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Urgent Notice!!

Repent and be baptised. Be Born Again!!  Jesus is coming sooner as you think!! Be Ready!! Keep yourself busy with God's work and not yours!!!

How do I know I am in the right or wrong church!!

Not every church, Pastor will go to heaven!! You must make sure you belong to a church where the Holy Spirit moving. Ask God to help you to show you the right church!! It is very important to belong to the right church. A church where you are comfortable is a big NO!! You have to be challenged in your faith. Your faith must grow. Walk-on-the-water faith church, Holy Spirit-moving is the right church!! Make sure your are Born Again too!! You must  repent and give your life to Jesus and be baptised!! A big NO church is where the Holy Spirit is not moving, too many doctorines, like the normal traditional churches. You must stay far away from them!! Baby christening is not biblical!! They like to preach what people want to hear and not what they must hear.  Focus now on finding the right church. Ask God to show you the right church and to open doors for you to get there!! But it is of life  importance that you must go to the right church!! A religious church is big trouble.  It is not going to help you to get to heaven!! A faith based church where the Holy Spirit is moving, where you grow in your faith, where you are challenged in your faith, where they do baptisms too, and teach the Word of God!!

John 7: Hebrews and English:

 Hebrews:


הפרק 7

אחרי הדברים האלה הלך ישוע בארץ הגליל הלוך ועבור כי לא אבה להתהלך ביהודה על אשר בקשו היהודים להרגו׃

2 ויקרב חג היהודים הוא חג הסכות׃

3 ויאמרו אליו אחיו קום ולך מזה ארצה יהודה למען יראו גם תלמידיך את המעשים אשר אתה עשה׃

4 כי לא יעשה איש דבר בסתר והוא חפץ להתפרסם לכן אם אתה עשה כאלה הגלה אל העולם׃

5 כי אחיו גם הם לא האמינו בו׃

6 ויאמר אליהם ישוע עתי לא באה עד עתה ועתכם תמיד נכונה׃

7 לא יוכל העולם לשנוא אתכם ואתי ישנא באשר אני מעיד עליו כי רעים מעלליו׃

8 עלו אתם לחג את החג אני לא אעלה אל החג הזה כי עתי לא מלאה עד עתה׃

9 כזאת דבר וישב בגליל׃

10 ויהי כאשר עלו אחיו לרגל ויעל גם הוא לא בגלוי כי אם כמסתתר׃

11 והיהודים בקשהו בחג ויאמרו איה הוא׃

12 ותהי תלונה רבה על אדותיו בתוך העם אלה אמרו טוב הוא ואלה אמרו לא כי מתעה הוא את העם׃

13 אך אין איש מדבר עליו בגלוי מפני יראת היהודים׃

14 ויהי בחצי ימי החג עלה ישוע אל המקדש וילמד׃

15 ויתמהו היהודים ויאמרו איך ידע זה ספר והוא לא למד׃

16 ויען אתם ישוע ויאמר לקחי לא שלי הוא כי אם לאשר שלחני׃

17 האיש החפץ לעשות רצונו ידע לקחי אם מאת אלהים הוא ואם מנפשי אדבר׃

18 המדבר מנפשי כבוד עצמו יבקש אבל המבקש כבוד שלחו נאמן הוא ואין עולתה בו׃

19 הלא משה נתן לכם את התורה ואין איש מכם עשה התורה מדוע תבקשו להרגני׃

20 ויען העם ויאמר שד בקרבך מי מבקש להרגך׃

21 ויען ישוע ויאמר להם פעלה אחת פעלתי וכלכם עליה תתמהו׃

22 משה נתן לכם המילה אך לא ממשה היא כי אם מן האבות וביום השבת תמולו כל זכר׃

23 ועתה אם ימול זכר בשבת למען אשר לא תופר תורת משה מה תקצפו עלי כי רפאתי איש כלו בשבת׃

