1. Faith In Christ Jesus: satisfied by receiving the perfect payment Jesus
Faith is, first, the act of considering the Lord Jesus worthy of made on the cross.
trust as to His character and motives. Second, it is the act of John 3:22-36
placing confidence in His ability to do just what He says He
will do. Finally, faith is a definite taking of your self out of Read verse 26. What is revealed
your own keeping and entrusting your self into the keeping of about Jesus by the statement, “All men
the Lord Jesus. 2 Timothy 1:12 is the perfect example of come to Him”?
all three aspects of faith: (1) for I know whom I have He is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
believed, and (2) am persuaded that he is able to keep _____________________
that which (3) I have committed unto him against that day. What can you entrust to Jesus because
We will seek to answer two questions throughout
of those characteristics?
our study of the Gospel of John. Those questions are: What
does each chapter reveal about Jesus’ character or I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
characteristics, motives, and abilities? What does _____________________
each one indicate that you could confidently commit
into Jesus’ keeping? Read verse 29. What does John the
David Guzik on John 3:22-36 Baptizer call Jesus?
All are coming to Him! John’s disciples seem alarmed, but He is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
it didn’t bother John one bit. John’s mission was to announce That makes you His _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that the Messiah had come, and then to step back. The As Jesus’ bride, what can you entrust
friend of the bridegroom: John is the "best man" at the to Him?
"wedding" between Jesus and Jesus’ followers. He was to I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
arrange many of the details of the wedding and bring the _____________________
bride to the groom. Therefore this joy of mine is
fulfilled: John the Baptist lost his congregation - and he was Read verses 31-34.
happy about it, because he lost his congregation to Jesus. He
Where is Jesus from? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
must increase, but I must decrease: This should be the
motto of every Christian, especially leaders among God’s What does Jesus say? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
people. He who comes from above: John wants everyone Can His words be trusted? _ _ _ _ _ _
to know where Jesus came from. Jesus is different from Why is Jesus different AND better
everyone else because He came from heaven. Not only is than all others who claim to bring us
Jesus different, but He who comes from heaven is above vital truth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
all - Jesus is greater than everyone else. He whom God _____________________
has sent speaks the words of God: Jesus is a uniquely What is your response to His words?
reliable revelation, because He has the Holy Spirit without I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
measure, in contrast to the previous prophets. He who
does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the Read verse 35.
wrath of God abides on him: Because Jesus is the man Who is Jesus? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
from heaven, there is a heavy price to pay for rejecting Him. What is given to Him? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If you reject the Son, then you receive the wrath. The
What can you entrust to Jesus?
wrath of God: "The word does not mean a sudden gust of
passion or a burst of temper. Rather, it is the settled I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
displeasure of God against sin. It is the divine allergy to _____________________
moral evil, the reaction of righteousness to
unrighteousness." (Tenney) The wrath of God abides: It Will you do trust Him right
abides in this world, because there is no "statute of now?
limitations" on sin. It abides into the next world, because
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