Radio Broadcast Wednesday 02/22/2023

Classic Christianity – The Book of John P09 (02-22-23)

If You Are In Christ Jesus, You Are In Him Forever (Eternal Life)!

~ “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” ^{1 John 5:13}

~ When you have the Son of God, Jesus, you HAVE ETERNAL LIFE! Eternal life begins the very moment you accept Jesus and place faith in Him. Don’t let anyone try and convince you that you can lose eternal life.

~ “Put on the helmet of salvation. Where’s the helmet go? on your head. In other words, put that helmet on and keep it on. Another word of saying that, don’t ever let someone put a doubt in your mind as to your salvation in Christ Jesus, if you’re in Christ Jesus brother, you are in Him for ever. And that’s one thing that Satan tries to shoot the arrows. Oh no, it’s temporary. You can lose it, you better watch your P’s and Q’s because you can lose it. And then he says the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. That’s the only offensive weapon in this lineup. Everything else is defensive. The sword the Word of God is the sword. And like if I held a sword in my hand and I said this thing is sharp and you say that ain’t sharp. You got sit there and argue with him or poky with it. Use the word but you can’t use the word if you don’t know the Word. That’s why I want you to be equipped for the work of ministry. That’s why he wants us to know what the word of God says. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist folks to know what the word of God says. I know people that can’t even read and write that know what the word of God says. Why? Because they’ve listened to it and studied it, and meditate upon it, and brought it into memory.”

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Put on the helmet of salvation. Where’s the helmet go? on your head. In other words, put that helmet on and keep it on. Another word of saying that, don’t ever let someone put a doubt in your mind as to your salvation in Christ Jesus, if you’re in Christ Jesus brother, you are in Him for ever. And that’s one thing that Satan tries to shoot the arrows. Oh no, it’s temporary. You can lose it, you better watch your P’s and Q’s because you can lose it. And then he says the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. That’s the only offensive weapon in this lineup. Everything else is defensive. The sword the Word of God is the sword. And like if I held a sword in my hand and I said this thing is sharp and you say that ain’t sharp. You got sit there and argue with him or poky with it. Use the word but you can’t use the word if you don’t know the Word. That’s why I want you to be equipped for the work of ministry. That’s why he wants us to know what the word of God says. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist folks to know what the word of God says. I know people that can’t even read and write that know what the word of God says. Why? Because they’ve listened to it and studied it, and meditate upon it, and brought it into memory. I’ll guarantee you I had most everything in Armstrong taught me in memory. I would not have been promoted as a salesman. Discipline, discipleship, God wants us to be disciplined. There’s a certain discipline that God wants us to get involved in the discipline of being a child of God, the discipline of giving to the work of the ministry, the discipline of studying the Word of God, the discipline of sharing your cares with one another fellowshipping with one another. Not just now and then hit and miss. But the discipline of saying, I’m going to grow in the Lord. And here’s how I’m gonna grow. Folks, when we open up our hearts, and finally make a decision in our lives, what does it take to get hired with Armstrong? an offer and an acceptance, does it not. What’s to take to get hired as a pro athlete? an offer and acceptance. What does it take to become a child of God? An offer and an acceptance. What does it take to accept the challenge to grow? an offer of God to grow in your knowledge of the Word of God. And an acceptance to say, Okay, Lord, I’m willing to do that. I’m no longer going to look at this as a nice maroon book. It’s got pages in it. And I’m going to spend more time looking at the pages that at the color cover. Get a discipline of studying the Word of God. I’m not saying when. Because then you get prideful as to when you do it. So I people use go around, said, did you have your quiet time this morning, Jim. And then Jim disappoints me by saying yes. What time? Six? I had mine at five. And there we go. Not saying when I’m just saying. You don’t want to go all day without eating. I can tell that. Why do you want to go all day without eating and feeding on the Word of God? So I don’t have time nonsense. We don’t have time, we got time to do anything we want to do. You got the same amount of time to do what you do as a president United States has to run this country. It’s not that we don’t have time, it’s that we don’t take time. Get a discipline in our lives. Get a policy in your lives. And I’m going to study I’m going to spend so much time I don’t care what the time is five minutes will do you wonders. I’m going to take some time to study the Word of God. You know how long it takes to read through the book of Ephesians, 10 minutes. That’s all. Why not just read the book of Ephesians. Then the next day, read the book of Ephesians. The next day, read the book of Ephesians. And then you’ll be like me, you’ll teach how the book of Ephesians For nine years you get a discipline. Where does it start? Where does all this start? It starts with the formation of a relationship. It starts right here in John three. That’s where it all starts an offer and an acceptance.

