#john 9:1‭-‬12

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“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” —Matthew 11:15 (NASB)

“As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”

Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”

When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?” Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”

So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” —John 9:1‭-‬12 (NASB)

“Telling Your Story” By InTouch Ministries:

“Our job is to faithfully share the good news and trust the Holy Spirit to change hearts.”

“Human beings are designed by God to love stories. That’s why, when we tell others about how God has rescued and changed us, the Holy Spirit begins to work in the hearts of those who have ears to hear. (See Matthew 11:15.)

Consider today’s Scripture passage, which relates the story of the man born blind. Many questioned him about how he received his sight, and he simply shared the facts: “The man who is called Jesus made mud, and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight” (v. 11).

“Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?” they asked. Some said, “This is he,” but others said, “No, but he is like him” (vv. 8-9, emphasis added). The man’s transformation was so amazing, so impossible by human standards, that observers began to craft their own narrative trying to explain what had happened. The man simply repeated, “I am the one” (v. 9).

Like him, we don’t have to know every answer to every question in order to talk about our Savior; we need only tell what Jesus has done for us. The Holy Spirit will do the rest.”

[mercyr58]

whaaaat?? ok so this means that they believe in the existence of God but they don't have a relationship, nor do they know Him and therefore satisfy their flesh.

it's something i've been seeing on tumblr. there is a large community of lgbt Christians here and they make it known in their description: 'Christian' + their sexual orientation.

this happens because it's not seen as a sin. i'm not saying that this sin is worse than another, it's just that different sexual orientations are more and more accepted and in the church as well.

they take out some verses out of context to try to debate this issue without understanding the message of the Gospel, the meaning of the Cross and leaving aside some aspects such as being born again.

i'm not saying this from a higher position. i also struggle with sins and i need to ask God to reveal the seriousness of some of them because i can't see it for myself.

at first i got angry but then i asked God to open their eyes and begin with God's help to mortify that sin as it has to happen with any other sin in any of us.

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:2

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 6:1‭-‬2

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 2:24

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:8‭-‬9

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Scriptures of the day

IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Isa. 9:6.] He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. There it was–the true Light [was then] coming into the world [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] that illumines every person. [Isa. 49:6.] He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him [did not know Him]. But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name–[Isa. 56:5.]

John 1:1‭-‬4‭, ‬9‭-‬10‭, ‬12 ampc

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‭John‬ ‭14:1‭-‬31‬ ‭LSB‬

[1] “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. [2] In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. [4] And you know the way where I am going.” [5] Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going. How do we know the way?” [6] Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me. [7] If you have come to know Me, you will know My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” [8] Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” [9] Jesus *said to him, “Have I been with you all so long and have you not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? [10] Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. [11] Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. [12] Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to the Father. [13] Whatever you ask in My name, this will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14] If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. [15] “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. [16] And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever; [17] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. [18] “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. [19] After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also. [20] On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. [21] He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” [22] Judas (not Iscariot) *said to Him, “Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world?” [23] Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him. [24] He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me. [25] “These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you. [26] But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. [27] Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. [28] You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. [29] And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe. [30] I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; [31] but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

[woven-in-christ]

**Do Not let your heart grow cold**

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

Romans 12:1‭-‬2 amp

It really does not matter much how much time we spend in the Word as long as what we read truly renews our minds. Most serious born again believers in Christ know they need to renew their minds every day but we (yes, myself included) are sometimes carried away by our daily lives, our problems or need of distraction. We can neglect our time in the Word of of God, which means we neglect to renew our minds. I have learned by my own experience that when we do that, we starve our souls and minds. We begin to feel God is far away from us, and we can’t feel His presence anymore.

That is when we put ourselves in serious danger. While our souls and minds are starving our hearts grow colder. Pretty soon after that we will start thinking this and that sin is not that bad and we will fall into temptation a lot easier. We always have to make sure our hearts are burning for Jesus. Burning for Him means total surrender of ourselves to Him, total trust in Him (no matter what our circumstances are), total relying on Him, obeying all His commands and abiding in God all the time. Jesus did not give a lot of commands to follow, He had only 2:

Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them: “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another”

John 13:34 amp

Loving others includes all these:

Beloved, let us [unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] 1 John 4:7-8 amp

Finally, all of you be like-minded [united in spirit], sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted [courteous and compassionate toward each other as members of one household], and humble in spirit; and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection]. Peter 3:8-9 amp

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.

