{"id":5371,"date":"2024-12-14T15:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2024-12-14T15:14:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:14:50","slug":"the-gospel-and-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/the-gospel-and-works\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel And Works."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5371-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Gospel-And-Works.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Gospel-And-Works.mp3\">https:\/\/disciplesofchrist.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Gospel-And-Works.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>The Works Of The Father.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, and His disciples asked Him, \u201cRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cNeither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the<strong> works of God<\/strong> would be displayed in him. While it is daytime, we must do the <strong>works of Him who sent Me<\/strong>. The night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\u201d When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man\u2019s eyes. Then He told him, \u201cGo, wash in the Pool of Siloam\u201d\u00a0 So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <strong>John 9:1-6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon\u2019s Colonnade. So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, \u201cHow long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.\u201d \u201cI already told you,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cbut you did not believe. <strong>The works I do in My Father\u2019s name<\/strong> testify on My behalf. But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father\u2019s hand. I and the Father are one.\u201dAt this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. But Jesus responded, \u201cI have shown you many <strong>good works from the Father.<\/strong> For which of these do you stone Me?\u201d <strong>John 10:22-32.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are not stoning You for any good work,\u201d said the Jews, \u201cbut for blasphemy, because You, who is a man, declare Yourself to be God.\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cIs it not written in your Law: \u2018I have said you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came\u2014and the Scripture cannot be broken\u2014 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?<strong> If I am not doing the works of My Father,<\/strong> then do not believe Me. But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.\u201d At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. <strong>John 10:33-39.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Works Of Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. Meanwhile, John heard in prison about t<strong>he works of Christ,<\/strong> and he sent his disciples to ask Him, \u201cAre You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cGo back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.\u201d<strong>Matthew 11:1-6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed because they did not repent. \u201cWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.\u201d <strong>Matthew 11:21-24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. But Jesus answered them, <strong>\u201cTo this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.<\/strong>\u201dBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. So Jesus replied, \u201cTruly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does. The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. Furthermore, the Father judges no one but has assigned all judgment to the Son, so that all may honour the Son just as they honour the Father. Whoever does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who sent Him. Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. <strong>John 5:16-24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid. There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid. You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved. John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light. But I have a testimony more substantial than that of John. <strong>For the works that the Father<\/strong> has given Me to accomplish\u2014the very works I am doing\u2014testify about Me that the Father has sent Me. And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form, nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent. <strong>John 5:31-38.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Believer And Works.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savour, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see <strong>your good works<\/strong> and glorify your Father in heaven. <strong>Matthew 5:13-16.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his. <strong>Matthew 16:24-27.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus replied, \u201cTruly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him, God the Father has placed His seal of approval.\u201dThen they inquired, \u201cWhat must we do to perform the works of God?\u201dJesus replied, \u201cThe work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.\u201d<strong>John 6:26-29.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, <strong>but the Father abiding in Me does His works<\/strong>. \u201cBelieve Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. \u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater than these he will do; because I go to the Father.<strong> John 14 v 10 – 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hinderance To Works.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. And when he came into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended by him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And Jesus did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. <strong>Matthew 15:53-58.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples. When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. \u201cWhere did this man get these ideas?\u201d they asked. \u201cWhat is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? Isn\u2019t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren\u2019t His sisters here with us as well?\u201d And they took offence at Him. Then Jesus said to them, \u201cOnly in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honour.\u201d So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them. And He was amazed at their unbelief And He went around from village to village, teaching the people. <strong>Mark 6: 1-7.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Works Of The Father. 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