The Benefits of the Son of God to us no. 5
He
that echoes the Son echoes Life
Rev. Brian Kocourek
Prayer.
If we would open our Bibles to 1 John chapter 5 and
verse 12 to take our text for the message this morning.
1 John
Chapter 5 Verse 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the
Son of God hath not life. May the Lord add His blessings to His word. You may
be seated.
This morning we will continue
in our mini series concerning the benefits of the Revelation of the Doctrine of
Christ. This will be number five in our series and today we will speak from our
text which read, He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath
not life.
This is quite a
statement that the apostle John has given to us. And since we believe that the
word of God is God breathed, then these words were not the words of john, but
rather the Words of God given to us through God’s servant John.
Now, our studies
concerning the benefits we receive by and through the Son of God, has its
inception from those very strong and notable words that we found concerning the
Doctrine of Christ which we find in 2 John 9. Because
here we find very strong language concerning the doctrine of Christ that
says, Whosoever transgresseth,
and abideth not in the doctrine of
Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath
both the Father and the Son.
Now, John is speaking to us here concerning
two types of people, or shall we say twins, and he is contrasting to us the difference
between these two different people.
First of all he speaks of those who would
transgress and not abide in the doctrine. Now, the word transgress used in this
verse of Scripture was translated from the Greek word para-baino which is made
from two words coming together. The word para speaks of location, proximity, or
vicinity. And the word Baino means to walk or keep pace. Placed together it
speaks of not keeping pace with, or
going beyond the limits.
Therefore we can read this verse as Whosoever does not
keep pace with, or goes beyond the limits of the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the
Son.
So we see the comparison
John is speaking of here has to do with those who would abide in which means to
remain in, verses those who will not keep pace with and thus will not abide in
or remain in, and thus go beyond the limits of the doctrine of Christ. And then
he tells us that those who will not keep pace with or remain in the doctrine of
Christ do hath not God, while those who remain in the doctrine of Christ, he
hath both the Father and the Son.
It is this word hath
that I wish to examine here this morning because we find this word hath used in
both our text, and this most important scripture of 2 John 9 concerning the
doctrine of Christ. And once you understand what this word hath means you will
understand that the same thing is being spoken of here in both of these
Scripture, showing the consistency of the Word of God.
In examining this
word “hath” we find the word was
translated from the Greek word “echo”
and is used over 600 times throughout the Scriptures. The Greek word “echo” has various application of usage,
including “to have” or “to hold”, both usages showing possession or
relationship, and so we can see that the
root meaning of this word speaks of relationship, whether directly or remotely,
and thus the main strength of usage concerning this word has to do with
continuity of relationship.
Now the word
continuity means 1. The state or quality of being continuous. 2.
An
uninterrupted succession or flow; a
coherent whole. 3. a. A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid
discrepancies from shot to shot in a
film.
And
as you can see all these descriptive meanings show the attributes of what an “echo” really is. The purpose of
an “echo” then, is to bring about
continuity, an uninterrupted succession, or flow, so to speak, to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot or
from voice to voice, if we are to be more scripturally accurate.
Thus you can see that
an echo will keep the continuity of
thought and speech, because an echo
not only will say the same thing, but will bring forth the same inflections,
and dynamics of the original speech time and time again as it proceeds forth in
its course of life. Thus the Spoken Word
we know is the Original Seed, and as a
seed is subject to the commands of God concerning all seeds, that He spoke in
Genesis 1:11, that “every seed must bring forth after its kind”
or nature.
Thus in each seed
that comes forth from the original seed, there must be an ability to echo or
repeat what that seed is. And if the Original Spoken Word is a Seed, then that
spoken Word Seed must bring forth after its kind. Thus an ability to echo will guarantee the
continuity that each time that Word is repeated it will not only say the same
thing, but the same thought as the original will be behind it, because the
expression or dynamics of that word will be the same from generation to
generation as it repeats itself over and over again, and the repetition being
reflected from echo to echo, will carry along with it the same
expression and dynamics, and will sound exactly as the original seed sounded.
Years ago I heard
brother vayle preach a message called the Omega
Reflection, and in it he spoke about when Moses came down from the mountain and
his face were aglow from the presence of the Lord. And the people made him put
a veil over his face because they were afraid of his face glowing from the shekinah glory of God. And
Now, this is a very
good thought and it has inspired my studies throughout the past 20 years.
Church Age Book Chapter 4 - The Smyrnaean
Church Age P:140 In every age we have exactly the same pattern. That is why the
light comes through some God-given messenger in a certain area, and then from
that messenger there spreads the light through the ministry of others who have
been faithfully taught. But of course all those who go out don't always learn
how necessary it is to speak ONLY what the messenger has spoken. (Remember,
Paul warned the people to say only what he said, I Corinthians
And that is a true
echo. To say what has been said in the same way that it was said.
Now that we know what
the Greek word is that was translated for the word hath, let’s read the two
verses of Scripture over again and see how our understanding changes as we read
them.
