do you know who to trust? In the short-term, I look for consistency in what a person communicates. But in the long-term, which is of higher value, I look for a personal record with that person of honesty, integrity, loyalty, humility, fairness, and sound judgment. As for me, I found the long-term characteristics all in Jesus Christ. As a Spanish catchphrase says: "I would put my hand in the fire for him", that is, I trust Him completely. God cannot fail, whereas I fail often. Now I'll be learning from Him as long as I have breath in my fallen body. In this passage, Jesus testified of his divine identity and left the choice to accept Him with the Jews. His evidence for the certainty of His identity was the testimony of John the Baptist, His very own deeds, the testimony of God the Father, and prophecy about Him in Scripture. John wrote this so that anyone hearing about Jesus Christ would believe (John 20:31). I did it at the age of 12 and now I'm in the process of growing in a relationship with him for 19 years. How about you? Do you believe Him yet? Raw study material Theme Study thus far The theme of "Salvation" : 1st mentions: 3:14-20 Saved from the judgment of God for man's rebellion. In context, Israel did not believe God's promise to provide for them and complained which drew God's judgment in the form of poisonous snakes among them. The Israelites who believed God looked to the lifted bronze-snake and lived ( Num 21:9 ). But those who did not believe God tried to survive in their own way and died. 2nd meniton= 5:34 Saved from the judgment of God because they loved their evil deeds and hence rejected Jesus Christ because He exposed those deeds ( 3:19-20 ). The Jewish leader's pride did not allow them to be humbled by reality. The only reasonable way for them to save their faces was to discredit Jesus as lier in their minds and eventually get rid of Him. The theme of “witnessing” : Who witnesses? About who? The Word about the light, that is the identity of God. ( 1:7 ) God about His identity ( 3:11 ) John the Baptist about the identity of Jesus Christ ( 1:15 , 19 , 32 , 34 ) The Woman at the well about the identity of Jesus Christ ( 4:39 ) Jesus Christ about His identity. 11x in John 5 Facts: John the Baptist about Him ( 5:33 ) His works ( 5:36 ) His Father in heaven ( 5:37 ) The scriptures ( 5:39 ) The theme of “faith in Jesus Christ” : Purpose of witnesses: That they might believe through Him ( 1:7 ) The outcome of faith in Christ: Transformation to children of God ( 1:12 ) Record of Nathanael: He witnessed the omniscience of Jesus and believed Record of disciples: They witnessed Jesus omnipotence in His signs and believed ( 2:11 ) The disciples believed because they found Jesus to be trustworthy ( 2:22 ) People rejected the obvious truth of Jesus. If they didn't believe the obvious, they wouldn't believe the intangible heavenly truth either. ( 3:12 ) Purpose of believing in Jesus: That they have eternal life ( 3:15 , 16 , 36 , 5:24 ) Many believed because of His signs. ( 3:23 ) Jesus desired to see the woman at the well to know the truth and wanted her to believe Him. ( 4:21 ) Many Samaritans believed in Jesus because of the woman's testimony. ( 4:39 ) A greater number of Samaritans believed in Jesus when they hear Him speak. ( 4:41-42 ) Some required a sign to believe in Jesus ( 4:48 ) An official saw his son healed and believed in Jesus ( 4:50 , 53 ) Some Jews did not know God because they did not believe Jesus ( 5:38 ) They loved the praise of men and tried to fit in with others by rejecting Jesus. They were unable to believe with such a disposition. ( 5:44 ) They appeared to believe Moses, yet they didn't. Because they would otherwise believe in Jesus too. ( 5:46,47 ) Comments 5:31 = "My witness is not true" - How could anything be false of who the all-knowing God witnesses or testifies about if He is also no lier? - It is impossible. So, Jesus speaks from a Jewish legal perspective. He refutes the charge of blasphemy on the hand of two witnesses as required by Jewish la w ( Deut 19:15 ). The other side of the coin is that Jesus confirms in the following verses that He is human and God, proving it from the viewpoint of His humanity based on Jewish law. 5:34-40 = Jesus argues for the good of the people who doubted Him. He wanted them to be saved and presented four sources that were to validate His identity. The sources are John, His works, the Father, and the scriptures. 5:41 = The five-fold argument of His identity could lead one to think that Jesus wanted the approval of men. Yet, that is not the case because He has the approval from One who is greater than all humanity together and does not need the approval of man. What He said is for the good of men to bring them back into a right relationship with God. 5:41-44 = Important lesson of where to seek honor or acceptance. 5:43 = Who is the person that they will receive?
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Jesus wants the Jews to be saved. That's why he reasons with them to show that He truly is there to save those who receive Him.
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“If I bear witness of Myself,
»Wenn ich keinen anderen Zeugen hätte als mich selbst,
If I had no witness beside Myself,
My witness is not true.
dann wäre das, was ich über mich sage, nicht glaubwürdig.
then My witness would not count according to Jewish law.
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There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.
