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BELIEVE ON THE SON
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
1 John 5:10
Romans 8:16-17
 
“The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit,
that we are the children of God.”
 
BELIEVE ON THE SON
 
John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ. He testified concerning him. The people recognized the ministry of John for they took him to be a prophet. When he told his disciples about Jesus they also followed Jesus. His testimony which he told the nation of Israel was that indeed Jesus was the Messiah. Anyone will be counted a disciple of Christ when he believes.
 
Matthew Henry had this to say, “The real Christian has seen his guilt and misery, and his need of such a Saviour. He has seen the suitableness of such a Saviour to all his spiritual wants and circumstances. He has found and felt the power of the word and doctrine of Christ, humbling, healing, quickening, and comforting his soul. He has a new disposition, and new delights, and is not the man that he formerly was. Yet he finds still a conflict with himself, with sin, with the flesh, the world, and wicked powers. But he finds such strength from faith in Christ, that he can overcome the world, and travel on towards a better. Such assurance has the gospel believer: he has a witness in himself, which puts the matter out of doubt with him, except in hours of darkness or conflict; but he cannot be argued out of his belief in the leading truths of the gospel. Here is what makes the unbeliever’s sin so awful; the sin of unbelief. He gives God the lie; because he believes not the record that God gave of his Son. It is in vain for a man to plead that he believes the testimony of God in other things, while he rejects it in this. He that refuses to trust and honour Christ as the Son of God, who disdains to submit to his teaching as Prophet, to rely on his atonement and intercession as High Priest, or to obey him as King, is dead in sin, under condemnation; nor will any outward morality, learning, forms, notions, or confidences avail him.”
 
THOUGHT: Belief in the Son of God is the whole gospel.
PRAYER: Lord, may I never deny my faith in Jesus Christ.

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