![]() ![]() Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ġ John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life Isaiah 48:16,17 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this I have not spoken in secret from the beginning from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me… Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. John 8:13,14 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself thy record is not true… And these three are one.īecause are three who are testifying [[in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one įor there are three that testify [[in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit-and these three one are.įor there are three that bear testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.įor there are three that give testimony- the Spirit, the water, and the blood īecause three are who are testifying in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these - the three - are one ġ John 5:10,11 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… ![]() In fact, there are three who tell about it.Īnd there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. Today, those who claim to be Christian but deny Jesus is truly God and truly man likewise deny the Savior.For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.įor there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit and these three are one.Īnd it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.Īnd it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.Īnd The Spirit testifies because The Spirit is the truth. Docetic teaching that embraced the “spirit of Christ” without the incarnation could not lay claim to orthodoxy in John’s day because the Spirit testifies to the incarnation (1 John 5:7–8). ![]() Whichever interpretation is adopted, it is clear in these verses that John defends the incarnation. This understanding has the advantage of referring to events described in John’s gospel and by stating that the Spirit testifies with this wound (1 John 5:7–8), John demonstrates believers must confess the death of a truly incarnate Savior. 6), John would thus be saying Jesus remained the God-man even in His death and thus had a true incarnation.Ī second interpretation says the blood and water refer to the wound in Jesus’ side that confirmed the reality of His death and resurrection (John 19:34 20:25). By asserting Jesus came by water and blood (v. This understanding assumes John is refuting the heretic Cerinthus who said the “spirit of Christ” descended upon Jesus at His baptism and left just before His death. Most modern commentators believe John’s reference to the water and the blood is a reference to the historical facts of Jesus’ baptism and death. Today’s passage teaches us that Jesus came by water and the blood and that the Spirit testifies with them concerning the person of Jesus. More than likely, they are a later addition made by a scribe and not a part of the original text. Modern translations omit these witnesses because they are not found in any of the earliest Greek manuscripts and are not quoted by the early church fathers. We will consider two different interpretations of 1 John 5:6–8 so that we might understand what the apostle is telling us in this passage.īefore we look at these interpretations, let us first note that in the King James Version of the Bible, verses 7–8 include three witnesses in heaven (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) along with the Spirit, the water, and the blood. Having established that confession of the incarnation is essential for overcoming the world, John moves to defend the incarnation in one of the more perplexing passages in the New Testament. ![]()
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