A few “snippets” of information that I did not have time to include in our last video Bible Class, our “Evening Meditation” posted August 21, 2022 titled … “John 4:39-42” … JESUS CHRIST, THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD!
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Because of His ministry with the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4, Jesus was able to impact a whole city with the Gospel!
Look … “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.” John 4:39-40
A city begging Jesus to stay and spend time with them!
The Old Testament Prophet Jonah once impacted a whole city for God as well! Nineveh by name, thousands saved in a single Revival! And certainly Jesus is greater than Jonah, Matthew 12:41.
Yet, some cities have even asked Jesus to leave! The people of Nazareth did, trying to kill our Lord one day after He had preached to them! See Luke 4:29 for proof.
The people of the Gergesene area as well. “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.” Matthew 8:34 … whereupon Jesus promptly left, too! Never to return there again!
Decisions have consequences!
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Jesus in John 4:42 is called “the Saviour of the world!” I have learned that is also a title for many of the reigning Caesars of New Testament days! Here is Christianity challenging the heathen kingdoms of this world!
Jesus is also very often called “Lord” in Scripture. That’s another title Roman Emperors demanded for themselves! But … in reality the King (Emperor) is not Lord … Jesus (Jesus only) is Lord! Another challenge to humanism!
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Lastly, John loves to use the word “testify” or the noun “witness” in His Gospel, in all he wrote really. As a verb (martureo) it is found 47 times in John’s Corpus, and only 30 times in the rest of the New Testament! As a noun (marturia), 30 times in John’s Material, and only 7 times in the rest of the New Testament!
Wow … the Gospel of John, the three little Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation … are indeed the New Testament Books of “Witness!”
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The Account of the “Woman at the Well” ends with this statistical thought … “And many more believed because of his (Jesus’) own word.” Many, many saved! This reminds me of Acts 28:24 … “And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.”
So … some went to Heaven and some went to Hell!
Are YOU saved?
Do YOU believe?
Critically important questions!
— Dr. Mike Bagwell
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10, King James Version.
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