Greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world! (truth for 2023) (2023)

FAQs

What is the scripture greater is he that's in me than he that's in the world? ›

John wanted the Christians to remember to be brave and not to be fearful of the antichrists, false prophets, or Satan. This leads John to write to them that greater is He who is in you than the one who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

The “Life” as Jesus stated in John 14:6 means that He, Jesus, is life its self, He is not only life now, but Eternal Life which we receive only through Him.

“We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us — and we ought to lay down our lives for one another” (1 John 3:16). Here we glimpse the depth of the gift and the gravity of the demand. Christ gives unconditional love for us, even to the point of death.

So in John 14:12 Jesus is saying that his disciples will not only continue his works, but will do greater ones because he goes to the Father.

Of course, Jesus had taught that his followers must love him more than they loved anyone else, but this teaching refers primarily to family and the common endearing human relationships.

Psalm 46:10 is a direct command from God to stop our futile efforts in dealing with things that are His domain. He asks us to put down our weapons of war and stand in awe of Him and His mighty power. As God, He is sovereign, faithful, omnipotent and unfailing.

Jesus is important to us because through His Atonement, teachings, hope, peace, and example, He helps us change our lives, face our trials, and move forward with faith as we journey back to Him and His Father.

He became truly man while remaining truly God. Jesus Christ is true God and true man (CCC 464). “Belief in the true incarnation of the Son of God is the distinctive sign of the Christian faith” (CCC 463). In the incarnation, God shows his perfect love to every person who has ever and will ever live.

In many languages like English, the phrase “I am” indicates the speaker's existence. Read this way, the Lord's statement “I am” is a declaration, “I exist.”

For many Christians, John 3:16 serves as a thesis statement of their faith: God sacrificed his son, Jesus, for the sins of humanity, and if you believe in him, your soul will be saved.

How does John 3/16 explain why God gave his only Son your answer? ›

John 3:16 is probably one of the most concise summaries of the major themes in the Bible. The main point of the verse is to emphasize the sacrificial love of God for the World. This love is so powerful that He offered up His one and only Son, the most precious and beloved Person to Him, for the sake of the World.

The message of the apostle is that sin is deadly, and that if we would have life we must avoid it. Let us therefore come to the aid of our brethren by praying for one another. If the sin of the brother for whom we pray is, in point of fact, sin unto death, our prayers will not be answered.

The Lord means for us to guard our hearts by filtering our emotions, desires, thoughts, and responses through his Word. He is the watchman that protects our souls.

Jesus responds to the anxiety of his disciples by saying, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me” (14:1). Jesus calls them back to this fundamental relationship of trust and assures them that he is not abandoning them. Rather, he is returning to his Father, which is good news for them.

Nothing that enters our life is able or sufficient to separate us from God's love demonstrated at the cross. God's love allows the believer to be a conqueror in adversity (Romans 8:37). God walks with us through every adversity and hardship.

“But God shows his love for us, because while we were still sinners Christ died for us.” The Good News: Though we be sinners, Christ sacrificed his life and suffered on the cross for us. There is no greater love than this. “The Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came from God.”

Jesus replied, “'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. ' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. ' The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Micah 7:7 In-Context

7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. 8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Selah Definition

The New American Standard Hebrew Lexicon defines the Hebrew word (סֶֽלָה) as “to lift up, exalt.” Some scholars believe that Selah was a musical notation possibly meaning "silence" or "pause;" others, "end," "a louder strain," "piano," etc.

How can you live God's truth in your life? ›

But we must realize that Jesus never spoke of truth in abstraction, as something that stands alone. Jesus always spoke of truth in relation to God being revealed through himself. In John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.

In John 14, Jesus said to His disciples, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Book 239, states that God is called "Father", while his love for man may also be depicted as motherhood. However, God ultimately transcends the human concept of sex, and "is neither man nor woman: He is God."

The word Satya (Truth) is derived from Sat, which means 'being'. Nothing is or exists in reality except Truth. That is why Sat or Truth is perhaps the most important name of God. In fact it is more correct to say that Truth is God, than to say that God is Truth.

Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the Middle East.

Of course these are two different forms of the same word, but they represent two distinct "names". The God who calls himself "I AM" is the God who is to be addressed by the people of Israel as "HE IS". But neither of these sounds like a name in translation.

"Yahweh" is the Hebrew word for the self-revealed name of the God of the Old Testament. It comes from the Hebrew verb "To be." At its core, "Yahweh" means "To be." The English Bible translates it as "LORD," which distinguishes it from "Lord" (which is translated as "master").

Spiritual death is distinct from physical death and the second death. According to the doctrine of original sin, all people have a sinful nature and thus commit sin, and are thereby spiritually dead. Those who have faith in Jesus Christ are thereafter made spiritually alive.

By the third temptation Satan wished to arouse in Jesus concupiscence of the eyes, i. e. a desire for riches, power and pleasure. He had seduced the first man by inciting him to these three evil passions.

What does God's 3 in 1 mean? ›

Triune literally means three-one. The eternal God is one, yet at the same time, He's three—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. God is triune. Although the word triune isn't in the Bible, the fact that God is triune is revealed in many verses.

