Friday, August 7, 2020

John 3:31-34 Part 1 of 2

The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit with out limit. 

The one who comes from above is above all 
John 3:13  "No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man."
1 Corinthians 15:47  The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.

the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth 
Genesis 2:7  Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
John 8:23  But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world."
1 John 4:4-6  You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them (false prophets), because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 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.

He testifies to what he has seen and heard 
John 8:26  "I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world."
John 15:15  "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."

but no one accepts his testimony 
John 3:11-12  "Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?"

(parentheses are mine)

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