24 אל תשפטו למראה עין כי אם משפט צדק שפטו׃

25 ויאמרו אנשים מישבי ירושלים הלא זה הוא אשר בקשו להמיתו׃

26 והנה הוא דבר בגלוי ולא יגערו בו האף אמנם ידעו ראשינו כי באמת זה הוא המשיח׃

27 אך את זה ידענו מאין הוא וכאשר יבוא המשיח לא ידע איש אי מזה הוא׃

28 אז קרא ישוע במקדש וילמד לאמר הן ידעתם אתי אף ידעתם מאין אני ומנפשי לא באתי אכן יש אמתי אשר שלחני ואתו לא ידעתם׃

29 ואני ידעתיו כי מאתו אני והוא שלחני׃

30 ויבקשו לתפשו ואיש לא שלח בו יד כי לא בא עתו׃

31 ורבים מן העם האמינו בו ויאמרו אם יבא המשיח הגם יעשה אתות רבות מאשר עשה זה׃

32 והפרושים שמעו את העם מתלחשים עליו כזאת וישלחו הפרושים וראשי הכהנים משרתים לתפשו׃

33 ויאמר אליהם ישוע אך למצער עודני עמכם והלכתי אל אשר שלחני׃

34 תשחרנני ולא תמצאנני ובאשר אני שם אתם לא תוכלו לבוא׃

35 ויאמרו היהודים איש רעהו אנה ילך זה ואנחנו לא נמצאהו הכי ילך אל הנפוצים בין היונים וילמד אנשי יון׃

36 מה זה הדבר אשר אמר תשחרנני ולא תמצאנני ובאשר אני שם אתם לא תוכלו לבוא׃

37 ויהי ביום החג האחרון הגדול עמד ישוע ויקרא לאמר איש כי יצמא יבא נא אלי וישתה׃

38 המאמין בי כדבר הכתוב מבטנו ינהרו נהרי מים חיים׃

39 וזאת אמר על הרוח אשר יקחהו המאמינים בו כי לא נתן רוח הקדש עדנה יען אשר ישוע עוד לא נתפאר׃

40 ורבים מהמון העם כשמעם את הדבר הזה אמרו אכן זה הוא הנביא׃

41 ויש אשר אמרו זה הוא המשיח ואחרים אמרו המן הגליל יבא המשיח׃

42 הלא הכתוב אמר כי מזרע דוד ומכפר בית לחם מקום דוד יצא המשיח׃

43 ותהי מחלקת בתוך העם על אדותיו׃

44 ומקצתם רצו לתפשו ואיש לא שלח בו יד׃

45 וישובו המשרתים אל הכהנים הגדולים והפרושים והמה אמרו אליהם מדוע לא הבאתם אתו׃

46 ויענו העבדים מעולם לא דבר איש כאיש הזה׃

47 ויאמרו אליהם הפרושים הכי נדהתם גם אתם׃

48 הגם האמין בו איש מן השרים או מן הפרושים׃

49 רק ההמון הזה אשר אינם ידעים את התורה ארורים המה׃

50 ויאמר אליהם נקדימון אשר בא אליו בלילה והוא היה אחד מהם׃

51 התשפט תורתנו איש בטרם תחקרהו לדעת את אשר עשה׃

52 ויענו ויאמרו אליו הגם אתה מן הגליל דרש נא וראה כי לא קם נביא מן הגליל׃

53 וילכו איש איש לביתו׃


English:


"Jesus and His Brothers

After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.  But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters,  and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!” For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.

Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime.  The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.  You go on. I’m not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come.” After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.


Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple

But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view.  The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.  There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.

Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach.  The people were surprised when they heard him. “How does he know so much when he hasn’t been trained?” they asked.

So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.  Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.  Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.  Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.”

The crowd replied, “You’re demon possessed! Who’s trying to kill you?”

Jesus replied, “I did one miracle on the Sabbath, and you were amazed.  But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses’ law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)  For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath? Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.”


Is Jesus the Messiah?

Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?  But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?  But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.”

While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I’m not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don’t know him.  But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you.” Then the leaders tried to arrest him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. “After all,” they said, “would you expect the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done?”

When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.  But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.  You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going.”

The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands? Maybe he will even teach the Greeks! What does he mean when he says, ‘You will search for me but not find me,’ and ‘You cannot go where I am going’?”


