| “As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.” – John 8:30 |
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| Many BELIEVED in Him As the Apostle John writes his gospel his purpose will be to convince the reader to BELIEVE in Jesus. 89 times we have the words believe, believes, and believed. The key verse of the book is John 20:31. It says, “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” Believing in Jesus is the action that changes everything. It is this action of faith that believes Jesus is who He says He is and did what He said He would do. Believing in Jesus changes one’s earthly life and one’s eternal life. You recall, of course, John 3:16. It says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. From John 3:18 we learn that “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Then in John 3:36 we read that “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” Believing changes everything. Have you BELIEVED in Jesus and been saved? Like the Roman soldier in Philippi, you might be asking as he did, “What must I do to be saved?” The Apostle Paul responded in Acts 16:31 with “So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” Paul would write to the Romans in Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. So, I ask again have you BELIEVED in Jesus and been saved? Our verse to DATE the Word on August 30 (8/30) is John 8:30. It says, “As He spoke these words, many believed in Him.” Continue Strong believing in Jesus, And Remember to DATE the Word |