Focus on Jesus OUR GREAT DEFENDER
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight. John 18:36.
What is the method of sanctification? It is by faith alone. In John 15:5 Jesus said, "Without me ye can do nothing." He's talking about producing the fruits of the Spirit and the fruits of obedience in the Christian life. If without Him we can do nothing, then it's all going to have to be done by faith in Him.
In our text for today, Jesus said, "If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight." Whether fighting sin and the devil, or whether fighting men who are under the control of Satan, as were the Jewish leaders, Jesus does not ask us to try to defend ourselves. Our part is to remain in relationship with Him, depending on Him for deliverance.
Some people asked Jesus what they should do that they might work the works of God. Jesus said, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent" (chap. 6:29). Jesus says, He that eateth Me shall live by Me. What does that mean? Verse 63, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." In Mark 14:38 He said, "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." Here He gives us another clue as to how to depend on Him.
The methods of sanctification are through His Word, through prayer, through watchfulness concerning relationship with Him, through dependence upon Him. In John 1:29 we read that it was said of Jesus, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." This verse can be seen in several ways. First, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" can refer to Jesus' death as the Lamb of God for the sins of the world. Second, it can refer to relationship, "Behold the Lamb of God." It is by beholding that we are changed. And third, it can refer to sanctification, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." In Luke 10:42, Jesus told Martha that there is only one thing needful, and that is to sit at His feet. This is accomplished through His Word and through prayer. It is through this relationship that we accept His justifying grace, and it is through this relationship that we are enabled to behold Him, which results in our lives being changed into His image.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight. John 18:36.
What is the method of sanctification? It is by faith alone. In John 15:5 Jesus said, "Without me ye can do nothing." He's talking about producing the fruits of the Spirit and the fruits of obedience in the Christian life. If without Him we can do nothing, then it's all going to have to be done by faith in Him.
In our text for today, Jesus said, "If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight." Whether fighting sin and the devil, or whether fighting men who are under the control of Satan, as were the Jewish leaders, Jesus does not ask us to try to defend ourselves. Our part is to remain in relationship with Him, depending on Him for deliverance.
Some people asked Jesus what they should do that they might work the works of God. Jesus said, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent" (chap. 6:29). Jesus says, He that eateth Me shall live by Me. What does that mean? Verse 63, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." In Mark 14:38 He said, "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." Here He gives us another clue as to how to depend on Him.
The methods of sanctification are through His Word, through prayer, through watchfulness concerning relationship with Him, through dependence upon Him. In John 1:29 we read that it was said of Jesus, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." This verse can be seen in several ways. First, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" can refer to Jesus' death as the Lamb of God for the sins of the world. Second, it can refer to relationship, "Behold the Lamb of God." It is by beholding that we are changed. And third, it can refer to sanctification, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." In Luke 10:42, Jesus told Martha that there is only one thing needful, and that is to sit at His feet. This is accomplished through His Word and through prayer. It is through this relationship that we accept His justifying grace, and it is through this relationship that we are enabled to behold Him, which results in our lives being changed into His image.
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