{"id":1036,"date":"2021-01-03T14:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2021-01-03T14:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T20:02:10","slug":"gods-great-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/03\/gods-great-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Great Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"429\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Web-Verse-7-Romans-10-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Web-Verse-7-Romans-10-9.jpg 823w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Web-Verse-7-Romans-10-9-300x156.jpg 300w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Web-Verse-7-Romans-10-9-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><figcaption> \u201c<strong>That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.<\/strong>\u201d <br> Romans 10:9 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone knows John 3:16: \u201c<strong>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that\nwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<\/strong>\u201d\nThis is undoubtedly the greatest gift anyone could receive. God offered His\nonly Son to mankind. However, most people do not understand this gift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the sin of man, there is a separation between God\nand man. God cannot look upon sinful man. Nevertheless, God sent His only Son\nto take the penalty for that sin, to allow restoration of the separation that\nman caused. This restoration could only come by the death of Jesus, God\u2019s Son,\non the cross. So, Jesus willingly came, lived a perfect life, laid down His\nlife in the death on the cross, and took His life back up again. He is now\nseated in heaven next to God on His throne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an amazing prayer of Jesus right before He died upon the\ncross, Jesus declared that He came to glorify God. \u201c<strong>These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said,\nFather, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee<\/strong>\u201d\n(John 17:1). <strong><em>Glorify<\/em><\/strong> means \u201cto reveal the divine character and\nattributes of God.\u201d Jesus did that. Everything Jesus did revealed God to\nmankind from the perfect life that He lived to His suffering death for sinners.\nWhy would Jesus be willing to do all of that? Continue reading His prayer in\nthe garden: \u201c<strong>2. As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should\ngive eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.&nbsp;3. And this is life\neternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom\nthou hast sent<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:2-3). Jesus gave His life on the cross to restore\nthat separation caused by man because of sin and to give eternal life to anyone\nwho would receive this gift. There is only one \u201cwork\u201d that a person must do to\nbecome a Christian. \u201c<strong>Jesus\nanswered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him\nwhom he hath sent<\/strong>\u201d (John 6:29).\nOne must believe on Jesus, whom God sent. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus prayed for Himself and what He was about to do (His\ndeath upon the cross), for His disciples, and finally, He prayed for any who\nwould believe upon Him. However, there is something very interesting found in\nJohn chapter seventeen that needs to be understood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What could be so important? The gift that God gave to Jesus. God\ngave to Jesus the people who chose to believe in Jesus and the work He did on\nthe cross. They are Believers (Christians), the ones who accepted the free gift\nof God. Take note of the following: <strong><em>Believers (Christians) are<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>God\u2019s\ngift to His Son, Jesus<\/em><\/strong>. Read the following excerpts from verses in Jesus\u2019\nprayer found in John 17: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201c<strong>\u2026<\/strong><strong>to as many as thou hast given him<\/strong>\u201d\n(John 17:2). <\/li><li>\u201c<strong>\u2026<\/strong><strong>the men which thou gavest me out of the\nworld: thine they were, and thou gavest them me \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:6).<\/li><li>\u201c<strong>\u2026 <\/strong><strong>I pray not for the world, but for them\nwhich thou hast given me \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:9).<\/li><li>\u201c<strong>\u2026<\/strong><strong>keep through thine own name those whom thou\nhast given me, that they may be one\u2026 those that thou gavest me I have kept, and\nnone of them is lost \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:11-12).<\/li><li>\u201c<strong>\u2026<\/strong><strong>I will that they also, whom thou hast given\nme, be with me where I am \u2026<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:24).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the best one is the following verse: \u201c<strong>Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word<\/strong>\u201d (John 17:20). Jesus knew that I would one day believe on Him, and He prayed for me in the garden that night. Moreover, He knew that I would be a gift to Him from His Father, God.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you believed in Jesus, becoming a gift from God to Jesus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-biblical-path-of-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"V7w9K7GgQF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/\">How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to be Saved&#8221; &#8212; The Biblical Path of Life\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/embed\/#?secret=OCYc0cFm87#?secret=V7w9K7GgQF\" data-secret=\"V7w9K7GgQF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows John 3:16: \u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u201d This is undoubtedly the greatest gift anyone could receive. God offered His only Son to mankind. However, most people do not understand this gift. 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