“If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth me hateth my Father also.” (John 15:22-23 KJV).
In these passages, the Lord Jesus clearly states that those who have heard and witnessed to what God has revealed through His Words and through His miraculous signs and wonders yet willfully reject them are without excuse. Indeed, God reveals through Apostle Paul that there is enough evidence of God’s eternal powers and divine nature in the creation alone to leave man without excuse for not believing (Romans 1:18-20). Willful rejection of what God revealed in the beauty of His creation, His Words and the miracles He manifest during His walk in the flesh, is an ultimate rebellion against the eternally-loving Father. It is hatred to the One who saves and the Father who sent our Savior. They commit the one and only unforgivable sin of unbelief.
Those who hate us that follow the Lord Jesus Christ, are not only persecuting us, but the Lord Jesus and the Father, firstly and foremost. In fact we are not the object of their hatred. Rather, it is the Lord Jesus they hate. They are exposed and have no excuse in doing so. They know the Lord Jesus loves them. He came to reconcile them, along with the whole world, to Himself and the Father. They are loved, as with all of us. The Lord Jesus came to reveal it through His Words of truth and supernatural signs manifest. Now, they have no excuse. For not believing they missed it hugely. The Lord Jesus warns: “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.
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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