Jesus Promises Living Water

On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)


Division and Unbelief

When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we’ve been expecting.” Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.” So the crowd was divided about him.  Some even wanted him arrested, but no one laid a hand on him.

When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”

“We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.

“Have you been led astray, too?” the Pharisees mocked.  “Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him?  This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God’s curse is on them!”

Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up.  “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!”

John 6: Hebrews and English:

 Hebrews:


הפרק 6

ויהי אחרי כן ויצא ישוע אל עבר ים הגליל אשר לטיבריה׃

2 וילכו אחריו המון עם רב כי ראו אותתיו אשר עשה עם החולים׃

3 ויעל ישוע על ההר וישב שם הוא ותלמידיו׃

4 וימי הפסח חג היהודים קרבו לבוא׃

5 וישא ישוע את עיניו וירא עם רב בא אליו ויאמר אל פילפוס מאין נקנה להם לחם לאכל׃

6 ואך למען נסות אתו דבר זאת כי הוא ידע את אשר יעשה׃

7 ויען אתו פילפוס לחם מאתים דינר לא ימצא להם לקחת לו איש איש מעט׃

8 ויאמר אליו אחד מתלמידיו אנדרי אחי שמעון פטרוס׃

9 יש פה נער אשר לו חמש ככרות לחם שערים ושני דגים אך אלה מה המה לעם רב כזה׃

10 ויאמר ישוע צוו את העם לשבת ארצה וירק דשא לרב היה במקום ההוא וישבו לארץ כחמשת אלפי איש במספר׃

11 ויקח ישוע את ככרות הלחם ויברך ויתן לתלמידיו והתלמידים אל המסבים וככה גם מן הדגים כאות נפשם׃

12 ויהי כאשר שבעו ויאמר אל תלמידיו אספו את פתותי לחם הנותרים למען לא יאבד מאומה׃

13 ויאספו וימלאו שנים עשר סלים בפתותי חמש ככרות לחם השערים הנותרים לאכליהם׃

14 ויהי כראות האנשים את האות הזה אשר עשה ישוע ויאמרו הנה זה הוא באמת הנביא הבא לעולם׃

15 וידע ישוע כי יבאו ויתפשהו להמליך אותו וימלט עוד הפעם אל ההר הוא לבדו׃

16 ויהי בערב וירדו תלמידיו אל הים ויבאו באניה ויעברו אל עבר הים אל כפר נחום׃

17 ויכס אתם החשך וישוע לא בא אליהם׃

18 ויסער הים כי רוח גדולה נושבת׃

19 והם חתרו במשוטיהם כדרך עשרים וחמש או שלשים ריס ויראו את ישוע מתהלך על הים הלוך וקרב אל האניה וייראו׃

20 ויאמר אליהם אני הוא אל תיראו׃

21 ויואילו לקחת אתו אל האניה ורגע הגיעה האניה לארץ אשר הם הלכים שמה׃

22 ויהי ממחרת וירא המון העם העמד מעבר לים כי לא היתה אניה בזה בלתי אחת אשר ירדו בה תלמידיו וכי ישוע לא בא עם תלמידיו אל האניה אך תלמידיו לבדם נסעו מזה׃

23 ואניות אחרות באו מטיברים קרוב למקום אשר אכלו שם את הלחם בברכת האדון׃

24 ויהי כראות המון העם כי ישוע איננו שם אף לא תלמידיו וירדו גם הם באניות ויבאו אל כפר נחום לבקש את ישוע׃

25 וכאשר מצאו אתו מעבר הים ויאמרו אליו רבי מתי באת הלם׃

26 ויען אתם ישוע ויאמר אמן אמן אני אמר לכם לא על ראותכם את האתות תבקשוני כי אם על אשר אכלתם מן הלחם ותשבעו׃

27 אל תעמלו במאכל אשר יאבד כי אם במאכל הקים לחיי עולמים אשר בן האדם יתננו לכם כי בו חתם חותמו אביו האלהים׃

