The Access to Heaven.

John 5:24

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

We knew that by believing in Jesus only we can have an eternal life (Jn 3:16) and some other places in the Scriptures. This statement of Jesus does not contradict at all when He said "believes him who sent me has eternal life" which obviously referring to the Father.

Jesus was helping His listeners to understand that He is "equal" to the Father. Notice He said" whoever hears my word". He was referring to Himself as the "Word of God" if we look back John 1:1;14. Listening to His word simply means listening to Him. As we he was speaking to the Jewish leaders who disagreed with Him.

In John 14:1 Jesus said " “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me". See, believing God means believing Jesus. We see here the equality of Jesus to the Father.

These are one of the things that the Jewish leaders didn't understand. That only in Jesus we can have access to the Father. And even today there are people who does not understand the works of Jesus on the cross of our salvation. And as well His deity.

People celebrates Christmas every year still think Jesus was still on a manger. They don't understand He crucified on the cross for our sins so we can have access to the Father.

Although we cannot find the word Christmas in the Bible but let's celebrate this month because we have a savior who is God in nature but became flesh, born through a virgin birth, died on the cross for our salvation and now sit at the right hand of the Father.

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