3:32,33
Jesus “bears testimony to what He has seen and heard”, which is clearly far more than any man “of the earth” has ever seen or heard! “Yet no one receives His testimony”. The problem is not with who Jesus is or what He says, but with man’s refusal to believe Him. Now the “no one” here does not mean absolutely no one, for in the very next verse he says “whoever receives His testimony”. The one who does believe Christ affirms that God is true.
3:34
This is a further explanation of why we must listen to Jesus. He was sent by God, and He utters the words of God. When we hear Jesus speak we hear God speak. And God gave Him the Spirit without measure. Now if Jesus is God, which He is, why does God need to give Him the “Spirit without measure”? Maybe it is because He came as a man. So in order to live a fully godly life as a man He needed the Holy Spirit. We were not created to be able to live without the Holy Spirit. When we believe we receive the Holy Spirit.
No comments:
Post a Comment