Believe, Receive, & Know; First John

May the mumbling commence!

Christ is risen!  (He has risen indeed!)  I bid you welcome to the day that Christians set apart as holy to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus – what is commonly known as Easter.  Happy Easter!

Do you believe in Jesus as the Christ – the Anointed One of God?  Christ lived a perfect life.  Christ taught us the Way to please God with total obedience.  Christ died a shameful death upon the cross for the forgiveness of the sins of the whole world.  Christ rose from the grave.  Christ lives today at the right hand of God.  Christ will come again.

Do you believe these things?  Do you accept the testimony of God?  Read from First John chapter five (NJB):

If we accept the testimony of human witnesses, God's testimony is greater, for this is God's testimony which he gave about his Son.  Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him, and whoever does not believe is making God a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 

This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  Whoever has the Son has life, and whoever has not the Son of God has not life. 

I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (Verses 9-13)

Believe in Jesus as the Son of God, and you have the testimony of God written within you… on your very heart and soul.  And that testimony from God is that the Lord has given us eternal life.  This eternal life is in Jesus.  Embrace Jesus into your life, and you have eternal life… life that is the best both quantitatively and qualitatively.

And in this passage from First John, the author gives his final reason for writing.  He writes to let those who believe in Jesus know that they have eternal life. 

Believe.  Show your belief by actively receiving.  It’s that simple.  You are saved.  So am I.

Rejoice!

Christ is risen!  (He has risen indeed!)

Know it to the depths of your heart and soul.  Receive the promise of eternal life.

Enough mumbling for now…

Peace Out