1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,840 Hello everyone and we would like to welcome you to Sunday Live. 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,320 So here with me. Yes, it's Kuya Vidal. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,800 He's very, he's shy. Kind of. 4 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:13,880 I'm just kidding. Here is Kuya Vidal and my name 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,840 is John Valdez. So, yes, thank you. 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,280 For taking time to join us to read through God's Word today. 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:25,760 Previously we have read about the Ascension and the hinted 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,570 return of Jesus. Last week, yes. 9 00:00:28,610 --> 00:00:30,810 And we couldn't be more excited than today. 10 00:00:30,890 --> 00:00:33,810 Oh, yes, because. What we are going to read in the 11 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:37,130 Bible is the truth about eternal life. 12 00:00:37,130 --> 00:00:41,210 Yes, I think that's something. And and to you know what the 13 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:44,130 title of this very episode already suggests, as you can 14 00:00:44,130 --> 00:00:48,330 already see, probably it is about the how to solve eternal 15 00:00:48,330 --> 00:00:50,850 life according to our Lord Jesus Christ. 16 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:54,850 So this is episode one, which leans on to saving faith. 17 00:00:55,210 --> 00:00:56,970 Amen. So I hope. 18 00:00:57,300 --> 00:01:00,460 Your Bibles are, and your notes are with you, are ready with 19 00:01:00,460 --> 00:01:04,180 you, because we are ready to give you the scriptures that we 20 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:07,260 are about to read, yes, which are all going to be from the 21 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:10,780 book of John From John. So here are the chapters and the 22 00:01:10,780 --> 00:01:16,500 verses chapter 14, verse six, chapter 5, verse 24, chapter 3, 23 00:01:16,500 --> 00:01:20,820 verse one to seven and chapter 3 from verses 16 to 18. 24 00:01:21,380 --> 00:01:26,380 Chapter 3, verses 35 and 36. And the last one is chapter one 25 00:01:26,380 --> 00:01:29,980 from verses 10 to 13. Yes, that's right. 26 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:33,860 So all are available in the show notes if you just missed that, 27 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:36,100 or in the video if you're watching this. 28 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:39,980 So feel free to also prepare your Bibles if you want with 29 00:01:39,980 --> 00:01:42,500 your preferred translation or versions. 30 00:01:42,860 --> 00:01:45,860 So Are you ready to discover more about Christ today? 31 00:01:46,100 --> 00:01:50,060 Of course we sure are. I think we are all ready. 32 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:52,630 We won't. Delay any further. 33 00:01:52,790 --> 00:01:56,150 Now let's read. The first one is John 14. 34 00:01:56,150 --> 00:01:59,470 Six. Jesus answered, I am the way and 35 00:01:59,470 --> 00:02:02,790 the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father 36 00:02:02,870 --> 00:02:09,430 except through. Me next is John 524 Very truly I 37 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:14,230 tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has 38 00:02:14,270 --> 00:02:18,390 eternal life and will not be judged, but has crossed over 39 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:21,060 from from death. To life, yes. 40 00:02:21,060 --> 00:02:26,540 So next John three chapter one to verse 8. 41 00:02:27,260 --> 00:02:29,820 Okay. So now there was a farisy a man 42 00:02:29,820 --> 00:02:33,660 named Nicodemos who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 43 00:02:34,060 --> 00:02:38,700 He came to Jesus at night and said, Rabbi, we know that you 44 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:42,940 are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform 45 00:02:42,940 --> 00:02:45,820 the signs you are doing if God were not with him. 46 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:49,680 Jesus replied. Very truly I tell you, no one 47 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,400 can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again. 48 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,280 So Nicodemus said, How can someone be born when they are 49 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:58,840 old? Nicodemus asked. 50 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,960 Yeah, surely they cannot enter a second time to their mother's 51 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:08,000 room to be born, Jesus answered. Very truly, I tell you, no one 52 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,760 can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born of water 53 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,160 and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but 54 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,610 the Spirit gives birth the Spirit. 55 00:03:18,090 --> 00:03:22,810 So you should not be surprised at my saying you must be born 56 00:03:22,810 --> 00:03:25,490 again. The wind blows wherever it 57 00:03:25,490 --> 00:03:27,850 pleases. You hear it sound, but you 58 00:03:27,850 --> 00:03:31,170 cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. 59 00:03:31,170 --> 00:03:34,960 So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. 