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rev 3:20
jll:
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Can someone please help me with what the part "and open the door" means and why is it said this way if the choice is not ours? Are there any teachings about this verse on bible-truths?
Thanks
Kat:
Hi Jill,
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
I think the key to this verse is in the statement "if any man hear My voice." You can only open the door IF you hear His voice. Who hears His voice?
John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
These "sheep" are those that the Father has given or dragged to Christ.
John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.
John 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
I hope this helps.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
daywalker:
Hi Jill,
Jesus said: "I AM THE DOOR: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." - John 10:9
Jesus Christ is the door. "...No one comes to the Father except through me.." - John 14:6
When you open a door you see what's on the other side. Jesus Christ is the door, and on the other side is the Father.
"...Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." - John 14:9
Because "...I and the Father are one." - John 10:30
Other than that, I believe Kat hit it on the nail by stating, "I think the key to this verse is in the statement "if any man hear My voice." You can only open the door IF you hear His voice. Who hears His voice?"
-Christopher-
CEO:
Jill
The amazing thing is God causes "any man" to want to, with all his heart, with all his might , with all he is,to 'open the door'. God causes it, whether we realize it or not.
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Charles O
dewey:
reply to Jill, Rev 3;20
Jlll, the Bible plainly speaks of those that have been called. I hope to clear up a couple of post thoughts at this time. This should cover a couple of different topics and if you have been given a touch of the Holy Spirit, it will.
Romans 5:5 When a Christian receives God's Spirit he receives some (a very small amount at first) of the love of God. Over time, through actively exercising it, the depth and amount of love grows. It is actually one of the nine "fruits of the Spirit"
Christ himself spoke on many occasions about the Christian calling. We hope all of you are familiar with his statement . For many are called, but few are chosen. And that's found in both Matthew 22:24 and 20:16. Later adding meaning to the second part of this phrase he said to his disciples YOU HAVE NOT CHOSEN ME BUT I HAVE CHOSEN YOU (John 15:16) But I have chosen you out of the world. Therefore, the world hates you (John 19).
There are a few people that understand that the Bible makes sense and that it is not as hard to understand as they had previously thought. Then, feeling a growing need to act on what they are learning many wonder, am I BEING CALLED BY GOD? Sometimes this question takes the form of am I undergoing conversion or have I come in contact with God's true church? At best, most are unsure howto answer these basic questions. And many have no idea absolutely whatsoever how to address that question.
Actually, people of all ages and backgrounds puzzle over just what a CALLING is. Many reduce it to little more than a particular feeling that comes over them which they attribute to God. Millions in the world feel (called) . In some cases to the church, and in other cases to the ministry or missionary work. and still other cases to work with children. And yet others to serve in the medical profession or even in the military. Ignorant of what God says, so many people are left to rely on mere feelings. Assuming that their lives and the past they chose are divinely inspired, they attribute this inspiration to being called by God. Sadly, most never learn that these "callings" have nothing to do with following the true God of the Bible.
At this point, I would like to state that a true calling from God is far more than a kind of an abstract feeling that human reasoning concludes is from God.
DEFINING A TRUE CALLING And that is why Ray Smith says that getting saved is the hardest thing you'll ever encounter.
In John's gospel account Jesus stated , "No man can come to Me, except the Father which has sent Me draw him..." (6:44) Nineteen verses later, He repeated to His audience, "Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto Me, except it were given unto him of My Father" (6:65). In the next verse, John records that "From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him."
Many who heard Christ simply could not understand that God has to "draw" people and that a calling is something that is "given" to them. While many today appear to understand that they must in some fashion be called, they do not seek to understand - from the Bible - how to know for certain that it is God who is calling - drawing - giving to them whatever it is they are to receive.
More to follow
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