Rich Maffeo on Nostr: I read this text today in John 5. Jesus is speaking: “You search the Scriptures ...
I read this text today in John 5. Jesus is speaking:
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life . . . 44 How can you believe, when you receive honor from one another and you do not seek the honor that is from the one and only God? (John 5:39-40, 44)
I focused on verse 44: “How can you believe, when you receive honor from one another and you do not seek the honor that is from the one and only God?”
And the application became clear: Whose kingdom do I want? Whose approval do I want? My answers will explain what I do and why I do it.
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life . . . 44 How can you believe, when you receive honor from one another and you do not seek the honor that is from the one and only God? (John 5:39-40, 44)
I focused on verse 44: “How can you believe, when you receive honor from one another and you do not seek the honor that is from the one and only God?”
And the application became clear: Whose kingdom do I want? Whose approval do I want? My answers will explain what I do and why I do it.