Jesu ord bragte ikke altid fred, glæde, og enhed blandt folket, men forårsagede ofte mumlen, stræben og forfølgelse. Dette skete også i templet i Kapernaum, where Jesus taught and testified about being the Bread of life and that everyone, who would eat His flesh and drink His blood would have eternal life. Instead of believing His words and delighting in His words, His disciples began to murmur and strive among themselves. His disciples couldn’t listen to His words anymore and considered it a hard saying. And because His words offended them, they walked away and left Him. That was not surprising, since they were carnal and Jesus said, that it is the Spirit that quickens, kødet gavner intet, and that the words, Jesus spoke were Spirit and life (John 6:26-63). But what did Jesus mean by My words are Spirit and life?
The disciples of Jesus considered His saying hard and couldn’t hear it
These things said He in the synagogue, as He taught in Capernaum. Mange af hans disciple derfor, da de havde hørt dette, sagde, Dette er et svært ordsprog; hvem kan høre det? Da Jesus vidste i sig selv, at hans disciple knurrede over det, Sagde han til dem, Fornærmer dette dig? Hvad og hvis I skal se Menneskesønnen stige op, hvor han var før? Det er Ånden, der gør levende; kødet gavner intet: de ord, som jeg taler til jer, de er Ånd, og de er livet (John 6:59-63)
The words of Jesus were not always pleasant for the old man, who is carnal and belongs to the generation of fallen mankind, but they were confrontational, hård, and difficult to listen to, let alone to bear. His words were not always understandable and often gave offense.
But although it was difficult for the old man to hear the words of Jesus and gave offense and often caused a stir, the words of Jesus were the truth and revealed the secrets of the Kingdom of God.
They followed Jesus for the sign and wonders but His words, which derived from the Father and revealed the Kingdom of God and Jesus the Christ, Guds søn, they couldn’t bear and ensured that they left Jesus and no longer followed Him.
Since Jesus was sent and appointed by His Father and stood in His service and not in the service of man, Jesus didn’t adjust His words to please His disciples and to win them back.
Jesus even asked His twelve disciples, who were the only ones who were left, if they also wanted to leave.
But Simon Peter answered Jesus, Herre, to Whom shall we go? Thou has the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, søn af den levende Gud (John 6:68-69).
Jesus spoke the words of His Father
Min søn, tage hensyn til mine ord; bøj dit øre til mine ord. Lad dem ikke vige fra dine øjne; bevar dem midt i dit hjerte. For de er liv for dem, der finder dem, og sundhed for alt deres kød (Ordsprog 4:20-21)
Min søn, hold mine ord, og læg mine bud hos dig. Hold mine bud, og leve; og min lov som dit øjenæble (Ordsprog 7:1-2)
The Lord God hath given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning boy morning, He wakeneth Mine ear to hear as the learned. Herren Gud har åbnet mit øre, Og jeg var ikke oprørsk, Hverken vendte sig tilbage (Esajas 50:4-5)
The words Jesus spoke were the words of His Father. Jesus never spoke from Himself, but He only spoke the words of His Father.
Jesu ord, som kom fra faren, were not always believed and appreciated by the people, but we already read this in the Old Testament.
Guds ord, som blev talt gennem profeternes mund, were not always believed and appreciated by His people, but were rejected.
Mange profeter, who were chosen and sent by God and spoke the words of God were persecuted, imprisoned and many times even killed. Alt sammen fordi, they spoke the truth of God, which the old man (du falder) could not bear.
This evil people, which refuse to hear My words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto Me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, siger Herren; that they might be unto Me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear (Jeremiah 13:10-11)
Jeg har ikke sendt disse profeter, alligevel løb de: Jeg har ikke talt med dem, alligevel profeterede de. Men hvis de havde stået i mit råd, og havde fået mit folk til at høre mine ord, så skulle de have vendt dem fra deres onde vej, og fra deres gerningers ondskab (Jeremiah 23:21-22)
Although God loved His people and wanted the best for His people and His words taught, supported, led, warned, rettet, disciplineret, chastised them and provided peace, and made them walk on His way, so that the people were blessed, the people didn’t consider the words of God as good, men som ond, and diametrically opposed the will of the people and therefore they rejected the words God and didn’t return from their evil way and their evil doings, and because of that they brought mischief upon themselves and ended up in horrible circumstances, despite all the warnings of God and His Word (Læs også: The mischief, people bring upon themselves)
Men hver gang, God’s people called unto God and humbled themselves and repented of her way, God heard the cry of His people and sent His Word, through the mouths of the prophets, and saved and healed His people (Læs også: Hvad betyder det, at Gud sendte sit ord og helbredte dem?).
The words of God diametrically oppose the words of man
Folket, som tilhører den faldne mands generation (den gamle mand) and have the devil as their father, are carnal and to them, the words of God diametrically oppose their will and the lusts and desires of their flesh.
The words of God are Spirit and not flesh, therefore the words of God are considered foolish and illogical to them, and therefore they refuse to believe the words of God and submit to God and obey and do the words of God in their lives (Åh. Ordsprog 28:5, John 8:43-44, 1 Korinterne 1:18-25; 2:14).
