10-21-2018 – Who Does the World Hate?

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10-21-2018

Who Does the World Hate?

John 15:17-27

Read John 15:17... We love one another (1John 4:7) because God is love (1John 4:8). We who are (1John 5:1) born of God (cf John 1:13; 3:8); will (1John 5:2) love God’s children and obey God’s commands.
Read John 15:18-19... The world opposes God.
World = All who oppose God’s Son and reject God’s Word Jesus’ brothers did not believe in Him (see John 7:7).
Read John 15:20-21... Jesus previously told them (John 13:16-20; 14:24; 2Timothy 3:12), they would suffer at the hands of those who reject Christ.
Read John 15:22-25... Israel has no excuse for not believing in God’s Son (cf. John 1:1-3, 14, 18).
The Jews hated Jesus, wanting to kill Him. Look at John 10:30-33... Jesus claimed equality with God, and so they sought to kill Him. Look at John 11:45-53... Jesus raises Lazarus, the Jews set their hearts to kill Him.
John 15:25 is quoting Psalms 35:19; 69:4, where we David is said to be hated by his enemies; how much more the sinless Son of God would be hated for pointing out their sins, declaring that salvation, was available through Christ alone (John 6:28-29; 8:24; 10:30).
Read John 15:26-27... We started today with John 15:17, “love one another.” Last week John 15:12, Jesus commanded them to love one another, just as He loved them; meaning, of course, He died for them/us.
John 15:26-27 is a repeat of what He had already said to them (see John 14:15-17, 23-26).
Jesus (cf. John 14:2-3) is going away, but (cf. John 14:18, 28) won’t leave them as orphans (cf. John 14:29) He says, “I have told you before it happens, so when it does happen you may believe.”
Look at John 14:16-17... Jesus promised to send a Helper, Counselor, Comforter [Greek Paracletos = the same kind as Jesus, equal to God]. The Helper is the Holy Spirit, He will teach them (and us) all things.
We read here (John 15:26-27), that the Holy Spirit, is going to encourage them to testify about Jesus Christ [God’s Son, Lord, Savior], these guys can give eyewitness accounts (cf. 1John 1:1-3) of all He said and did.
If you love God, you will desire to share the message of forgiveness for sin and eternal life through Jesus .
Remain alert and sober minded, aware that the world (those who oppose God) hated Jesus first; and they hate those who obey and proclaim God’s Message of Salvation.
Most of us will die on this earth, Jesus says:
John 11:25-26, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.”
We have nothing to fear from this world, because as God’s children, born again by the Spirit of God, we have eternal life in heaven, where there will not be anymore death or mourning or crying or pain.
1John 5:4-5, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”
1John 5:11-13, “And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”