28 ויאמרו אליו מה נעשה לפעל פעלות אלהים׃

29 ויען ישוע ויאמר אליהם זאת פעלת אלהים כי תאמינו בזה אשר הוא שלחו׃

30 ויאמרו אליו מה אפוא האות אשר תעשה למעננראה ונאמין בך מה תפעל׃

31 אבותינו אכלו את המן במדבר כאשר כתוב לחם מן השמים נתן למו לאכל׃

32 ויאמר אליהם ישוע אמן אמן אני אמר לכם לא משה נתן לכם את הלחם מן השמים כי אם אבי נתן לכם את הלחם מן השמים האמתי׃

33 כי לחם אלהים הוא היורד מן השמים ונתן חיים לעולם׃

34 ויאמרו אליו אדני תנה לנו תמיד את הלחם הזה׃

35 ויאמר להם ישוע אנכי הוא לחם החיים כל הבא אלי לא ירעב ואשר יאמין בי לא יצמא עוד׃

36 ואני הנה אמרתי לכם כי גם חזיתם אתי ולא תאמינו׃

37 כל אשר יתננו לי אבי יבוא אלי והבא אלי לא אהדפנו החוצה׃

38 כי ירדתי מן השמים לא לעשות רצוני כי אם רצון שלחי׃

39 וזה רצון האב אשר שלחני כי כל אשר נתן לי לא יאבד לי כי אם אקימנו ביום האחרון׃

40 וזה רצון שלחי אשר כל הראה את הבן ומאמין בו יהיו לו חיי עולמים ואני אקימנו ביום האחרון׃

41 וילנו עליו היהודים על אמרו אנכי הוא הלחם הירד מן השמים׃

42 ויאמרו הלא זה הוא ישוע בן יוסף אשר אנחנו ידעים את אביו ואת אמו ואיך יאמר מן השמים באתי׃

43 ויען ישוע ויאמר אליהם אל תלינו איש אל רעהו׃

44 לא יוכל איש לבוא אלי בלתי אם ימשכהו אבי אשר שלחני ואני אקימנו ביום האחרון׃

45 הלא כתוב בנביאים וכל בניך למודי יהוה לכן כל אשר שמע מן האב ולמד יבא אלי׃

46 לא כאלו ראה איש את האב בלתי הבא מאת האלהים הוא ראה את האלהים׃

47 אמן אמן אני אמר לכם המאמין בי לו חיי עולמים׃

48 אנכי הוא לחם החיים׃

49 אבותיכם אכלו את המן במדבר וימתו׃

50 זה הוא הלחם הירד מן השמים למען יאכל איש ממנו ולא ימות׃

51 אנכי הלחם החי הירד מן השמים איש כי יאכל מן הלחם הזה יחיה לעולם והלחם אשר אתננו הוא בשרי אשר אני נתן בעד חיי העולם׃

52 ויתוכחו היהודים איש עם רעהו לאמר איכה יוכל זה לתת לנו את בשרו לאכל׃

53 ויאמר אליהם ישוע אמן אמן אני אמר לכם אם לא תאכלו את בשר בן האדם ושתיתם את דמו אין לכם חיים בקרבכם׃

54 האכל את בשרי והשתה את דמי יש לו חיי עולמים ואני אקימנו ביום האחרון׃

55 כי בשרי באמת הוא מאכל ודמי באמת הוא משקה׃

56 האכל את בשרי ושתה את דמי הוא ילין בי ואני בו׃

57 כאשר שלחני האב החי ואנכי חי בגלל אבי כן האכל אתי גם הוא יחיה בגללי׃

58 זה הוא הלחם הירד מן השמים לא כאשר אכלו אבותיכם את המן וימתו האכל את הלחם הזה יחיה לעולם׃

59 כזאת דבר בבית הכנסת בלמדו בכפר נחום׃

60 ורבים מתלמידיו כשמעם אמרו קשה הדבר הזה מי יוכל לשמע אתו׃

61 ויבן ישוע בלבו כי תלמידיו מלינים על זאת ויאמר אליהם הזאת לכם למכשול׃

62 מה אפוא אם תראו את בן האדם עלה אל אשר היה שם לפנים׃

63 הרוח הוא הנתן חיים והבשר אין בו מועיל הדברים אשר אני דברתי אליכם רוח המה וחיים המה׃