But on the other hand, John 3:16 says, “God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” This surely means that God is loving all and offering all eternal life — the very life that the Spirit gives in verse 8.

The life offered to those who believe in Christ is "eternal," from a Greek word meaning "never ending." The alternative to life in Christ is destruction: to "perish." Verse 16 and 17 explain that the purpose of sending Jesus was our salvation, but verse 18 reminds us that those who don't believe are condemned.

The Bible clearly teaches that the moment a person turns from his sin and trusts in Jesus to be forgiven of his sin, he is saved (Acts 2:37-41). He has passed from spiritual death to spiritual life (John 5:24) and has been declared not guilty in God's court of law (Rom 3:21-26).

In Mark 3:29 Jesus says that “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” Matthew's account adds that even blasphemy against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but not blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31–32).

The unpardonable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy includes ridicule and attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to the devil.

Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).

The Bible tells us that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). God's good purpose for all Christians is that we be "conformed to the likeness of his Son" (Romans 8:29).

The Hebrew word for God Almighty is El Shaddai – the God who is more than enough – more than sufficient. It means that He has the power to complete promises of blessings and prosperity.

In Moses 1:39, the Lord declares, “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” His great plan, which includes the atoning sacrifice, is to give immortality to all mankind.

How God will protect you from your enemies? ›

He provides a shelter from the storm, a hedge of protection from our enemies, and a shield from their weapons. If you are under attack, run to the Lord—He will protect you. If you have surrendered your life to Him, then run to Him again and again.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.

This verse deepens the idea of the Holy Spirit "living inside" someone. It also reiterates the idea of the Trinity: that God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are equally God and identical in nature.

Jesus is saying that he will promise to do the request of any prayer in his name for the purpose to glorify the Father through him. This means that when a prayer, even though it might have “in Jesus' name” attached to it, doesn't fulfill the purpose to glorify the Father through Christ, then Jesus won't do it.

Context Summary

John 14:1–14 continues Jesus' discourse with the disciples at the last supper. He has recently mentioned a traitor in their midst and predicted Peter's denials. That leads Jesus to reassure these men—reminding them that He has told them the truth and has all things in hand.

The rest of Psalm 46:4-5 says much the same thing. God, the Most High, makes his dwelling place (his people) holy. God is with his people. The city (God's people) will never be shaken or disturbed or thrown off because God “will help her with his face.” God will help her with his personal presence.

“Psalm 46 says God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. The reality is that there will be difficult times, but God promises to be our refuge. When buildings crumbling and our world is shaken. God has not failed us. He has promised to be with us in the middle of tragedy.

Psalm 42:6–11 describes the psalmist's intense dejection, but he acknowledges the Lord's power to control the storms of life. He views God as the God of his life and his Rock, and he tells his troubled soul again to hope in God and be assured that he will praise God again as his deliverer and his God.

Our obligation. “Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation,” Paul says (verse 12). It is not to live according to the flesh, for if we do that, we will die (verse 13). Paul does not directly say what our obligation is, but his contrast implies that we are obligated to live according to the Spirit of God.

What is the message of Psalm 46? ›

Psalm 46 emphasizes two main truths about God: His strength and His established presence. This leads to the natural responses of trust and thanksgiving.

We believe that in the life, death and Resurrection of Jesus the Father reveals all his love for humanity. That is why Christ calls himself 'the sheep gate' (John 10:7). As the gate, he stands guard over the creatures entrusted to him. He leads them to the good pastures: 'I am the gate.

Psalm 46:1-3 reminds us that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ Jesus, so why do we fear all the calamity this world has to offer? Mountains are only moved if the Lord allows. Why then do we disbelieve in the One who spoke the mountains into existence to begin with?

“Be still and know that I am God,” the first half of Psalms 46:10, is a popular verse used to encourage believers to be still and silent before the Lord. This interpretation promotes a healthy rest in the presence of the Lord.

The shield of faith protects us with God's promises.

This protective weapon helps us “extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16). The enemy constantly seeks to attack us by shooting arrows of doubt, temptation, and deception into our hearts and minds, causing us to fall and act faithlessly.

The superscription to this psalm says that it was written by the sons of Korah.

God desires we search for Him — but even more so than cravings for sweets. Seeking Him above all else indicates trust in our God when it could easily be misplaced elsewhere. Our God is love. He is good. Everything about Him rings with goodness, faithfulness, grace, and mercy.

God is providing you the means by which to earn money. He gave you natural gifts (for free) so that you can cultivate and use them to earn money, therefore providing for yourself (and your family). He's also providing people, some you know already and some you have yet to meet, who will help you.

Paul begins in Romans 8:12-13 to make a contrast between two ways of living, which consequently have two outcomes. To live according to the flesh ends in death, while living by the power of the Spirit leads to life.

Our focus again today is on Romans 8:26-27. It says that in our weakness, the Spirit of God helps us because we don't know how to pray as we ought, and so the Spirit intercedes for us with wordless groanings.

What does Romans 8 14 17 mean? ›

Paul said we could orientate our lives and our list around the flesh or the Spirit. The flesh is self-reliant for the goal of self-gratification. A list orientated to the flesh cannot survive nor help you to thrive in the face of suffering. Christ-followers don't have to orientate themselves around the flesh.