Nun gibt es aber einen anderen, der mein Zeuge ist, und ich weiß, dass das, was er über mich sagt, wahr ist.
Yet , there is a witness beside Myself and I know that his testimony about Me is true.
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You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Ihr habt eure Leute zu Johannes geschickt, und er hat euch die Wahrheit klar bezeugt.
That witness is John the Baptist who clearly testified about Me and you even sent to him to inquire the truth.
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Yet I do not receive testimony from man,
Nicht, dass ich auf die Aussage eines Menschen angewiesen wäre;
Having said that, I'm not depended on a witness of a human being,
but I say these things
ich sage das nur,
but I say this
that you may be saved .
weil ich möchte, dass ihr gerettet werdet.
so that you may be saved. I want you to be saved.
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He was the burning and shining lamp,
Johannes war eine brennende Lampe, die einen hellen Schein gab;
Therefore, (1) John was a burning and shining Lamp,
and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
aber alles, was ihr wolltet, war, euch eine Zeit lang an ihrem Licht zu begeistern.
yet you only rejoiced in his light for a time.
But I have a greater witness than John’s;
Doch ich habe etwas, was noch mehr für mich spricht als das, was Johannes über mich ausgesagt hat:
(2) But I have even a better witness than the testimony of John about me, (1:32-34)
for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
Es sind die Dinge, die ich tue, um den Auftrag zu erfüllen, den der Vater mir gegeben hat. Sie zeugen davon, dass er es ist, der mich gesandt hat.
and that testimony are my very works. I do the things my Father has assigned me to complete and these works testify that the Father has sent me.
And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me.
Und auch der Vater selbst, der mich gesandt hat, hat als mein Zeuge gesprochen.
(3) Furthermore , the Father, who send me has audibly testified of Me when John baptized me. (Lu 3:21-22)
You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.
Aber ihr habt seine Stimme nie gehört und seine Gestalt nie gesehen.
But you have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form,
But you do not have His word abiding in you ,
Und ihr verschließt euch seinem Wort gegenüber; es bleibt nicht in euch.
and you have rejected His word which does therefore not abide in you,
because whom He sent, Him you do not believe .
Sonst würdet ihr dem glauben, den er gesandt hat.
otherwise you would believe Him whom He sent.
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You search the Scriptures,
Ihr forscht in der Schrift,
(4) You search the Scriptures,
for in them you think you have eternal life ;
weil ihr meint, durch sie das ewige Leben zu finden.
because you think to find eternal life through them,
and these are they which testify of Me.
Aber gerade die Schrift weist auf mich hin.
however even the scriptures point to Me and testify of who I claim to be.
But you are not willing to come to Me
Und doch wollt ihr nicht zu mir kommen,
And yet, you do not want to come to Me,
that you may have life .
obwohl ihr bei mir das Leben finden würdet.
though you could have eternal life by trusting Me.
“I do not receive honor from men.
Ich bin nicht darauf aus, von Menschen Anerkennung zu bekommen.
I'm loved and accepted by my Father in heaven and don't need nor do I crave to receive the acceptance of people.
But I know you,
Aber ´bei euch ist es anders`. Ich kenne euch und weiß,
But, I know that it is different with you
that you do not have the love of God in you .
dass ihr der Liebe zu Gott keinen Raum in eurem Leben gebt.
that is you do not give room for the love of God in your lives.
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I have come in My Father’s name,
Ich bin im Namen meines Vaters gekommen,
And these are the implications: First, I have come in My Father's name,
and you do not receive Me;
und ihr lehnt mich ab.
and you reject Me;
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if another comes in his own name,
Doch wenn jemand anders in seinem eigenen Namen kommt,
yet if another comes in his own name,
him you will receive .
werdet ihr ihn mit offenen Armen aufnehmen.
you will be deceived and receive him. (Mt 24:5)
How can you believe ,
Wie solltet ihr auch glauben können?
Second, you cannot receive and believe
who receive honor from one another,
Bei euch ist jeder darauf aus, von den anderen Anerkennung zu bekommen;
because you crave the praise and acceptance of other people,
and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?
nur die Anerkennung bei dem einen, wahren Gott sucht ihr nicht.
and you do not seek to be accepted by the one and only true God.
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Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father;
Denkt nicht, dass ich euch beim Vater anklagen werde.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father;
there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust.
Mose wird euch anklagen – er, auf den ihr eure Hoffnung gesetzt habt.
because Moses, the one in whom you put your trust, will accuse you.
For if you believed Moses,
Denn wenn ihr Mose wirklich glauben würdet,
Because if you believed Moses,
you would believe Me;
würdet ihr auch mir glauben;
then you would believe Me;
for he wrote about Me.
er hat ja über mich geschrieben.
because he wrote about Me.
But if you do not believe his writings,
Wenn ihr aber dem nicht glaubt, was Mose geschrieben hat,
Nevertheless , since you do not believe his writings,
how will you believe My words?”
wie wollt ihr dann dem glauben, was ich euch sage?«
you also do not believe My words.
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