64 אך יש מכם אשר לא יאמינו כי ישוע ידע מראש מי הם אשר אינם מאמינים ומי המוסר אתו׃

65 ויאמר על כן אמרתי לכם כי לא יוכל איש לבוא אלי בלתי אם נתן לו מאת אבי׃

66 מן העת הזאת רבים מתלמידיו נסגו אחור ולא יספו להתהלך אתו׃

67 ויאמר ישוע אל שנים העשר היש את נפשכם גם אתם לסור ממני׃

68 ויען אתו שמעון פטרוס אדני אל מי נלך דברי חיי עולמים עמך׃

69 ואנחנו האמנו ונדע כי אתה המשיח בן אל חי׃

70 ויען אתם ישוע הלא בחרתי אני בכם שנים העשר ואחד מכם שטן הוא׃

71 זאת אמר על יהודה בן שמעון איש קריות כי עתיד היה למסרו והוא אחד משנים העשר׃


English:


"Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias.  A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick.  Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him.  (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)  Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”  He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.

Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”

Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.  “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?”

“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)  Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted.  After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.”  So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.

When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”  When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.


Jesus Walks on Water

That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him.  But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.  Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough.  They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,  but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!”  Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!


Jesus, the Bread of Life

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them.  Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.  So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him.  They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.  But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”

Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”

They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do?  After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.  The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

“Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”

 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.  But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me.  However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.  For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.  And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.  For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”

Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”  They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said.  For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.  As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.  (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)

“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.  Yes, I am the bread of life!  Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.  Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.  I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”

Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.

So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.  But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day.  For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.  Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.  I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.  I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”

He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.


Many Disciples Desert Jesus

Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”

Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?  Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?  The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.  But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.)  Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”

At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.  Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”

Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”  He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him."

Bible Notes Extra!!

 Complete the verses:


1.  Matthew 6:

2.  Matthew 7:

3.  Mark 3:

4.  Philippians 4:

5.  John 14:

6.  1 Corinthians 15:

7.  Mark 1:

8.  John 15:

9.  Luke 23:

10.  2 Timothy 3:


1.  The Scriptures tell us, The first man, Adam, became a ..........


2.  Very truly I tell you, all who have faith in me will do the works ................................


3.  This is the Good News about .............................................


4.  Yes, and everyone who wants to live a ..........................................


5.  You did not choose me, but I ................................................


6.  Jesus said, Father, forgive ........................................................


7.  So in everything, do to others what you ..........................................


8.  May your Kingdom ...................................................................


9.  "If you forgive those who ..................................................


10.  Anyone who does God’s will is my ......................................


11.   And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your .................................

The Word of God - A lifestyle!!

Find the verses in:


1.  Romans 15:

2.  Ephesians 6:

3.  Romans 10:

4.  Luke 11:

5.  1 Thessalonians 2:

6.  John 6:

7.  Psalm 119:

8.  James 1:

9.  Proverbs 30:

10.  1 Peter 2:


1.  "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."


2.  "So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls."


3.  "I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."


4.  "Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar."


5.  "Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation."


6.  "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves."


7.  "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."  


8.  "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."


9.  "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."


10.  "He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”


11.  "And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers."


Change your mind!!

Find the verses in:


1.  Romans 12:

2.  1 John 4:

3.  1 Corinthians 6:

4.  Romans 8:

5.  Joshua 1:

6.  1 Corinthians 2:

7.  Psalm 119:

8.  Philippians 4:

9.  1 Peter 1:

10.  Matthew 22:


1.  “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ."


2.  "II will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.  I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word."


3.  "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."


4.  "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."


5.  "Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."


6.  "And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."


7.  "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love."


8.  "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."


9.  "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness."


10.  "For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned."


11.  "Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do."


But By Grace!!

Find the verses in:


1.  Isaiah 40:

2.  Ephesians 2:

3.  2 Timothy 1:

4.  Romans 3:

5.  John 1:

6.  2 Corinthians 9:

7.  Titus 2:

8.  2 Peter 3:

9.  2 Timothy 2:


1.  "For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."


2.  "So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us.  He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.  And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father."


3.  "You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus."


4.  "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people."


5.  "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance."


6.  "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."


7.  "Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began."


8.  "And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved."


