John
5:21-30
Death is a reality to all of us and it is an ever
present truth because we all have buried loved ones and know certainly that
physical death is sure. Each of us mourns the death of those we know and love
differently but nevertheless we do mourn because they have been taken away from
us here on the earth. We are unable to talk with them or laugh with them
because of their physical death. When God created man, he was not meant to
suffer the death of his physical body but God made him to live in fellowship and
communion with Him perpetually here on the earth in the wonderful Garden of
Eden God prepared for the man (Genesis
1:26-28). However, man was given only one command from God at that time
that forbid him to pick fruit from only one tree, but God provided the man with
an abundance of other trees that he could freely eat from as much and as often
as he desired.
Well, the man and woman rebelled or sinned against
that command and ate from that forbidden tree and in so doing brought death to
themselves (Genesis 2:16-17). Their
sin and rebellion brought to them two kinds of death, spiritual death and
physical death. The death that they experienced immediately was not the
physical death but it was the spiritual death. As soon as they sinned they lost
their connection, communion, and companionship with God which plunged them into
a life of guilt, shame, depravity, and corruption. The life of comfort, peace,
tranquility, and purity that was theirs because of their continuous connection
to the source of that life God through obedience was severed. Instantly from
that moment they began the process of decay in their physical bodies which led
to their physical death and their bodies returning to the earth from which it
was made. Because these were the original man and woman all subsequent human
beings come from them and have inherited the same curse of spiritual and
physical death.
Every beautiful, lovely, and innocent baby born
anywhere in this world is born disconnected from, depraved in nature to, and
dead in trespasses and sins before the One True Holy God. We must not blame God
for our disconnection, depravity, or deadness because we human beings disobeyed
Him and plunged ourselves into this reality. But God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in
trespasses (Ephesians 2:4) has made a
way for us to overcome our spiritual death and physical death because God came
to earth (in the person of Jesus Christ) and became the sacrifice for our
sinful hearts Himself and will give freely to anyone who comes to Him new life
or resurrection life in Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is the author of life
and it was through and by His power that the first man and woman were made and
it is also through and by His power only right now that a sinful man or woman
can receive life that will instantly make them alive form their deadness in trespasses
and sins (John 5:21-23; Ephesians 2:1-3).
Psalms
68:20 God is to us a God of deliverances {and} salvation; and to God the Lord
belongs escape from death [setting us free]. QAB
1
John 3:14-15 We know that we have passed over out of death into Life by the
fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love
abides (remains, is held and kept continually) in [spiritual] death. Anyone who
hates (abominates, detests) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer,
and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding (persevering) within
him. QAB
Our Lord Jesus gives His life to whomever He wills
and no race, gender, socioeconomic, religious, political, or cultural barrier or
any other perceived barrier can prevent a soul from receiving this great
resurrection life. From the first moment of our Lord’s own bodily resurrection
from the dead, His voice speaks through the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-8) to every sinner calling them to life in Him.
The bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ proves that physical death has
been defeated and destroyed and the one who had the power of death (the devil)
(Hebrews 2:14) has been deposed or
forced to leave his office forever. Right now every sinner can come to our Lord
Jesus Christ acknowledging their sin and repenting or turning away from their
sin and trusting Him alone and they will immediately be given new life and be
no longer spiritually dead, but made alive spiritually to the Lord Jesus Christ
(John 5:24-25).
Psalms
36:9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light. QAB
To refuse or resist this only way to be made alive
to God the Father is spiritual suicide and it is what billions are doing today
by listening to the Dali lama, Buddha, a spiritist, a psychic, scientology,
other new age mysticism, or any other spiritual path that deceives you into
thinking you are being drawn to the light or to “god” which all represent lies
and false gods who are but demons masquerading in disguise. True spiritual life
is found in the Lord Jesus Christ and in Him only can a soul pass from death
into life (John 5:26). I have said
this so many times and I believe it is the will of my Heavenly Father to keep
saying it as often as I can and that is that God made one and only one way for
human life to exist (through the womb of a woman) and it is absolutely certain
that God also made One and Only One Way for true spiritual life to Him to exist
and that is through Jesus Christ and Only through Jesus Christ (John 5:27). At the moment of physical
death the eternal destination has been sealed forever and it cannot be changed
not even the Lord Jesus Christ can change it (John 5:28-29). This life is but a brief vapor and then you will
spend forever in either heaven or hell. The Lord Jesus Christ is the life giver
and when you receive His life you are assured of spending eternity in heaven
with Him, but if you reject or resist His life and go on in pursuing the pleasures
of sin for the season of earthly life you are granted, then His righteous
judgment that is impartial and true must give you the eternal death you so
coveted by continuing in your love of sensuality, spiritlessness, and
sinfulness (John 5:30).
Psalms
9:7-8 But the Lord shall remain {and} continue forever; He has prepared {and}
established His throne for judgment. And He will judge the world in
righteousness (rightness and equity); He will minister justice to the peoples
in uprightness. QAB
Psalms
96:11-13 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar,
and all the things which fill it; Let the field be exultant, and all that is in
it! Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord, for He
comes, for He comes to judge {and} govern the earth! He shall judge the world
with righteousness {and} justice and the peoples with His faithfulness {and}
truth. QAB
“What were we
made for? To know God. What aim should we have in life? To know God. What is
the eternal life that Jesus gives? To know God. What is the best thing in life?
To know God. What in humans gives God most pleasure? Knowledge of himself.” J.
I. Packer
“I believe that nothing happens apart from divine
determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of
divine predestination - the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people
unto eternal life.” “Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ,
accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification,
sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God’s grace.” Charles Spurgeon
“To Christianity, ‘he that hath the Son of God hath
Life, and he that hath not the Son hath not Life.’ This, as we take it, defines
the correspondence which is to bridge the grave. This is the clue to the nature
of the Life that lies at the back of the spiritual organism. And this is the
true solution of the mystery of Eternal Life.” Henry Drummond
If
you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this
from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear
Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I
believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from
the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn
from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control
of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...
Sincerely in Christ,
Clifford D. Tate, Sr.
Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you
Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus
Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and
Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple
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