STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans… … take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]! Have the attitude of the Bereans…

The Spirit of Knowledge and Fear of the LORD Part One: Jesus KNEW WHO He WAS!

BECAME a man to ENABLE men Jesus – “The Son of God BECAME a man to ENABLE men to BECOME sons of God.” C. S. Lewis Who Do YOU SAY Jesus IS?

Matthew 16:13-17 [13] Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying, “WHO do people say that the Son of Man IS?” [14] And they said, “Some say John the baptizer; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 16:13-17 [15] Jesus said to them, “But WHO DO YOU SAY that I AM?” [16] And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the CHRIST, the SON of the living GOD.”

BECAME a man to ENABLE men Jesus – “The Son of God BECAME a man to ENABLE men to BECOME sons of God.” C. S. Lewis Jesus IS the SON of God!

Witnesses of WHO Jesus IS

The Witness of Scripture Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of JESUS Christ, the SON of GOD.

The Witnesses of the Father “My BELOVED SON…” At His Immersion – Matthew 3:17 At His Transfiguration – Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; 1 Peter 1:17 “My SON, My CHOSEN ONE” – Luke 9:35

The Witness of John the Immerser Lamb of God… – John 1:28 29, 32-34 … Who takes away the SIN of the world… “And I have seen, and have borne WITNESS that this is the SON of GOD”

The Witness of the Demons Mark 3:11 And whenever the unclean spirits beheld Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the SON of GOD!”

The Witness of Saul (Paul) In Damascus – Acts 9:17-22 [20] and immediately he (Saul/Paul) began to PROCLAIM JESUS,… “HE IS the SON of GOD.” [22] But Saul kept… CONFOUNDING the Jews… at Damascus BY PROVING that JESUS IS the CHRIST.

The Witness of Paul Romans 1:1-4 [1] Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus … [4] … DECLARED the SON of GOD with POWER by the RESURRECTION from the dead…

The Witness of Peter At the Transfiguration2 Peter 1:16-18 [16] For we did not follow cleverly devised tales… but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

Jesus – SON of God and SON of MAN! “The Son of God BECAME a man to ENABLE men to BECOME sons of God.” C. S. Lewis Jesus – SON of God and SON of MAN!

Son of God Son of Man Mark 1:1 Matthew 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

As Son of God and Son of Man… John 3:9-18 [9] Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” [10] Jesus answered… [12] “If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

[13] “And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the SON of MAN. [14] “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, EVEN SO MUST the SON of MAN BE LIFTED UP; [15] that ALL those who BELIEVE into HIM will not PERISH, but HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

that WHOEVER BELIEVES into Him should not perish, [16] “For God so loved the world, that HE GAVE His only begotten SON, that WHOEVER BELIEVES into Him should not perish, but HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. [17] “For GOD did not send the SON into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be SAVED through HIM.

he who DOES NOT BELIEVE has been JUDGED already, [18] “He who BELIEVES into HIM is NOT JUDGED; he who DOES NOT BELIEVE has been JUDGED already, because he HAS NOT BELIEVED into the name of the only begotten Son of God.

As the Son of Man As the Son of God Jesus had the AUTHORITY to FORGIVE SINS [Mt 9:2-8 (6); Mk 2:3-12 (10); Lk 5:18-26 (24)] As the Son of God the Father gave Jesus [Jn 5:25], the Son of Man AUTHORITY to EXECUTE JUDGEMENT [Jn 5:26-27]

As the Son of Man Mt 16:21; Mk 8:31; Lk 9:22 The Son of Man MUST SUFFER many things and BE REJECTED… BE KILLED, and RISE AGAIN after three days.

As the Son of Man Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26 when HE COMES in the glory of His Father the Son of Man will be ASHAMED : of those who ARE ASHAMED of Him and His WORDS.

Discipleship Lessons from 1 John 5:4-13 6

1 John 5:4-13 [4] For WHOEVER is BORN of GOD OVERCOMES the world; and this is the VICTORY that has OVERCOME the world – OUR FAITH. [5] And WHO is the ONE WHO overcomes the world, but the ONE WHO BELIEVES that JESUS IS the SON of GOD? OUR FAITH.

not with the water only, but with the WATER and the BLOOD. [6] This is the One Who came by WATER and BLOOD, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the WATER and the BLOOD. [7] And it is the SPIRIT who BEARS WITNESS, because the SPIRIT is the TRUTH.

KJV HAS: [6] This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. (NASB vs 7) And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. [7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

and these THREE ARE IN AGREEMENT. [8] For there are THREE that BEAR WITNESS, the SPIRIT and the WATER and the BLOOD; and these THREE ARE IN AGREEMENT. [9] If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the WITNESS of GOD is this, that He has BORNE WITNESS concerning His SON.

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #1 from 1 John 5:4-13 [10] The one who BELIEVES INTO the SON of GOD has the WITNESS [EVIDENCE] IN THEMSELF …

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #2 from 1 John 5:4-13 [10] … the one who does not believe GOD has made HIM (GOD) a LIAR,

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #3 from 1 John 5:4-13 Why? [10] … because he HAS NOT BELIEVED INTO the WITNESS [EVIDENCE] that GOD has BORNE CONCERNING HIS SON.

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #4 from 1 John 5:4-13 [11] And the WITNESS [EVIDENCE] IS THIS, that God has GIVEN us ETERNAL LIFE, and this LIFE is IN HIS SON.

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #5 from 1 John 5:4-13 [12] The ONE WHO HAS the SON HAS THE LIFE; The ONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE the Son of God DOES NOT HAVE THE LIFE.

Today’s Discipleship Lesson #6 from 1 John 5:4-13 [13] These things I have written to you WHO BELIEVE INTO the NAME of the SON of GOD, in order that YOU MAY KNOW that YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. …and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

KNOW and BELIEVE that JESUS is the SON of GOD and the SON of MAN! Here IS Your INVITATION to KNOW and BELIEVE that JESUS is the SON of GOD and the SON of MAN!