Philippians 2:3 amp

Be kind and helpful to one another, tender-hearted [compassionate, understanding], forgiving one another [readily and freely], just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32 amp

For if you forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others [nurturing your hurt and anger with the result that it interferes with your relationship with God], then your Father will not forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14-15

Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him [drop the issue, let it go], so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions and wrongdoings [against Him and others].

Mark 11:25 amp

And so faith, hope, love abide [faith–conviction and belief respecting man’s relation to God and divine things; hope–joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love–true affection for God and man, growing out of God’s love for and in us], these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 ampc

Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity). By this we shall come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we are of the Truth, and can reassure (quiet, conciliate, and pacify) our hearts in His presence,

1 John 3:18‭-‬19 ampc

If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [in Christ], he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.

1 John 4:20‭-‬21 ampc

And there are many more Scripture on how to relate to our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Renewing our minds is essential because it is working out our salvation:

“So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ].”

Philippians 2:12 amp

Working out our salvation is done in collaboration with the Holy Spirit. It is when we allow Him to transform us from the inside out in order for us to produce His fruit. It is also called the sanctification process. It simply means we work with the Holy Spirit to become more and more Christlike.

Finally, I will leave you with the ultimate danger of letting our hearts grow cold (not renewing our minds). Consider this carefully! Even some born again believers will not make it to heaven!:

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold (invigorating, refreshing) nor hot (healing, therapeutic); I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust]. Revelation 3:15-16 amp

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Testing the Spirits

[1] Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. [2] This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, [3] but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. [4] You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. [5] They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. [6] We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. [7] Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. [8] Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. [9] This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. [10] This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. [11] Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. [12] No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. [13] This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. [14] And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. [15] If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. [16] And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. [17] This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. [18] There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. [19] We love because he first loved us. [20] Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. [21] And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

1 John 4:1‭-‬21 NIV

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*JOHN 1* *John 1:1‭-‬ (EASY)* *The Word Became Human* 1. In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God. The Word was God. 2. He was with God from the beginning. 3. God made all things through the Word. God did not make anything without him. 4. It is the Word who caused everything to live. Because of this, he has brought light to all people. 5. The light shines in the dark, and the dark cannot put out the light. 6. God sent a man to bring his message. His name was John. 7. He came to tell people about the light. God wanted everyone to believe in the one who is the light. 8. John himself was not that light. God sent him to tell people about the light. 9. The true light gives light to every person. That light was now coming into the world. 10. The Word was now in the world. God had made the world through him. But the people in the world did not know who he was. 11. He came to the place that was his own. But his own people did not accept him. 12. But some people did accept him. They did believe in him. He gave authority to those people to become God's children. 13. They did not become God's children in the usual human way. They were not born because of what any people wanted. They were not born because of what any man decided. No! They were born from God. 14. The Word became a man. He lived among us. We saw how great and how good he is. He is great and good as only the Father's one true Son can be. He is completely kind. He speaks only what is true. 15. John told people about the Word. He shouted, ‘This is the man that I told you about. He comes after me. But he is greater than I am. He was already there before I was born.’ 16. The Word is full of everything that we need. We have all received one good thing after another good thing. 17. God gave his Law to us through Moses. But God has shown us how kind he is through Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ God has brought his true message to us. 18. Nobody has ever seen God. But God's only Son has shown God to us. He is very near to the Father, and he himself is God. *John The Baptist Is Not The Messiah* 19. The Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from J https://www.instagram.com/papa.s_heart_ministry/p/CYZSUhIIqQ_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[walkswithmyfather]

“Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance. But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said, “That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.” Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself. Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” —John 12:1‭-‬9 (NLT)

“But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” —Matthew 26:10‭-‬13 (NLT)

“When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” —Matthew 26:12‭-‬13 (NIV)

“Easter Explained: An 8-Day Guide to Celebrating Holy Week.” A Devotional By Spoken Gospel - Day 4: “Holy Wednesday”:

“For the last 1,600 years, Christians around the world remember the last days of Jesus' life during Holy Week. Today is Holy Wednesday. Holy Wednesday remembers the day when both faithful Mary and treacherous Judas prepare Jesus to die.

