“And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.”- 1 John 5:11-12New Living Translation
We all have a testimony, a story of our conversion. Well God has one too, only his involves our conversion as well, or rather the means of our conversion. John made it clear to the church brethren that God’s testimony was the eternal life he gave us thru the life, death and resurrection of his only Son, Jesus Christ. No other ‘religion’, cult or otherwise, has someone who died for the sins of mankind. Plenty of folks think it’s a fool’s errand to entertain belief in such a wild story as the one the Bible shares.
Christian’s believe God gave all men a free will to believe as they choose. Those who disbelieve are oblivious to their sinful self and their need for forgiveness. You either believe or you don’t. As the old saying goes, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” 1Our responsibility as followers of Christ is to emulate his character in an attempt to introduce nonbelievers to God. They may choose to believe or may choose to ignore the call, that is their choice.
“Whoever believes in God’s Son has eternal life. He is all you need. You don’t need to wait for eternal life because it begins the moment you believe. You don’t need to work for it because it is already yours. You don’t need to worry about it because you have been given eternal life by God himself – and it is guaranteed.” 2 Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
1– It was first recorded for English use in 1175 in Old English Homilies.
2– Verse footnotes on p. 2818 of the Life Application Study Bible.
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