Journey Through the Bible Week 45 (45 of 52)
Series: 365 Day Journey Through the Bible
Donald Cantrell
John 3- John 18
Day 309 November 5 - John 3 and 4
Jesus has rejected the mentality of the mob but he is willing to engage with someone that is genuinely seeking an answer. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, he was a religious leader, and he was a Jew. One of the things we must understand is that everyone is in need of salvation. It does not matter who they are or where they come from, every person is a sinner and every person needs to be saved. In our reading today we will see that one was literally religious but lost and the other was ruined and lost. One does not gain entrance into heaven due to pedigree but on the other hand nobody is rejected from heaven due to pedigree.
Point to Ponder
Nicodemus was a seeker but he was still a sinner. The woman at the well was a sinner, though she ended up being a seeker. The religious leader was just as lost as the Samaritan woman. I have had the pleasure of witnessing to those that had lofty stature in society but that did not gain them any standing with God. The Lord does not give heavenly accreditation for wealth, for education, for religiosity, or for any other earthly trait. The Lord looked at this Pharisee and saw that he was keenly interested in finding eternal life. Jesus told Nicodemus that he ''must be born again.''
I - Jesus and the Seeker (John 3)
II - Jesus and the Sinner (John 4)
Point to Ponder
The woman at the well was a sinner and she was living with a man that was not her husband. The Lord revealed to her that he knew that she had many husbands and that she needed eternal life. This woman was in shock that the Lord was willing to interact with her but this is why he came. Jesus did not come to reject sinners but to save sinners.
Point to Ponder
There will be times in our lives that we encounter men like Nicodemus, they come to us and they ask us how to become a Christian. There ...
Series: 365 Day Journey Through the Bible
Donald Cantrell
John 3- John 18
Day 309 November 5 - John 3 and 4
Jesus has rejected the mentality of the mob but he is willing to engage with someone that is genuinely seeking an answer. Nicodemus was a Pharisee, he was a religious leader, and he was a Jew. One of the things we must understand is that everyone is in need of salvation. It does not matter who they are or where they come from, every person is a sinner and every person needs to be saved. In our reading today we will see that one was literally religious but lost and the other was ruined and lost. One does not gain entrance into heaven due to pedigree but on the other hand nobody is rejected from heaven due to pedigree.
Point to Ponder
Nicodemus was a seeker but he was still a sinner. The woman at the well was a sinner, though she ended up being a seeker. The religious leader was just as lost as the Samaritan woman. I have had the pleasure of witnessing to those that had lofty stature in society but that did not gain them any standing with God. The Lord does not give heavenly accreditation for wealth, for education, for religiosity, or for any other earthly trait. The Lord looked at this Pharisee and saw that he was keenly interested in finding eternal life. Jesus told Nicodemus that he ''must be born again.''
I - Jesus and the Seeker (John 3)
II - Jesus and the Sinner (John 4)
Point to Ponder
The woman at the well was a sinner and she was living with a man that was not her husband. The Lord revealed to her that he knew that she had many husbands and that she needed eternal life. This woman was in shock that the Lord was willing to interact with her but this is why he came. Jesus did not come to reject sinners but to save sinners.
Point to Ponder
There will be times in our lives that we encounter men like Nicodemus, they come to us and they ask us how to become a Christian. There ...
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