God or the World?
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So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me— not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.
God is Holy
Perfect, Sinless, Unique
“Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
Isaiah 46:
Reaches to mankind
-through the father as creator
-through Jesus becoming human and paying for sin
-through the Holy Spirit as a seal of salvation and continued guidance through the Holy Spirit
-It is through the work of God, we can come to Christ.
c. Desires to teach & instruct
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
-Those who truly study Scripture will see the Father
-Prayerfully, Humbly, using the Holy Spirit to guide and direct. (Search for the heart and character of God)
2. Sin distorts our view of God
2. Sin distorts our view of God
1 Corinthians 13:
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
. Attempts to limit God
a. Attempts to limit God
-Many attempt to force God into their beliefs
-God desires to work in many different ways to draw people to Him.
-Don’t confuse practice with theology or tradition with belief.
b. Causes pride and warped motives
-Jews studied Scripture for head knowledge
-They know Jesus, but didn’t truly know Him
3. We have a choice
3. We have a choice
a. Grumble & continue in sin
-pride, selfishness, idolatry, wordly living
b. Believe & Surrender
i. Jesus rebukes & corrects
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
ii. Strive to live in obedience
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.