2 John 9. Because here
we find very strong language concerning the doctrine of Christ that says, Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth
not in the doctrine of Christ, hath
not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Now, again let’s plug
in our understanding of what this Scripture is saying, and use the actual
wording that best fits this Scripture.
Whosoever does not keep pace with, or goes beyond the limits of the doctrine of Christ, echoes not God. And why is
that? Because if you do not keep pace with then you are either speeding up or
slowing down, and an echo can not speed up nor can it slow down, it must say it
just like it was said. That is why Brother Branham said, say it like the tapes
say it. Because he was saying it on those tapes just like God said it. And John
continues, He that abideth (which means to
remain) in the
doctrine of Christ, he echoes
both the Father and the Son.
Now, let’s examine
this in light with our text verse this morning. 1
John
Then if you can not echo
the son you can not echo Life itself, and God is Life. For you see when Jesus
came he said, “It is written in the volume of the Book, I have come to do thy
will o God”, and Jesus also said, in
And so we see that the
Son of God reflected or echoed the Father in every detail, and thus he that can
echo the son will echo Life for God is Life. And he that will remain in the
Doctrine of Christ will echo both then, the Father and the Son. For if Jesus
echoed the Father and we echo Jesus then we also will echo the father. For an
echo is not a one time event, but happens over and over again. Thus Jesus the
first fruit was the first repeat of the Father to us, and as we catch the
vision, and are conformed to the image of the Son, that’s Romans 8, then we
also will do nothing unless the father show us first, and what we teach are the
commandments from the Father, given to us through the first echo of His Son, and thus as we echo them to others,
they are repeated again and again and again, showing the word is Living and
abiding in us.
Just like your heart
pumping shows you are alive, so to your echoing the Word of God again and again
shows you have been made alive in Christ. And notice as in the natural the
heart pumping the blood (which the life is in the blood), and thus the pumping
of the heart is the evidence that you are alive in the natural, so too in the
spiritual, whereas the heart represents our understanding, then thus as the
understanding echoes the Word of God again and again, it is an evident token
that you have been made alive in Christ, and the life that was in the Father
and given to His Son is hath quickened you and you are alive showing that he
and His Life is the same yesterday, today and forever..
That is why Paul could
say in Galatians Chapter 2 and Verse
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. In
other words, Paul is saying, Since I was crucified with Christ, I am living by
His Faith, His Revelation, and thus as a result the Life by which He lived, I
too am living. And thus we wee the Life which was in the Father being passed
along to His Son and then on to Sons.
And so we see that whosoever
is of such a nature as to be able to echo the Son of God will also echo the
Father who is Life.
Let’s look at this word “hath”
again in reference to the effect it has upon those who possess the ability to
echo verses those who can not.
Matthew Chapter 13
Verse 12 For whosoever hath, (whosoever echoes,
or is of such a nature as to be able to echo) to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: (and why is that? Because the very nature of an echo is to
have more and more and more of the same)but whosoever hath not, (whosoever is
not of such a nature as to be able to echo) from him shall be taken away even that he hath (is
able to repeat).
Now, the term Hath Life is used 23 times
in the new testament, but in my examining each usage of the tern “hath Life” I
found that the word hath was not always translated from the Greek Word echo.
And to my amazement, the only times it was not taken from the word echo is when
it referred to something God did. And why is that? Because God does not echo?
His Spoken Word is the Original, it is not an echo. But each time that Word reflects
from one to the next, it is echoing. Therefore, the source of Life does not
echo, but we echo what He said.
Notice in 1 John Chapter 3 Verse 15 Whosoever hateth
his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him. That word hath is echo. So we see that no
murderer can echo life.
But as we
examine 1 John Chapter 5
Verse 11 And this is the
record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. But
here we do not see the word echo used. The Word hath there is an interpolation
and is not in the original Greek. Simply put, Not God hath given, but God gave
to us eternal Life.
We have already
seen the usage in this verse. 1 John Chapter 5
Verse 12 He that hath(echoes) the Son hath (echoes)
life; and he that
hath (echoes) not the Son of God hath (echoes) not life.
Acts Chapter 11
Verse 18 When they heard these things,
they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the
Gentiles granted repentance unto life. Now,
the Greek word that the word hath was translated from was not echo but didomi
which means to give, thus then God gave to the Gentiles, but no where here does
it say that God echoes.
John Chapter 15
Verse 13 Greater love hath (echoes)no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John Chapter 3
Verse 36 He that believeth on the Son hath (echoes)
everlasting life:
and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
John Chapter 5
Verse 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath (echoes) everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John Chapter 5
Verse 26 For as the Father hath (echoes)
life in himself;
so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
John Chapter 6
Verse 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath (echoes) everlasting life.
John Chapter 6
Verse 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath (echoes) eternal life; and I will raise him up at the
last day.
Revelation Chapter 2
Verse 7 He that hath an ear,
(echoes, he that is of such a nature as to be able to hear and thus echo) let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him
that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst
of the paradise of God.
John Chapter 20
Verse 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have (echo) life through his
name.
John Chapter 5
Verse 25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when
the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.