Word of God Online Daily Bible Study
February 14 2009
Daily Scripture of the Day
1 John 5:5
But who could possibly fight and win this battle except by believing that Jesus is truly the son of God?
Scripture Reading of the Day
1 John 5
If you believe that Jesus is the Christ—that he is God’s Son and your Savior—then you are a child of God. And all who love the father love his children too. So you can find out how much you love God’s Children—your brothers and sisters in the Lord—by how much you love and obey God. Loving God means doing what he tells us to do, and really that isn’t hard at all; for every child of God can obey him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him.
But who could possibly fight and win this battle except by believing that Jesus is truly the son of God? And we know he is, because God said so with a voice from heaven when Jesus was baptized, and again as he was facing death—yes, not only at his baptism but also as he faced death. And the Holy Spirit, for ever truthful, says it too. So we have these three witnesses: the voice of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, the voice from heaven at Christ’s baptism, and the voice before he died. And they all say the same thing; that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. We believe men who witness in our courts, and so surely we can believe whatever God declares. And God declares that Jesus is his Son. All who believe this know in their hearts that it is true. If anyone doesn’t believe this, he is actually calling God a liar, because he doesn’t believe what God has said about his Son.
And what is it that God has said? That he has given us eternal life, and that this life is in his Son. So whoever has God’s Son has life; whoever does not have his Son, does not have life.
I have written this to you who believe in the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life. And we are sure of this that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we really know he is listening when we talk to him and make our requests, then we can be sure he will answer us.
If you see a Christian sinning in a way that does not end it death, you should ask God to forgive him, and God will give him life, unless he has sinned that one fatal sin. But there is that one sin that ends in death and if he has done that then there is no use praying for him. Every wrong is a sin, of course. I am not talking about these ordinary sins; I am speaking of the one that ends in death.
No one who has become part of God’s family makes a practice of sinning, For Christ, God’s Son, holds him securely and the devil cannot get his hands on him. We know that we are children of God and all the rest of the world around us is under Satan’s power and control. And we know that Christ, God’s Son has come to help us understand, and find the true God. And now we are in God because we are in Jesus Christ his Son, who is the only true God; and he is eternal life.
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. Amen.
Sam’s Response.
The basis of the Christian walk is faith. Faith in Jesus, Faith in the truth. Faith in God. Faith in his word. It is really quite a simple thing, but it is not to be taken lightly. God calls us into a walk that is different than the way the world walks.
Sometimes we are looked down upon, persecuted or scoffed at because of our faith. Many will not journey down this path towards Christ and in Christ. That has been foretold.
There is great peace and assurance in Christ that can only be found in Christ. I love the line above that says… No one who has become part of God’s family makes a practice of sinning, For Christ, God’s Son, holds him securely and the devil cannot get his hands on him.
This is very reassuring. Flat out it says that Jesus will protect us and hold us securely. There is no greater power than believing and having faith. A huge part of faith is LOVE. Love can break down walls with a single word from our lips. Love can discharge an angry person and mellow him out. Love is limitless and God has show us that he will go to any lengths to show is love and mercy upon us.
We have a Great God…A Loving God…A God that is Chasing after you and me and showing us the way to eternal life.
It is a wonderful place to be, won’t you join us?
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