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus he was a member of the Hebrew ruling council. He was high up very, very well respected man. In Jesus time, he came to Jesus and it’s recorded he came at night which I think is very telling as to what the situation was. He didn’t come in the day where he could be spotted and seen because he didn’t want to be spotted and seen remember what killed Jesus? If we let this man continue before long the whole world is going to follow Him and we will lose our place and our position. Job security plagued Nicodemus, he was a member of the ruling council certainly didn’t want to be thought of as a some renegade gets over there following this man, Jesus. So he came at night, but he still saw something in this man Jesus, that He did not see in anyone else that he had ever known in his entire life. And so he came to him at night and he said, Rabbi, I don’t think he wanted to say that. I know it’s kind of we know that what he meant was, I know, I know that you’re a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you’re doing. If God were not with him. In other words, I’ve seen your miracles. Now what did Jesus think about that if people who followed him because he saw miracles, same thing he thought of when they followed him because they got their belly full? Is the reason you’re following me right now. It’s because I fed the 5000 over there. I know, man, remember the passage right before him. I know man. And I do not need the testimony about man concerning man, I know you. I know what your heart is. I know why you’re following me. You’re not in church, because you want to learn you’re in church, because you want to make acquaintances so your business will grow. So I got so many people in some of these mega churches, great place for business. If that’s what you’re after, that’s the place I’d go. I know your heart. You’re not fooling me, might fool others, but you’re not fooling me. Jesus knows why every one of you are here. He knows that. He knows whether you’re here, because you’re seeking to know God better and seeking to know the Word of God. And the seeking to be taught the Word of God. Because I’ll guarantee you, even though I don’t know you, I’ll guarantee you’re not here for all the big hoopla. And you’re not here because we’ve got a beautiful podium. I have to assume you’re here for some pretty honorable motives. And that is to get to know Jesus. He says, I know you. But Nicodemus is saying, I know that you’ve come from God, you couldn’t be doing these miracles that you do if you didn’t come from God. Isn’t it interesting that Jesus didn’t even honor that? It seems like you’d say, well, you’re right, Nikki. I do. I’ve done some miracles and that for sure is proof that who I am, he didn’t even touch that. He said, I tell you the truth Nicodemus, no one can see the kingdom of God. Unless he’s born from above or born again or born from above. He just ignored the flattery. Don’t get me this miracle stuff that you know I’m from God because of the miracle. You oughta know, I’m from God, because I’m God. Nicodemus, I think was taken aback unbelievably, by that statement, because I think he wanted Jesus to respond to his statement. He didn’t respond to it. He declared something new to him. You got to be born from above. Nicodemus came back kind of with I think, kind of a little wise deal, I’d probably done the same thing having a man be born with his old Surely you can’t enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born. And Jesus said, I tell you the truth Nicodemus, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he’s born of water and the Spirit. And then tells us exactly what that means. That does not mean baptized. It does not mean sprinkled, it means physical birth, he explains it. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but Spirit gives birth to spirit. There’s two births, natural birth, spiritual birth, you gotta be born a mom and dad before you can be born of God. Just explained it, no problem at all.

