True Understanding John 6 63

Read the passage: John 6

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6&version=ASV

(It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.)

1. will come by the spirit's initiation.
   
   
2. will come by the spirit's quickening. 
   Calling the heart to attention
   
   
3. will come by the spirit's revealing. 
   revealing Christ and His life.
   
   
4. will come by the spirit's affirming, reassuring
   

     5.  will come by the spirit's using, applying.

6. will come by the spirit giving Christ's life.
   
   
7. will come by the spirit's retention of you, and the knowledge of truth. 
   

Through His Word John 6 63

Read the passage: John 6

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6&version=ASV

(...the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.)

1. Christ draws the heart.
   
   
2. Christ reveals truth to the heart.
   
   
3. Christ adds spiritual profit to the heart.
   
   
4. Christ personalizes His direction to the heart.
   
   
5. Christ gives spiritual training to the heart.
   
   
6. Christ brings spiritual disciplines to the heart. 
   (...the flesh profiteth nothing)
   
   
7. Christ gives life to the heart. 
   

Established in the Truth 2 Peter 1 12-16

Read the passage: 2 Peter 1

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+peter+1&version=ASV

v.12 1.A believer is to know the truth. 
(these things,)

2.A believer is to remember the truth. 
(remembrance of these things,)

3.A believer is to keep his heart diligently in the truth. 
(though ye know them)
complacency leads to contempt.
lest he stray

v.13 4.A believer needs to be stirred up by the truth. 
(to stir you up ...)

5.A believer remembers commitments made to the truth. 
(by putting you in remembrance.)

v.14 6.A believer's commitment is a life commitment. 
(Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, ...)

v.16 7.A believer's message is Christ alone.
(we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...) 

Christ's Teachings-Disciples Privilege Luke 10 22-24

Read the passage: Luke 10

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+10&version=ASV

v.22 1. The privilege of the Father’s secret.
(All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who…)

v.22 2. Privilege to know personally the Father’s Son and His Father in heaven. 
(and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.)

v.23 3. The privilege of seeing and knowing of the works of Christ.
(And He turned Him unto His disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:)

v.24 4. The privilege of seeing that which prophets and kings did not see.
(For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them;)

v.24 5. The privilege of living in the time of fulfillment.

v.24 6. The privilege of benefiting from the faith of the past. 
(prophets and kings)

v.24 7. The privilege of hearing truth, truth made alive by the living presence of Jesus.
How much greater is our privilege today to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that brings truth to the door of our heart knocking, for us to open up to. 

The Revealing Luke 2 1-16

Read the passage: Luke 2

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+2&version=ASV

          the hard part of man’s identity, the blessed hope to the offender:

1. Exchanging the security of heaven for the instability of earth.
   (Phil 2: 5-8- But made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
   Fully subjecting Himself to earthly perils, man’ s injustices, and sin’s degradations
   Matt. 2
   In so doing bringing heaven’s security to men who would but place their trust in Jesus.
   
   
2. Exposing the Son of heaven to the rule of earth. 
   (Luke 1: 26-35- the virgin birth)
   (Luke 2: 1-5- the governing of men-And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.)
   
   
3. Overshadowing man’s passive indifference and decadence of heart with the virtue of humility and the presentation of true life to come through the name of Jesus.
   (Luke 2: 6, 7 - ...because there was no room for them in the inn.)
   
   
4. The showering of glory depicting the generosity of heaven to the heart perfect in lowliness, in faith, in surrender.
   (Luke 2: 8- And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night.)
   shepherds- servants; loyal to their task; humble, lowly ; illustrative of the house (sheep) of Israel; depicting the message of Psalms 23; presenting the need of sheep and the care of shepherding;
   
   
5. Yet heaven’s knowledge that without Jesus coming to earth, man has absolutely no hope in himself.
   (Luke 2: 10-12- And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.)
   
   
6. The patient enduring of God while men of all ages accept or reject God’s glory. 
   (Luke 2: 14- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.)
   (v.16- And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.)
   The tenure of eternity in heaven or hell awaits mens’ human choices and experience.
   
   
7. There is an enduring glory reserved unto God Himself for all of eternity.
   (Luke 2 14- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.)
   (John 17: 5- And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.) 
   

The Need for Renewal Matthew 9 16, 17

Read the passage: Matthew 9

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+9&version=ASV

v 16 1) The condition of man's heart apart from Christ is one in need of renewal. (old garment) It is old.

2) Man attempts to change or "patch up" the condition of man's heart. 
(putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment)

3) Man's patch of change does not adhere or mesh will with his old nature and does not last. 
(the tear is made worse)

v 17 4) The need of man is to retain that which is of great value. 
(neither do men put new wine ...else they break)

5) The self made efforts of man at renewal fail and he ends up perishing as does all that he felt was valuable.
(the wine runneth out and the wineskins perish)

6) Christ does not patch an old life but makes it totally new. 
(but they put new wine into new wineskins.)

7) The life of Christ preserves the life of man and preserves the testimony of Christ in keeping man.
(and both are preserved) 

Free at Last John 8 9-11

Read the passage: John 8

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+8&version=ASV

V 9 1) Free from the guilt of the past.
(and they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.)
see v. 4

v 9 2) Free from man’s dual standards.

v. 10 3) Free from man’s judging.
(When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?)

v. 11 4) Set free from sin’s condemnation.
(She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.)

v. 11 5) Free to acknowledge Jesus. 
(She said, No man, Lord. )

V 11 6) Free to experience the life of Jesus. 
(go and sin no more.)

7) Free forever more. 

An Untroubled Heart John 14 1-6

Read the passage: John 14

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+14&version=ASV

v.1 1. A believer's heart need not be troubled by events of life unforeseen and unchangeable. Jesus sees that heart.
(Let not your heart be troubled)

v.1 2. There is available to the believer a vast record of truth to rest upon and be secured by.
(ye believe in God,)

v.1 3. Attributing to Christ all that is revealed from scripture is the foundation for dealing with troublings.
(ye believe in God, believe also in me.)

v.1 4. Believing must go beyond acceptance of Biblical facts; putting one's life in the hands and heart of Christ is required by God.
(believe also in me.)

v.2 5. The greatest troublings are those which relate to life after this life, death is feared; even more is feared what comes thereafter.
(In my Father's house are many mansions)
The disciples are concerned with what happens now that Jesus is to be gone. Some troublings would come from the loss of Christ's physical leadership. They see the loss as greater than that.

v.2 6. To learn of the great provision of the Father's house is a start in gaining relief from troublings. This is a spiritual focus.

v.2 7. Jesus has revealed truth to guard from any and all troublings. Truth sets free.
(if it were not so, I would have told you.)

v.3 8. The testimony of Jesus awaits the future of the believer. 
(And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again)

v.3 9. All scripture is fulfilled in Jesus.
(that where I am, there ye may be also.)

v.6 10. The irrevocable commitment of Christ is presently invoked in all issues of life.
(I am the way, the truth and the life ... )
Great life long security ensues to the child of God. 

The Wisdom of Jesus John 11 4

Read the passage: John 11

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+11&version=ASV

(When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.)

1. He knows God's higher purpose.
   
   
2. He knows of the Father's glory.
   
   
3. He knows the conclusion of things.
   
   
4. He knows the need of man is for God to do a work.
   
   
5. He knows the bounds of death.
   
   
6. He knows the bounds of time.
   
   
7. He knows the power in His hand.