Lesson 4546

 (Lesson 4546)(07-14-24) John 12:44-50 

   “Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.” 

 

   Today’s quote summarizes Jesus' final public teaching in the Gospel of John. Jesus proclaims that believing in Him is equivalent to believing in God. He said that He came into the world as a light to save people from darkness. Jesus emphasized that He did not come to judge the world, but to save it. However, those who reject His words will be judged by the very words He has spoken, which were commanded by God the Father. Jesus concluded by affirming that His command leads to eternal life, and He had spoken exactly what the Father has told Him to say. ~