The old man is carnal and can’t understand the things of God and His Kingdom, because they are spiritual.
Note, spiritual doesn’t mean moving in the supernatural, in the spirit realm. For som nævnt før, there are a lot of people, who walk in the spiritual realm, like fortunetellers, hekse, satanister, shamaner, winti priests and practitioners, voodoo priests, and practitioners, etc., and experience supernatural manifestations, and receive supernatural revelations and insights and predict the future, heal and do other signs and wonders, but are not born again but carnal and enter the spirit realm from their flesh and move in the occult.
De er naturlige mennesker, who use objects, formler, (meditation) Teknik, metoder, and rituals to enter from their flesh a state of ecstasy and open themselves to demonic powers (onde ånder) who give them insights, visioner, og magt (energi) to do what they ask for.
Imidlertid, the devil never gives something for free, but always demands something in return. Therefore they will be afflicted and tortured by these demonic powers, who make their lives a living hell (Læs også: Skal du være født på ny for at gå i det overnaturlige?)
Spiritual means, that the spirit of man is raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit and man no longer lives in bondage under the authority of death in darkness (and bears the fruit of death, som er synd), but that the same Spirit of God, who was in Jesus Christ, dwells in the new man, and the new man walks in obedience to the words of God, som er Ånd og liv.
Mand, who was dead before God has been made alive by the Spirit and lives for God and shall walk after the Spirit, which means to walk in obedience to the Word.
Alle sammen, who is born of water and Spirit shall obey the words of Jesus, som er Ånd og liv
Jesus svarede og sagde til ham, Sandelig, sandelig, Jeg siger til dig, Undtagen en mand blive født igen, Han kan ikke se Guds rige (John 3:3)
Jesus svarede, Sandelig, sandelig, Jeg siger til dig, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, Han kan ikke gå ind i Guds rige. Det, der er født af kødet, er kød; Og det, der er født af Ånden, er ånd (John 3:5-6)
By becoming born again in Christ; the death of the flesh and the resurrection from the spirit from the death and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, man has become a new creation, who is spiritual and does not only see the Kingdom of God, but has also entered the Kingdom of God.
Det er Ånden, der levendegør, kødet gavner intet. Ordene, Jesus talte, og taler stadig, are Spirit and life.
Fordi disse, som er blevet en ny skabning, are spiritual, they shall feed themselves daily with the words of God, som er Ånd og liv. The Word is their daily Bread.
Every word of God contains the Spirit and the life of God and feeds the spiritual man, and by submission and obedience to the words of God, the spiritual man shall grow up to spiritual maturity.
Dem, who belong to Christ and are born of water and Spirit shall listen to the words of Jesus and obey and do them in their lives.
They know the will of God and discern the spirits and have knowledge of good and evil. The unseen realm will no longer be hidden and foolish to them, but is revealed to them and has become a reality. They will see exactly what kinds of lies and powers they are dealing with and what kind of spirits control the people and keep them in bondage.
Det kødelige menneske, som tilhører verden, is blinded in his mind by the darkness and death, but the sons of God (både mænd og kvinder) see because of the Truth, Lys, og Livet.
The words you believe and follow determine the path you walk on
Jesus græd og sagde, Den, der tror på mig, tror ikke på mig, men på ham, som har sendt mig. Og den, der ser mig, ser ham, som har sendt mig. Jeg er kommet et lys til verden, for at enhver, som tror på mig, ikke skal blive i mørket. og om nogen hører mine Ord, og tro ikke, Jeg dømmer ham ikke: thi jeg er ikke kommet for at dømme verden, men for at redde verden. Den, der forkaster mig, og modtager ikke mine ord, har en, der dømmer ham: det ord, jeg har talt, den skal dømme ham på den yderste dag. For I have not spoken of myself; men Faderen, som sendte mig, He gave me a commandment, hvad jeg skal sige, og hvad jeg skal tale. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: hvad jeg taler derfor, ligesom Faderen sagde til mig, så jeg taler (John 12:44-50)
The path you walk on, depends on the words you listen to, tro, obey and do in your life
The words of the world, which are carnal and death and lead to eternal death, diametrically oppose the words of God, which are Spirit and life and lead to eternal life.
The carnal man shall listen to the words of the world; menneskets ord, which please the flesh, and shall believe and obey these words, whereby the flesh reigns and the person does the works of the flesh and bear the fruit of death, som er synd.
Imidlertid, det åndelige menneske, who is quickened (lavet i live) af ånden, shall listen to the words of God, which pleases the spirit, and shall believe and obey them, whereby the Spirit reigns and the person shall do righteous works and bear the fruit of the Spirit.
The words of God are Spirit and life. And obedience to the words of God means enmity with the world and death to the flesh (ved udsætte den gamle mand og sætter den nye mand på), but the words of God mean peace with God and life to the spirit.
If you obey the words of God, which are Spirit and contain the life of God and give life, you shall walk after the Spirit on the narrow path.
The narrow path is not the easiest path to walk on in life, but it is the only path that leads to eternal life
'Vær jordens salt’
