“Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about His Son. 11. And this is the testimony, God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12.He who has the Son has life, he who does not have the Son does not have life.”
I’m not trying to be provocative when I ask if you would call God a liar. I am simply quoting what John wrote to the recipients of his letter. One of John’s purposes for writing 1st John was to warn people about false teachers who were going from church to church trying to convince people that Jesus is not the only way to salvation. One of the worst sins of modern people seems to be to disagree with them about their agnosticism, and to claim that salvation comes from Jesus alone. We just have to decide whether we are going to believe the world or the word of God. The message of Jesus is an affront to the world system, which is under the control of Satan. If there is any name that Satan hates, it is the name of Jesus. It was Jesus, after all, who defeated every trick that Satan threw at Him while He walked on this earth. We are told that Jesus “was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin.” The message of the Bible is that Jesus defeated Satan for us, and that when we put our faith and trust in Him, we are saved and have overcome the world through that faith. Do you think it strange that today you can talk about religion all you want, and even a casual reference to God will not raise most people’s ire? If, however, you mention the name of Jesus in a positive light, you are called a religious nut. That Name, which is above every Name, is an affront to the world system, and, no wonder, because Satan is in control of that system. If the name of Jesus is an affront to you, you are on the wrong side. To those of us who believe, the name of Jesus is the most precious name in the world. We believe that Philippians 2:8-11 is eternally true: “And being found in fashion as a man, (Jesus) humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9. Wherefore God also has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name. 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth. 11. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” The world can deny that this is true, but that does not make it untrue. It is my prayer that you will not deny the name of Jesus, because, frankly, to do so is to call God a liar. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to stand in judgment having accused God of lying. Bro. Joe
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