Lesson 3984

 Lesson (3984)(12-15-22)  1st John 5:5-9

    “Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.”

    In today’s quote, John first tells us, “This is He that came by water”. Water birth being a natural human birth. (Water birth has NOTHING to do with water baptism.) Jesus was indeed born a human child by a water birth. 

    Secondly, the quote tells us that Jesus came by blood. His blood birth is representative of, what I believe is, His Jewish heretage, or bloodline.

    Sadly, there are far too many who contend that today’s quote supports the erroneous notion that water baptism represents a birth. If that were to be the case, in order to gain eternal salvation, one would be required to be baptized three times, first, the natural (water) birth, then the birth by water baptism, and then the birth of the spirit. There is only ONE baptism that matters to the eternal salvation of the soul, that is the baptism into Jesus Christ by faith in Him. 

    “For by GRACE are ye saved through FAITH; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast”. (Ephesains 2:8-9)