9.  "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."


10.  "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."


11.  "For God sent Jesus to take punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us.  We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us.  God was being entirely fair and just when he did not punish those who sinned in former times."


Psalms!!

Match A with the correct answer in B:


A.


1.  Psalm 50:

2.  Psalm 26:

3.  Psalm 132:

4.  Psalm 116:

5.  Psalm 91:

6.  Psalm 120:

7.  Psalm 30:

8.  Psalm 11:

9.  Psalm 38:

10.  Psalm 131:

11.  Psalm 73:

12.  Psalm 20:

13.  Psalm 88:

14.  Psalm 55:

15.  Psalm 145:

16.  Psalm 119:

17.  Psalm 141:

18.  Psalm 111:

19.  Psalm 15:

20.  Psalm 133:

21.  Psalm 127:

22.  Psalm 99:

23.  Psalm 88:

24.  Psalm 78:


B.  


1.  "Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.  He will not permit the godly to slip and fall."


2.  "Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!"


3.  "Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness."


4.  "So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands."


5.  "For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless."


6.  "Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!"


7.  “Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.  But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me.  If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”


8.  "Now I stand on solid ground,and I will publicly praise the Lord."


9.  "Let us go into His dwelling place; Let us worship at His footstool."


10.  "I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord."


11.  "If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home."


Bible Notes!

Choose the correct Scripture:


1.  "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction."


A.  Joshua 10:

B.  Exodus 8:

C.  Numbers 12:

D.  Proverbs 1:

E.  Judges 5:


2.  "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."


A.  Genesis 30:

B.  Numbers 35:

C.  Isaiah 28:

D.  Exodus 20:

E.  Deuteronomy 31: 


3.  "You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess."



A.  1 Kings 10:

B.  Judges 20:

C.  Neheniah 11:

D.  Exodus 13:

E.  Deuteronomy 5:


4.  "And you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."


A.  James 5:

B.  Galatians 6:

C.  1 Thessalonians 3:

D.  Mark 10:

E.  2 Peter 1:


5.  "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."


A.  Hebrews 12:

B.  Acts 13:

C.  John 20:

D.  Romans 15:

E.  1 Corinthians 10:


6.  "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."


A.  Titus 2:

B.  1 Thessalonians 1:

C.  Ephesians 6:

D.  James 5:

E.  Colossians 3:


7.  "He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"


A.  Mark 10:

B.  Luke 20:

C.  Matthew 15:

D.  John 18:

E.  Acts 16: 


8.  "No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man."


A.  Ephesians 2:

B.  1 Timothy 6:

C.  Mark 10:

D.  1 Peter 5:

E.  John 3:


9.  "Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.  This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”


A.  Joel 3:

B.  Amos 5:

C.  Micah 7:

D.  Joel 3:

E.  Joshua 1:


10.  "Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children."


A.  James 3:

B.  John 12:

C.  Matthew 7:

D.  Luke 10:

E.  Ephesians 5:


11.  "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good."


A.  Hebrews 10:

B.  2 Corinthians 12:

C.  Acts 22:

D.  Mattthew 20:

E.  Romans 12:


Psalm 91:

"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High

will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

This I declare about the Lord:

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

he is my God, and I trust him.

For he will rescue you from every trap

and protect you from deadly disease.

He will cover you with his feathers.


He will shelter you with his wings.

His faithful promises are your armor and protection.

Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,

nor the arrow that flies in the day.

Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,

nor the disaster that strikes at midday.

Though a thousand fall at your side,

though ten thousand are dying around you,

these evils will not touch you.

Just open your eyes,

and see how the wicked are punished.


 If you make the Lord your refuge,

if you make the Most High your shelter,

no evil will conquer you;

no plague will come near your home.

For he will order his angels

to protect you wherever you go.

They will hold you up with their hands

so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.

You will trample upon lions and cobras;

you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!


 The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.

I will protect those who trust in my name.

When they call on me, I will answer;

I will be with them in trouble.

I will rescue and honor them.

I will reward them with a long life

and give them my salvation."

SALVATION PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I come to you and ask you to forgive me for my sins. I surrender my life to you. Come into my life and guide me. Show me your will and not my will. In Jesus Name Amen!!