60 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,880 Next verse is John 316 to 18 for God soul of the world, that he 61 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,080 gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall 62 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,820 not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send 63 00:03:48,820 --> 00:03:52,620 his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save 64 00:03:52,620 --> 00:03:55,740 the world through him. Yes, whoever believes in him is 65 00:03:55,740 --> 00:03:58,100 not condemned. But whoever does not believe 66 00:03:58,100 --> 00:04:01,900 stands condemned already. Yeah, because they have not 67 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:05,300 believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 68 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,920 So next John chapter 3 verses 35 to 36. 69 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,520 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 70 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,760 Whoever believes in the sun has eternal life, but whoever 71 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:23,720 rejects the sun will not see life, for God's wrath remains on 72 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,840 them. Yes, And now the last passage of 73 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:29,280 Scripture. It's John 1 to 10. 74 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:35,960 Versus until until 13, yes. So he was in the world, and the 75 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,080 world was with was made through him. 76 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:43,080 Yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own 77 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,120 people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, 78 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,520 who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of 79 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:51,960 God. Amen. 80 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,640 Who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of 81 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:01,080 the will of man, but of God. So that's it for our scripture 82 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,440 reading time. And now it's time for us to have 83 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:09,320 some time to discuss regarding what does these passages of 84 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,360 Scripture teach us about? Yeah, teach us about. 85 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:13,480 Exactly. That's right. 86 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,320 So here we are. We're going to discuss. 87 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,280 First, I'd like to start off with this. 88 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,080 It already established by the Bible that Jesus is not an 89 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,180 option. To have eternal life, yes, but 90 00:05:28,180 --> 00:05:30,540 that he is the only way to heaven. 91 00:05:30,660 --> 00:05:34,860 Which we hope it's very obvious as we are all reading this 92 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:37,820 together. The Scriptures, and you can 93 00:05:37,820 --> 00:05:41,060 probably also tell that we're not even making that up because 94 00:05:41,060 --> 00:05:43,900 it already is in the Bible. We just read about it. 95 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:46,580 And who do you think said those very words? 96 00:05:46,580 --> 00:05:47,580 Capital. It's. 97 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:50,780 Jesus himself. Yes, Jesus Christ, the Savior 98 00:05:51,060 --> 00:05:55,300 said those very words, the way, the truth, and the life himself. 99 00:05:55,380 --> 00:05:58,260 Yes, the it's it's in red letters, right? 100 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:01,380 Yeah. If some of you who own a Bible 101 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:05,460 who has red letters, that means Jesus himself said that. 102 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:11,260 And it also implies that access in heaven is made possible only 103 00:06:11,260 --> 00:06:12,860 through Him through Jesus Christ. 104 00:06:12,860 --> 00:06:16,860 Meaning it's not through anything or anyone else other 105 00:06:16,860 --> 00:06:18,860 than. Jesus, yeah. 106 00:06:19,180 --> 00:06:22,340 And I think it's most important to put some emphasis. 107 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:26,940 Yes, we want to emphasize that because it is one of the most 108 00:06:27,380 --> 00:06:31,060 known Bible verses that point out to the very essentials of 109 00:06:31,060 --> 00:06:34,660 the Christian faith. Yes, but it is also something 110 00:06:34,660 --> 00:06:36,940 else. And we're going to talk about 111 00:06:36,940 --> 00:06:38,900 that a little bit deeper. Uh huh. 112 00:06:40,140 --> 00:06:44,340 Today in that same subject. So Jesus is the only way that 113 00:06:44,340 --> 00:06:49,550 means there is no other in no. In no way the Bible point to 114 00:06:49,550 --> 00:06:54,550 religious sex or any community in order to obtain eternal life. 115 00:06:54,550 --> 00:06:57,790 Yeah, not all. In fact, if anything, the Bible 116 00:06:57,790 --> 00:07:02,870 is against anything that man claims to be the answer to or 117 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:06,350 the alternate to eternal life and salvation. 118 00:07:06,670 --> 00:07:11,190 And we are all aware that many people are already, you know. 119 00:07:11,470 --> 00:07:14,070 If if you would ask people, are you safe? 120 00:07:14,350 --> 00:07:17,870 Yes, I go to church. The answer, But it's not really 121 00:07:17,870 --> 00:07:21,630 the right answer for it. Yeah, in no way the Bible, you 122 00:07:21,630 --> 00:07:25,430 know, point to anything else other than Jesus. 123 00:07:25,470 --> 00:07:30,110 Yes, it only puts the spotlight on Jesus alone because he is the 124 00:07:30,110 --> 00:07:34,590 very sole answer to that very concern, salvation. 125 00:07:34,590 --> 00:07:37,230 So do you agree with that? Amen. 126 00:07:37,550 --> 00:07:39,870 Yeah, we can all read that, obviously. 