You shouldn’t be surprised, am I saying that you must be born from above. Born again. The wind blows wherever it pleases. He said you can hear it sound but you can’t tell where it comes from or where it’s going. And so it is with everyone born of the Spirit. How can this be Nicodemus asked? I don’t know what you’re talking about. How can this be we be born from above? How can this be? I’m a Hebrew that that does it doesn’t. And no you’re born a Hebrew of your mom and dad. Now you need to be born by God. And he said, Are you Israel’s teacher? And that’s what Nicodemus known from the teacher are you Israel’s teacher. And you do not understand these things. Probably a little insulting to Nicodemus. I tell you the truth. He said, we speak of what we know. And we testify to what we have seen but still, you people do not accept our testimony. I’ve spoken to you of earthly things and you don’t believe, How then are you going to believe if I speak of heavenly things, you don’t even believe in the earthly things I’m talking about. No one has ever gone to heaven, He said to Nicodemus, except the one who came from heaven, the Son of Man. No one has ever gone into heaven, except the one who came from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. That’s the cross, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life, For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him, and whoever believes in Him is not condemned. But whoever does not believe, stands condemned already. Why? Because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. How are you born from above? When you believe the testimony of God concerning his Son, that God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son, and he has the Son has life. And he who does not have the Son of God does not have life, he stands condemned. And these things I’ve written unto You who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know not hope so not sit around. Well, I think so. But I know that you are a child of the living God. You’ve got to be born from above. You’ve already been born naturally. Now you must be born from above, if you’re ever going to go above, because no man has ever gone into heaven except the Son of man who came from heaven. And you and I are not going to go there until we go with him. The Son of Man.

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He gives another testimony this is the verdict. Here’s what God has testified about the verdict of this case, Light has come into the world. But men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Remember the story of the man that went into the pizza parlor and it was so dark he couldn’t even see his way in. Man. The waiter helped him to his table and set him down. After a while he noticed the tablecloth was checkered. After a while someone put a menu in front of his eyes and he could read the menu. Nobody turned up the light. He had just gotten used to the darkness. And that’s exactly what happens with us we get used to the darkness This is the verdict Light has come into the world Jesus, but men like darkness because our deeds are evil. And everyone who does evil hates the light. We don’t like the light. It’s a threat to us. Why do you think a man who stands up and says I believe in Jesus is a threat to the world? Why do you think the world? How neutral are people? To a man that stands up and says I believe in God? I believe abortion is wrong. I believe homosexual marriage is wrong. What’s the world think of him? Oh, well, he’s just a little off. Uh uh. Hate him. Hate him. Why? Because he stands up for what’s truth. And when you stand up for truth in the world that you’re in, you’re going to be hated. So don’t run for sheriff. You’re not gonna make it. Not if you stand up for what you know to be true. Why? Because everyone who does evil hates the light, they hate a man who stands up for truth. It’s convicting to them. Why? Because I liked that stuff. He won’t come to the light. Why, for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light. Jesus said, If you are in the light, as I am in the light, we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of Jesus, his Son continually cleanses you of every sin imaginable. So he says, we don’t want to come because her deads are going to be exposed, but whoever lives by the truth comes into the light. So it may be seen plainly, that what he has done has been done through God, then essence that he is Jesus. So it can be seen plainly that what Jesus has done, has been done through God.

Now after this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside. And we’ll cover this next week. What I want us to do is this folks to realize this is the introduction into a lifestyle of discipline, into a lifestyle of being taught now, by God. I could have chosen to go into the Navy and be taught by the Navy or the Air Force and be taught by the Air Force. But I was drafted in the Army so I could be taught for the Army. But that’s where I was taught. That was the introduction into who was going to teach me and prepare me to fight a battle in case I ever had to go into one. I could have chosen different corporations that came and interviewed students on the campus. I could have chosen different ones, I chose Armstrong, they chose me and I chose them, I agreed to their offer. And when I did, I agreed to be taught by them, to be set apart from all other industry, and to be taught by them and discipled by them and disciplined by them. I entered into their plan for me. When we come out of the darkness into the light, we enter into His plan. We as Christians, still many times are talking about our rights and our rights. We don’t have any rights. We’ve been bought with a price. And we are bought by the blood of Christ Jesus. And we belong to Him. We don’t belong to ourselves. But we sit around in our cockiness and act like we do. Are you a Christian? Are you in Christ Jesus? I know you are. Then he said you have been bought with a price. And he says I want you to start learning to be discipled by me, to learn from me. I don’t want surface Christians. I don’t want them. They’re destructive. I want your roots to sink deeply. go deeply into the Word of God. I want you to know this word. You can know it backwards and forwards. If I can learn it, anybody can learn it. You know why I don’t like to read. If I hadn’t written Classic Christianity, I’d never read it. I am not a reader. I never had been a reader. I just read to get grades so that I could get through school. And until I was saved, never picked up another book. Until I read Think and Grow Rich and that was one dandy. That was my good humanistic Bible. didn’t read much of that either. Picked a little bit of about half out of it. However, I came to the Lord I couldn’t get my nose out of this Bible. Why I found truth. I found truth for the first time my life, Amy thought I had a black leather face. I sit there like this constantly reading the Bible, reading the Bible reading the Bible, I don’t have time. I also don’t like to get up early. I’d be up at four o’clock in the morning, most of the days of the week, doing what? Reading my Bible. anyone tell me to? Uh uh, I wanted to find out about Jesus, I want to find out about this life that God had for us.

