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NASB | John 3:11 "Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:11 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, we speak only of what we [absolutely] know and testify about what we have [actually] seen [as eyewitnesses]; and [still] you [reject our evidence and] do not accept our testimony. |
Subject: When were disciples born again? |
Bible Note: Acts 1:4-5 then this is the day Jesus himself verified what he was about to do.."wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard of me. (heard of who? Jesus) For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Remember who the baptizer with the Holy Spirit is? According to scripture, it is Jesus Christ, who was assigned of God the Father, to baptize with the Holy Spirit. Jesus then said, "You shall receive power AFTER the Holy Ghost is come upon you: (for what purpose?) and you shall be witnesses unto me (unto who? Jesus) both in Jerusalem, and in al Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." When? When they are endued with power, "after" the Holy Ghost comes upon them. Some ask, well what is the promise Jesus talked about? Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted (who was? Jesus), and having RECEIVED OF THE FATHER the PROMISE of the Holy Ghost, he (who? Jesus) has shed forth this, which you now see and hear." The Holy Ghost was the promise of the Father, John the Baptist told us about in John 1:29-36 and Luke told us about in Luke 3:2-18. The Harvest of souls is done by the Holy Spirit or God the Father and Jesus would not have stressed that mankind be baptized "with" the Holy Ghost, thereby being endued with power to get the job done. You are aware that the word Pentacost means "harvest." Greek Concordance... It was one of the seven feasts of Israel. They celebrated the natural ingathering of fruits and vegetables, grains etc..but God had a higher plan in mind. He wanted to harvest souls, and the enduement of power from on High, which is the Holy Spirit, would get the job done. Whatever Jesus needed before he started his ministry was necessary for him to succeed in his natural human body. Whatever Jesus needed mankind needs to succeed, don't you think? John protested saying, "I have need to be baptized of you." Jesus said, "thus it behoves us to fulfill all righteousness." That means to me it was necessary, even for the Son of God, if for no other reason than, it fulfilled what God had decreed to be done. Jesus called that "all righteousness." God knows a lot of things we don't know, but he doesn't tell us everything he knows, we have to believe him, act on what he says, before we KNOW, if it is true, that's called faith." Jesus said it this way, John 7:17 "If any man will DO his will , he shall KNOW...." (God's word has to be God's will, or how else could ANYONE know what to do?) How does anyone express their will? By words. Did God express his will by words? You decide. Would he tell mankind to do something that was not his will? To tell someone something you have to use words. God's word is his will, like your word is your will. It is not for mankind to say how many times we are to be baptized, that is in God's realm of command. It was God that set up the fact John would baptize with water and Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost. It was not John's choice. It was not the choice of Jesus. It was God's choice. I'm not going to argue with him, are you? I didn't write the passage that says the promise from God the Father is the Holy Ghost, and that Jesus is the one who baptizes with the Holy Ghost, either, did you? According to Peter in Acts 2:33 we see it was after Jesus was exalted, and received from God the Father, the Promise of the HOly Ghost, that he, (Jesus) caused the people to be filled with the Holy Ghost, and that it was Jesus which shed forth what they "heard" and "say". What did they hear and see? Acts 2:4 And they (the 120) were all FILLED with the Holy Ghost..(who did that? Jesus, the baptizer with the Holy Ghost)and began to speak with other tongues, (who caused that?) as the (Holy) Spirit gave them utterance. Jesus and the Holy Spirit were the instruments of God for this endument of power from God the Father, on high. I didn't write the Bible, I just read it, believe it and obey it. Always in Chirst, |