The Masterpiece 98
1 John 5
November 29th, 2006
Brian Kocourek
1. Whosoever
believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: Now, we know that this word Christ comes from the root
which means to anoint or speaks of the anointed or can speak of the anointer
Himself. So we must look at the context of what John is saying here to
understand which way this word is to be used. And we see that he is speaking of
the anointed one.
Acts
Chapter 2 Verse 36 Therefore let all the house of
Acts
Chapter 10 Verse 38 How God anointed Jesus of
Now, in getting back to verse one. Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ (anointed one) is born of God, and every one that loveth him that begat
loveth him also that is begotten of him. Now, let me ask you what is one who begats? It’s a father. Right? Then who
is the begotten? It is the child or in this case the son. So what He is saying
here is that everyone that loveth the Father will love his son. Then if they do
not even belief God had a son, how can they love him? Impossible. So here we see John speaking of one that
begat and then another that was begotten. Therefore there is one that is a
Father and one that is a son.
2 By
this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. Now remember God is the Word, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was
with God and the Word was God”, and so those who Love God are those who
love His word, for God is the Word.
3 For
this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments
are not grievous. Now, the word commandments, was taken from a Greek word
that means authoritative prescription. So we see that God is the Great
Physician and has given us a prescription to adhere to his Word.
4 For
whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: Now, the question here is how do we overcome the
world? You see he is saying that everyone who is truly born again will overcome
the world, so if we wish to know whether we are born again we must look at
whether we are over comers or not. But the real question is whether we are
truly born again or not. Because there are dozens of millions in this country
alone and much more throughout the world that believe they are born again when
they are not. And so he tells us here how we know if we are or not.
“and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Now, it is not our Faith as though we have a faith that is different from
the Faith of Jesus Christ the Son of God, because Paul tells us that we are
saved by the Faith of Him.
Galatians 2:20 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.
Ephesians 1:11 According to the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we
have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
5 Who
is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of
God? Now, here is a bold
statement, John tells us that those who believe that Jesus was the Son of God are
those who have overcome the world.
Philippians 3: 9 And be found in him, not having mine own
righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of
Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Galatians 2: 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the
works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in
Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the
works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Romans 3: 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by
faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no
difference:
6 This
is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus
Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is The Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. Now, notice that he is speaking of The Spirit, not our
spirit. God does not give two bits whether your spirit bears witness or not. It
is not Him that willeth, nor him that worketh, but God that showeth mercy. So
this does not speak of your spirit bearing witness. It speaks of God’s Spirit
bearing witness. That is why Paul
clarifies this in Romans chapter 8.
Paul said, Romans Chapter 8 Verse 16 The
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of
God: Now, notice that Paul says it is God’s spirit that beareth witness with
our spirit, not the other way around. There are perhaps 5 billion out of 6
billion people in the world who believe that if their spirit can bear witness
with God’s spirit then they will be alright. But that is not what paul said
here. He said it is God’s Spirit, The spirit, that bears witness withour spirit
that counts.
That is why in Ezekiel 11: 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will
put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their
flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: and again in Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also
will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away
the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Brother Branham taught us that when God gives us a new
heart it is a new way of thinking and when he gives us a new spirit it is a new
desires that come from our new way of thinking.
From His sermon Impersonation of Christianity 57-0120M P:42 Br.
Branham said, So God had to give you a new
heart, not a patched up one, a new heart. That's
your intellects that you think with, a new way of thinking.
That is why Paul told us
“let the mind that was in Christ be in You, we must receive the mind of Christ
if we are to receive just one heart or one way of thinking.
And again from Impersonation of Christianity 57-0120M P:43a
So you see if you receive the mind of Christ you can’t
help but to have right desires.
Again from Impersonation of Christianity 57-0120M P:43b He said, Then notice the order of the Scripture. After
you get a new heart and a new spirit, He said, "Then I'll put My Spirit..."
See? Oh, what? That's the what the Scripture says here. That's the order, the
numatics and numerical order of the Scripture: a new heart, a new spirit, and
then My Spirit.
So you see, if God promised
to give us One heart or One mind, it has to be the mind of Christ for he said
in, Isaiah 55: 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts
than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth
not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it
may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of
my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which
I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
7 For
there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy
Ghost: and these three are one. Therefore we must know
how these three are one. Because they are not one like your finger is one.
8 And
there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the
blood: and these three agree in one.
9 If
we receive the witness of men, the
witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath
testified of his Son. Look, what greater witness do you need
than for God’s Spirit to bear witness with your spirit. John said he had a
greater witness than that of John, John 5: 32 he said, There is another
that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of
me is true. And then he
qualified that in the next two verses. John 5: 36 But I have greater witness than that of John:
for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I
do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath
sent me. 37 And the Father himself,
which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard
his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
10 He
that believeth on the Son of God hath The
witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because
he believeth not the record
that God gave of his Son. Now, The
Witness is God Himself, His own Spirit bearing witness with our own spirit that
the Spirit that we have is from Him.
11 And
this is the record, that God
hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. And we know this is the record because John bear
record of God bearing record when he said, 29 The next day John
seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh
away the sin of the world. 30 This
is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for
he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that
he should be made manifest to
12 He
that hath the Son hath life; (He that
echoes the son echoes life) and he that hath not
(He that echoes not) the Son of God hath (echoes) not life.
13 These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that
ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of
the Son of God. And how did Jesus get his name? He was given it by
inheritance. Hebrews 1: 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
14 And
this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: Now, the key here is
that we know His will in order to ask according to His will. And His Word is
His Will. So if we come according to God’s Word which is His Will then he is
obligated to answer our petition. James said we have not because we ask amiss.
Because we do not ask according to God’s Word. So if there are any need
whatsoever you have need, find it in God’s word then you can ask for it and God
is obligated to His own Word. People
say, I hope it is the Lord’s will that I be healed. It is the Lord’s will that
you be healed, because by His stripes you are already healed, he’s just waiting
for you to accept it.
15 And
if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of him. And that is the key is that you know that he hears
you, then ask away. Brother Branham quoted Jesus saying, “Ye have not because
ye ask not, ask abundantly that your joy may be full. Give God back his own
Word and watch how quickly he answers your request. Study God’s Word for there
are over 800 promises of God in His word to us. Nut God loves to hear His own
Word given back to Him, so ask and believe that you receive.
16 If
any man see his brother sin a sin which is not
unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto
death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
17 All
un-right-wise-ness is sin: And
remember, sin is unbelief so all un-right-wise-ness is unbelief. and there is a sin not unto death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he
that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole
world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God
is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him
that is true, and we are in him that is
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God,
and eternal life.
This is the one Scripture that is used by the Oneness
people to try to justify their doctrine, but if we read it slowly and clearly
and read what is written by John without trying to add our own thoughts, you
will see that it perfectly runs in continuity with the doctrine of Christ.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, (so we se here that he is speaking of the
Son of God. And he’s telling us there’s something this coming we should know.) and this
coming hath given us an understanding, (in
this thought John is telling us there is something that the Son of God did for
us in his coming, and that is to give us understanding. And the understanding
was given for the purpose) that we may know him
that is true, (so we must ask ourselves this question. Was
the coming of the Son of God to give us an understanding of the Son, Himself?
Or did He come that we might know “HIM THAT IS TRUE” which is God!
And who do you think this one is that John is speaking
of here? He said the Son of God came that we might have understanding of “HIM
THAT IS TRUE”. Now, scripture tells us that Jesus did not come to declare
Himself, but He came to declare the Father.)