John 1:1 - 5, 14
The ______________ , Which was in the Begainning, and God, became flesh. Jesus Christ is the living word of God.John 1:11 -13
If we believe in Him and receive Him, Jesus gives us power to become the sons of ______________ by a supernatural birth. He spoke further about this new birth one night to the ruler of the Jews....
John 3:1 - 8
The Lord told Nicodemus that everyone who wanted to see or enter the kingdom of God must be born again of ______________ and the ______________ .
John 3:16 - 21
Jesus also told Nicodemus that whoever ______________ in Him shall have enteral life. Jesus mentioned two seemingly different requirments for salvation, one is being born again, the other is believing. Yet, this is not a contradiction. The next scripure explains how believing is related to experiencing the birth of the Spirit.
John 7:38,39
Here we discover that if we believe on Him we will receive His ______________ . We find that scriptural experience. Faith motivates us to obey and obedience brings God's acceptanceand blessing.
John 12:35,36 & 42,43
Today, just as in Jesus day, many believe on Him, But, they will not ______________ Him for fear of what other will do or say.
John 17:17 - 20
In Jesus' Prayer for His Disciples, just before His crucifixion, He said God's Word is ______________ . He also preayed for us ; and all those who would believe on Him through the Apostles' word.
To find out what the Apostles' message was to be, let us read what Jesus told them to proclaim. The setting of the great commisson scripture in Luke 24:45 - 49 is just after the Lord's death, burial and resurrection, and just before His ascension into heaven.
Then opened he their understanding, that might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, thus itis written, and thus it behooved Christ suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in the name among all nations, brginning in Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things, And behold, I send the promise of my father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of jerursalem, until ye be endured with power from on high."
Questions:
Did the Apostles preach the message Jesus commanded them to proclaim?
How was the promise of the Father fulfilled?
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