Guys, I’m saying this to encourage you, I want you to make a decision today. I want you to make a decision that if you’ve been playing games, to quit playing them. If you’ve been kind of us, ho hum, Christian, change your mind. If you’ve been one, it’s kind of here today and gone tomorrow. And here today and gone tomorrow, change your mind. I’m gonna get involved in a fellowship that I can grow in. And we can serve. Not asking what can do for me, but what I can do for it. I’m going to start taking some of my dollars that have been hoarding and start perpetuating the Word of God. Because if this message is Truth is worthy of support, if it isn’t, you ought to can it. But if it is, you ought to give your life to it. And I don’t mean leftovers. I’m talking about what the Bible says of giving superficially. And giving without compulsion and giving in accordance to what you have, not what’s leftover. But to be a steward of what God has given us. Folks, this message is coming out of my heart. Because I think as a body, that it’s time for us to really wake up. And to really recognize the fact that we can make an impact not only on our own lives, but we can make an impact on a community and a state and a country. If we’ll just commit to do so. But he says First, give yourself to Jesus. Give yourself to Jesus. First of all, make up your mind that if I’m not born again, I know I’ve been born a mom and dad. But if I’m not sure I’ve been born from above, brother today, I’m gonna make that secure. I’m gonna drive the nail in that decision today. There are some of you sitting out there there said, Well, I think I did. But I’m not sure then don’t let another moment go by where you’re not sure. That is ridiculous. Because today, you can be sure. And it’s very simple, barely saying to God, I don’t know for sure whether I’m in Christ or not. But if I’m not today, I want to be in Christ. That’s all it takes. Today, I want you to come and live in my heart, and to be my Lord and Savior. No, I went for a nice six, seven, or eight and got dunked in water and all that stuff, but I’m having a change in my life, then make a change. And make up your mind today is going to be the day of my salvation. There are people sitting in here of all ages, some of us are older than others, if we’re not in Christ, where you’re going to go, when you hit that final tribulation, that all of us are going to hit called death, where we’re going to go? What’s the gamble? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Make that decision today. If you’re in Christ, I’m going to ask you to stand with me. And stand with us and say, I’m going to start by the grace of God, getting into this word, and growing in grace, and become a part of a body that can go out into this world and make a difference.

Let’s pray together. Father, we’ve had enough church playing. We’ve had enough superficial Christians. We’ve had enough of that. What the world is looking for and what you’re looking for are some people who will stand in an army and join this army of God and to be soldiers of God with a determination to go out into this marketplace and to do battle and to be willing to stand up and to give an account for that hope that’s within us. And equip ourselves for the work of ministry that you’ve called us to, to deepen our relationship with you, to learn what you’ve said, to memorize what you’ve said, and to be able to communicate it to others. I appreciate the boldness of people who are bold enough to stand up for what’s right. Let us be bold people, people that don’t shrink back in order to gain popularity. But people who are willing to stand firm, not to be obnoxious, but to stand firm in what we know to be true. Father, I pray this for this assembly of believers. It’s a very unique body that you’ve called into existence. It’s unique, because we’re not here for the fluff of religion. But we’re here in order to grow in our knowledge of the Lord Jesus, and to walk in the newness of life that’s been given to us in Christ Jesus. So I thank You, Father, for what you’ve done. We commit this to you today. As I say, if there’s one here that does not know for sure whether they have been born from above, and if what you’ve heard, has touched your heart, and you have put your faith in the death and burial and resurrection of Christ Jesus, and to recognize your spiritual death and his offer to you of life, and you’ve accepted you’re born again, from above. Thank him for that. And to those of us that are in Christ Jesus, we praise you, Lord Jesus, for your faithfulness to us even when we’re not faithful to you. We pray these things in Jesus name. And for his sake. Amen.

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