July 15, 2020 -- John 5:18 -- Knowing King Jesus above the counterfeits

This is why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

John 5:18 English Standard Version

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to know our bible very well and constantly internalize its Truth. A statement such as this disarms so much of the false teaching of our age. Consider for example: Muslims and Jehovah Witnesses—both of these heretical groups blaspheme the glorious Person of Jesus Christ.

Muslims are taught, in the Qu’ran (also written as Koran), that the Gospels are good and worthy for instruction. The Qu’ran states people of the Book (that is what Muslims call Jewish people and Christians) must believe what their book teaches. Great, then their own Qu’ran is internally inconsistent with regards to Who Jesus Is. We need not fear what they teach for the Word of the LORD stands forever. In fact, in conversation with Muslims, Christians can use this point of contact to share our exalted view of Jesus, Who is all-glorious and magnificent.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are grossly inconsistent. They believe God, Jehovah alone is God. Then they have this crazy translation in John 1 that the word was with God and the word was a god. Wait. This means they acknowledge two gods. They are required to twist Scripture in bizarre ways in order to make their false doctrines fit their own translation of Scripture. Isaiah 45:5 states: I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God. So, the question a Christian needs to ask the JW is this: How can there be two gods? Either God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit One Being expressed in Three Persons or you are faced with something inconsistent like the JW’s believe that there is God and a god vying for divinity.

Why does this matter? As believers we read Genesis to Revelation and we believe in God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit as He reveals Himself. We are people of the Book, that is we are guided and directed by the Spirit of Truth Who moved men to write Scripture so that we would know the God of radiant splendour Who makes Himself known in its pages. The more we read and learn, the more wonderful to our minds and souls is the Truth of Who Jesus Is. How He, by His atoning work, brings us as dearly loved sons and daughters to our Father in heaven.

Mighty God of Wisdom and Truth, by the powerful Presence of Your Spirit within us, let Your Word become more dear and precious to us day by day. Spirit of Truth, guide us in all truth so that we will go out with boldness and tell others of Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Confession. Amen.

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