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Intro:
There is always a Spiritual battle raging all around us but very few of us ever view this battle.
We definitely feel the results of the battle and the effects of that battle but never quiet see what’s going on.
But that’s exactly what’s been going on the whole time in John and now we see the end game beginning to be played out here in John 18 beginning in verse 1, even though the disciples might not see it:
Read John 18:1-13
This battle rages on between two things, what are they?
That’s right and that battle rages within us and all around us all the time, with each passing moment of each day.
But the combatants are always the same, the flesh verses the spirit
The Flesh
A. Judas
1.
Given to the fleshly things
a.
Not necessarily beyond repair
b.
Judas could have said any thing at this point but didn’t
c.
Fully bought into the flesh
i.
Having fully denied the Spirit
ii.
The unforgivable sin
2. Didn’t believe in Christ
a. Believed in men instead
b.
Men seemed to have the right answers
c.
Men seemed to be in power
B. Emboldened
1.
The Crowd
a. Flesh always feels better with multiple
b.
They feel safe in the group
2. Fear the Truth
a. Surround themselves with lies
b.
Bolstered by their numbers
c.
Feeling safe in the group of like minded people
d.
The mob will bear out its fruit
C. Peter
1.
Using the World
a. Cannot use the Worlds tactics
b.
Its flawed and we have to fight different
i.
On different footing
ii.
On Solid ground
c.
Hebrew word here is Mishor
i.
Two meanings - first is level or plateau
ii.
Second - Righteousness or even scales
iii.
We fight in the Righteousness of the Spirit don’t need the flesh
2. Live by the Sword
a. Live by the flesh
i. Die by the flesh
ii.
It has no righteous value
b.
We have got to do it different
i. Live by the Spirit
ii.
Don’t need the tools of the flesh
The Spirit
A. Takes the Battle Head On
1. Doesn’t play games
a. Get’s right to the point
b.
Doesn’t mince words
2. Ready to tell the Truth
a. Doesn’t care for fleshly consequences
b.
Only cares for obedience to God
3. Power of the Spirit
a.
Some weren’t even Jewish
b.
The power of the proclamation of God
c.
They may not have believed but they understood
B. Who do you Want
1. Jesus knew
a. God always gives a chance for repentance
b.
For Judas first
c.
But for anyone else
2. Jesus wanted clarity
a. Wanted them to be sure
b.
Sure of who they were really asking for
C. Scripture Fulfilled Again
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Not a grain of salt
a. Serious in our faith
b.
Understand that this is the Word fulfilled
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