After an increasingly public string of challenges to both Rome and the temple system, the religious elite believe that Jesus is a threat to their kingdom and religion (John 11:48). If Jesus is not killed, they believe Rome will come, take what little power they have left, and destroy their temple (John 11:50; Matthew 26:3-4). Believing it's better for one man to die than for a whole nation to be lost, the religious elite make their final plans to kill Jesus.

Meanwhile, a woman named Mary takes a jar of perfume valued at 300 pieces of silver (or a year's salary), cracks it open, pours it over Jesus' head and feet, and rubs it into his skin with her hair (John 12:3). It's not only lavish but socially awkward and humiliating. Horrified, Judas speaks up for the disciples. He calls Mary's display wasteful and argues the perfume should have been sold and spent on the poor (John 12:4-5; Matthew 26:8-9). But Jesus quiets Judas and tells the disciples Mary is doing the right thing. He says: 'You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me' (Matthew 26:11).

Jesus isn't dismissing care for the poor with this statement, he's highlighting the value of what he has come to do. Like the religious elite have said, the only way to save God's people is if he is killed. Mary understands that Jesus must die, so she embalms him in advance. To her, it's no 'waste' to offer her most precious possession if it prepares Jesus for the burial that will save God's people (Matthew 26:12). But Judas realizes Jesus is no longer useful to him. So he sneaks away and tells the religious elite he will betray Jesus for a tenth of what Mary poured out (Matthew 26:14-15).

Strangely, everyone in this story is preparing for Jesus to die. The religious elite offer a bribe to more easily capture Jesus. Judas betrays Jesus for another month's expenses. And Mary prepares him to be laid in a tomb. Even more strangely, everybody believes Jesus must die in order to save them. Judas thought Jesus' death would save his financial status. The religious elite thought Jesus' death would prevent Rome from breathing more heavily down their necks.

But Holy Wednesday is good news because Jesus announces that his death will save God's people not from Rome or poverty, but from death itself (John 11:51-52). Mary had just seen Jesus raise her brother from the dead (John 11:43-44). She hopes that if Jesus dies, then all God's people can be saved from death. Jesus is worth her most precious possession because Jesus has the power to give eternal life to all who ask.

So I pray that on this Holy Wednesday you will accept that Jesus must die in order to save his people from death forever.”

[woven-in-christ]

How to get the most out of the Bible

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 ampc

The first thing to remember is the Word of God is Jesus Christ: IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Isa. 9:6.] He was present originally with God.

John 1:1‭-‬2 ampc

Now that this as been settled, we can plunge in the subject of this article; How to most out of the Bible. The Holy Spirit uses the Word a lot to speak to us, but just if we pray and ask Him before we read. The other way to get the most out it in my opinion is the greatest and most expeditive way to be transformed from the inside out by the Holy Spirit. Every time you read a Scripture that starts by BE, ask the Holy Spirit to make you that way, ore more that way. Everytime we read a command from Jesus Christ, ask the Holy Spirit to help you obey this command in your daily life. When you read the Psalms, pray the psalm which applies the most to your current situation. When you read the Ancient Testament, you can ask Him to give you a faith and devotion to God like some people of the Ancient Testament had. When you read how Jesus Christ loves loves His children, ask the Holy Spirit to help you love others like Jesus loves them. With a fifteen minutes reading time you can get out at least 1 prayer. And they are the prayers that pleases God, because they show Him that you are really serious in your desire to become who He desires you to be. This is how you get the most out of the Bible, this is how you get the transformative power of the Word of God. Blessings!