The key to the Kingdom of God - Born Again!!

 Born Again:


1.  Repentance

2.  Invite Jesus

3.  Baptism


A changed New Life!!


1.  Relationship with the Lord

2.  New Person

3.  New Lifestyle

4.  Find the right church

5.  Study and meditate on the Word of God day and night

6.  Live the Word of God


To follow Jesus you must do whatever He ask you to do!! What are you willing to give up for Jesus?

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Urgent Notice!!

Repent and be baptised. Be Born Again!!  Jesus is coming sooner as you think!! Be Ready!! Keep yourself busy with God's work and not yours!!!

How do I know I am in the right or wrong church!!

Not every church, Pastor will go to heaven!! You must make sure you belong to a church where the Holy Spirit moving. Ask God to help you to show you the right church!! It is very important to belong to the right church. A church where you are comfortable is a big NO!! You have to be challenged in your faith. Your faith must grow. Walk-on-the-water faith church, Holy Spirit-moving is the right church!! Make sure your are Born Again too!! You must  repent and give your life to Jesus and be baptised!! A big NO church is where the Holy Spirit is not moving, too many doctorines, like the normal traditional churches. You must stay far away from them!! Baby christening is not biblical!! They like to preach what people want to hear and not what they must hear.  Focus now on finding the right church. Ask God to show you the right church and to open doors for you to get there!! But it is of life  importance that you must go to the right church!! A religious church is big trouble.  It is not going to help you to get to heaven!! A faith based church where the Holy Spirit is moving, where you grow in your faith, where you are challenged in your faith, where they do baptisms too, and teach the Word of God!!

John 5: Hebrews and English:

 Hebrews:


הפרק 5

אחר הדברים האלה היה חג ליהודים ויעל ישוע ירושלים׃

2 ובירושלים ברכה קרובה לשער הצאן ושמה בלשון עברית בית חסדא ולה חמשה אלמים׃

3 שמה שכבו חולים ועורים ופסחים ויבשי כח לרב והמה מיחלים לתנועת המים׃

4 כי מלאך ירד במועדו אל הברכה וירעש את מימיה והיה הירד ראשון אל תוכה אחרי התגעשו המים הוא נרפא מכל מחלה אשר דבקה בו׃

5 ואיש היה שם אשר חלה חליו זה שלשים ושמנה שנה׃

6 וירא אתו ישוע שכב וידע כי ארכו לו ימי חליו ויאמר אליו התחפץ להרפא׃

7 ויען החולה אדני אין איש אתי אשר ישליכני בהרעש המים אל הברכה ובטרם אבא וירד אחר לפני׃

8 ויאמר אליו ישוע קום שא את משכבך והתהלך׃

9 וכרגע שב האיש לאיתנו וישא את משכבו ויתהלך והיום ההוא יום שבת היה׃

10 ויאמרו היהודים אל האיש הנרפא שבת היום אסור לך לשאת את משכבך׃

11 ויען אתם לאמר האיש אשר החלימני הוא אמר אלי שא את משכבך והתהלך׃

12 וישאלהו מי זה האיש אשר אמר לך שא את משכבך והתהלך׃

13 והנרפא לא ידע מי הוא כי סר ישוע וילך בהיות המון רב במקום ההוא׃

14 ויהי אחרי כן וימצאהו ישוע בבית המקדש ויאמר אליו הנה נרפא לך אל תוסיף לחטא פן תאנה אליך רעה גדולה מזאת׃

15 וילך האיש ויגד ליהודים כי ישוע הוא אשר רפאו׃

16 ועל כן רדפו היהודים את ישוע ויבקשו המיתו על כי עשה כזאת בשבת׃

17 ויען אתם ישוע אבי פעל עד עתה וגם אנכי פעל׃

18 אז יוסיפו היהודים לבקש את נפשו כי מלבד אשר חלל את השבת עוד אמר כי האלהים הוא אביו וידמה לאלהים׃

19 ויען ישוע ויאמר אליהם אמן אמן אני אמר לכם לא יוכל הבן לעשות דבר מנפשו בלתי את אשר יראה את אביו עשה כי את אשר עשה הוא גם הבן יעשה כמהו׃

