“Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.” (John 8:22-24 KJV)
These passages reveal how desperate are the religious and political critics of the Lord Jesus in their desire to get rid of Him out of Jerusalem. At one instance, when the Lord said the same line of statement, they thought He will go unto the dispersed Jews among the gentiles, and teach them with the gentiles? (John 7:33-35). Now, they think He may be planning to take His own life. That would have been convenient for them to solve their problem to keep their religious lies from being exposed. But, nay. Those are imaginations of confused and distorted thinking of people totally held captive by religious and worldly creeds.
The Lord Jesus Christ is actually giving hint of His ultimate ascension back to heaven where He is from. That is after going through a sacrificial death on the cross through the hands of these religious authorities who claim to be disciples of Moses and guardians of the law and God's Words. They actually, as the Lord Jesus stated, have their line of belief from below. Hence, they failed to see the truth revealed to them from above.
This revelation is a nudging to those who have not received the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and have not been born again. It is a call for all to lift up spiritual eyes to heaven away from the trappings of the world to see things of heaven and believe in Him who came to save the world. For those who fail to believe, this passage warns, they will die in their sins! It is written: “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.” (John 3:18 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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