I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him “Verily, verily, that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not (at any time in the future) come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” Notice something: We must hear the truth my – “heareth word” Without believing the record of truth that Jesus gave regarding salvation and eternal life, we cannot be saved. We need to give something that people can believe and what they need to give them is the Gospel truth. We must believe the truth on him that sent – “believeth me” Jesus said that a person must believe on that sent (believe on the “him me” Father). The thought here is that one must believe that the Father sent Jesus Christ into the world. What must he believe? He must believe that the Father sent the Lord Jesus to be our Savior. We must believe what the Father says about the Lord Jesus is absolutely true, that He is the only Savior that can take away our sins and judgment. In short, we must hear the truth that Jesus told us and also believe that the Father backs up the same message that the Son has shared regarding salvation and eternal life. What is the truth that we must believe? The present possession of eternal life everlasting – “hath life” Notice that Jesus says the person everlasting He did not say that “hath life.” the believer will in the future have eternal life, but that he has it right now! The future freedom from wrath not come into – “shall condemnation” Jesus is covering both the present and future by now stating that we “shall not come into The thought here is that the believer is not condemnation.” condemned now and will never be condemned in the future. The one who believes on the Lord Jesus is free from judgment because Christ has paid the penalty for his sins on Calvary. God will not demand the payment of this penalty twice. Christ has paid it as our Substitute, and that is sufficient. The glorious transaction to spiritual life from death unto – “passed life”
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not (at any time in the future) come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” Notice something: We must hear the truth – “heareth my word” Without believing the record of truth that Jesus gave regarding salvation and eternal life, we cannot be saved. We need to give something that people can believe and what they need to give them is the Gospel truth. We must believe the truth – “believeth on him that sent me” Jesus said that a person must believe on “him that sent me” (believe on the Father). The thought here is that one must believe that the Father sent Jesus Christ into the world. What must he believe? He must believe that the Father sent the Lord Jesus to be our Savior. We must believe what the Father says about the Lord Jesus is absolutely true, that He is the only Savior that can take away our sins and judgment. In short, we must hear the truth that Jesus told us and also believe that the Father backs up the same message that the Son has shared regarding salvation and eternal life. What is the truth that we must believe? The present possession of eternal life – “hath everlasting life” Notice that Jesus says the person “hath everlasting life.” He did not say that the believer will in the future have eternal life, but that he has it right now! The future freedom from wrath – “shall not come into condemnation” Jesus is covering both the present and future by now stating that we “shall not come into condemnation.” The thought here is that the believer is not condemned now and will never be condemned in the future. The one who believes on the Lord Jesus is free from judgment because Christ has paid the penalty for his sins on Calvary. God will not demand the payment of this penalty twice. Christ has paid it as our Substitute, and that is sufficient. The glorious transaction to spiritual life – “passed from death unto life”
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