20 כי האב אהב את הבן ומראה אתו כל אשר יעשה ועוד מעשים גדולים מאלה יראהו למען תתמהו׃

21 כי כאשר האב יעיר ויחיה את המתים כן גם הבן יחיה את אשר יחפץ׃

22 כי האב לא ידין איש כי אם כל המשפט נתן לבן למען יכבדו כלם את הבן כאשר יכבדו את האב׃

23 מי אשר לא יכבד את הבן גם את האב אשר שלחו איננו מכבד׃

24 אמן אמן אני אמר לכם השמע דברי ומאמין לשלחי יש לו חיי עולמים ולא יבא במשפט כי עבר ממות לחיים׃

25 אמן אמן אני אמר לכם כי תבוא שעה ועתה היא אשר ישמעו המתים את קול בן האלהים והשמעים חיה יחיו׃

26 כי כאשר לאב יש חיים בעצמו כן נתן גם לבן להיות לו חיים בעצמו׃

27 ואף שלטן נתן לו לעשות משפט כי בן אדם הוא׃

28 אל תתמהו על זאת כי הנה שעה באה אשר כל שכני קבר את קולו ישמעון׃

29 ויצאו עשי הטוב לתקומת החיים ועשי הרע לתקומת המשפט׃

30 לא אוכל לעשות דבר מנפשי כאשר אשמע כן אשפט ומשפטי משפט צדק כי לא אבקש רצוני כי אם רצון האב אשר שלחני׃

31 אם אנכי מעיד עלי עדותי איננה נאמנה׃

32 יש אחר המעיד עלי וידעתי כי עדותו אשר הוא מעיד עלי נאמנה היא׃

33 אתם שלחתם אל יוחנן והוא העיד על האמת׃

34 ואני אינני לקח עדות מאדם אך אמרתי זאת למען תושעון׃

35 הוא היה הנר הדלק והמאיר ואתם רציתם לשוש כשעה לאורו׃

36 ואני יש לי עדות גדולה מעדות יוחנן כי המעשים אשר נתן לי אבי להשלימם המעשים האלה אשר אני עשה מעידים עלי כי האב שלחני׃

37 והאב אשר שלחני הוא מעיד עלי ואתם את קולו לא שמעתם מעולם ותמונתו לא ראיתם׃

38 ודברו איננו שכן בקרבכם כי אינכם מאמינים לשלוחו׃

39 דרשו בכתובים אשר תחשבו שיש לכם חיי עולמים בהם והמה המעידים עלי׃

40 ואתם אינכם אבים לבוא אלי להיות לכם חיים׃

41 לא אקח כבוד מבני אדם׃

42 אכן ידעתי אתכם כי אין אהבת אלהים בקרבכם׃

43 אני הנה באתי בשם אבי ולא קבלתם אתו ואם יבא אחר בשם עצמו אתו תקבלו׃

44 איך תוכלו להאמין אתם הלקחים כבוד איש מרעהו ואת הכבוד אשר מאת האלהים היחיד לא תבקשו׃

45 אל תחשבו כי אנכי אטען עליכם לפני אבי משה הוא הטען עליכם אשר לו תיחלו׃

46 כי לו האמנתם למשה גם לי תאמינו כי הוא כתב עלי׃

47 ואם לכתביו אינכם מאמינים איכה לדברי תאמינו׃


English:


"Jesus Heals a Lame Man

Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.  Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.  Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.  One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”

“I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”

Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”

Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sabbath! The law doesn’t allow you to carry that sleeping mat!”

But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

“Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded.

The man didn’t know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd.  But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.”  Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.


Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God

So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.  But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”  So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.

So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.  For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished.  For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.  In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge, so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.

“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

“And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.  The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.  And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.  Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.  I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.


Witnesses to Jesus

“If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.  But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.  In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.  Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved.  John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.  But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me.  And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face, and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me—the one he sent to you.

“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!  Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

“Your approval means nothing to me, because I know you don’t have God’s love within you. For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.  No wonder you can’t believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don’t care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God.

“Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.  If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.  But since you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

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