127 00:07:40,630 --> 00:07:43,870 Also, I want to point out something that eternal life will 128 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:46,990 require obedience to Jesus and faith in God. 129 00:07:47,030 --> 00:07:54,310 Yes, so, so that's very true and it that is based on John 5/24. 130 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:57,230 Yeah, we have. We have to do our part, yeah. 131 00:07:57,270 --> 00:08:00,030 Yeah. We believe and obey also we 132 00:08:00,030 --> 00:08:03,230 obey, which I have. I have something to say about 133 00:08:03,230 --> 00:08:06,510 that. Also that the eternal life 134 00:08:06,590 --> 00:08:09,910 mentioned here may not be the life that we are currently 135 00:08:09,910 --> 00:08:14,430 experiencing at this very moment, if in fact this life is, 136 00:08:14,550 --> 00:08:17,350 you know, human. We're still immortals, we're 137 00:08:17,350 --> 00:08:21,470 still flesh. So that's that's not the eternal 138 00:08:21,470 --> 00:08:24,630 life. But what do you think that is 139 00:08:24,870 --> 00:08:25,790 portraying? Yeah. 140 00:08:26,230 --> 00:08:30,590 Yes, eternal life that was mentioned in John 5 is a life 141 00:08:30,590 --> 00:08:34,020 that we are going to experience someday, yes. 142 00:08:34,539 --> 00:08:36,659 In the afterlife? Oh yes, exactly. 143 00:08:37,260 --> 00:08:41,179 Also mentioned that to those who do obey the teachings of Jesus 144 00:08:41,419 --> 00:08:44,260 and to those who believe in God will not be judged. 145 00:08:44,260 --> 00:08:47,780 Yes, this talks about being judged because of sin, because 146 00:08:47,780 --> 00:08:52,540 as we already talked about in the previous topics we had, we 147 00:08:52,580 --> 00:08:55,650 are. All sinful beings, yeah, since 148 00:08:55,650 --> 00:08:59,490 from the very beginning we know how God hates sin, but it is 149 00:08:59,490 --> 00:09:02,930 because of Jesus, and only through him that we can escape 150 00:09:03,090 --> 00:09:07,010 judgment or eternal death. So if there is an eternal life, 151 00:09:07,090 --> 00:09:08,530 there is. There's also eternal death. 152 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,880 Oh yes, I have. No in between, Yes. 153 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,480 There is no in between. Nowhere. 154 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,920 The Bible, you know, yeah, tells that. 155 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,840 And we can all see why the scriptures point to Jesus this 156 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,840 very way. They put emphasis on that. 157 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,860 It's also a good that one of our readings today is John 316. 158 00:09:27,260 --> 00:09:31,940 Yeah, which most of you, if not all, are probably already aware 159 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:34,740 of. But it is a very well known 160 00:09:35,740 --> 00:09:38,100 scripture for a very good reason. 161 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:41,620 You know why? Because John 316 is the most 162 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:47,060 popular verse of the Bible. Because it's it's simply 163 00:09:48,820 --> 00:09:53,590 presents the gospel in an very oversimplified way. 164 00:10:02,110 --> 00:09:55,430 Yes, and in that verse. Yeah, imagine that in one verse 165 00:09:55,430 --> 00:09:59,350 the gospel is already explained in a nutshell, so it already 166 00:09:59,350 --> 00:10:06,640 speaks for itself. The action word believe is 167 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:11,600 emphasized all over again. We can all see with our very own 168 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,240 eyes that the Bible is showing the importance of believing in 169 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,080 Christ. So it's faith, and it is the 170 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:22,520 only way to get eternal life, to have faith only in Jesus Christ 171 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,120 alone. But however, there is also the 172 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,800 bad news, as we already read in some of the verses we've read 173 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,600 recently. And the bad news applies to 174 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,420 those who will turn away with with knowing this truth. 175 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:40,260 They and reject what the Bible says by not believing. 176 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:43,500 So the opposite of believing is not believing. 177 00:10:43,860 --> 00:10:49,260 And unfortunately, you know God's wrath remain on them To 178 00:10:49,260 --> 00:10:52,820 those who do not believe because you know why the forgiveness of 179 00:10:52,820 --> 00:10:56,030 sins then? This is taught by the Bible very 180 00:10:56,030 --> 00:11:15,510 clearly. Amen. 181 00:10:57,270 --> 00:11:01,750 Forgiveness of sins is only made possible through Jesus Christ. 182 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:07,550 So I hope by that we will all make that decision to be here. 183 00:11:07,550 --> 00:11:11,310 Yeah, or maybe at least give it some thought and be open to 184 00:11:11,510 --> 00:11:14,870 receive the truth. The Bible is speaking to us. 185 00:11:15,990 --> 00:11:16,950 Yes. Amen. 186 00:11:16,950 --> 00:11:20,650 It's also amazing, actually. That in John 3 Jesus already 187 00:11:20,650 --> 00:11:25,090 performed supernatural science, which proves all the more that 188 00:11:25,090 --> 00:11:26,730 he is God. That's right. 189 00:11:26,810 --> 00:11:31,970 And the attention of a certain Pharisee named Ecodemus was 190 00:11:32,770 --> 00:11:35,170 caught there in John Three. We can all see that. 191 00:11:35,170 --> 00:11:38,450 And you have to remember that the Pharisees in the Bible in 192 00:11:38,450 --> 00:11:42,450 general, as we have read before in the previous episodes, these 193 00:11:42,450 --> 00:11:47,050 were the same people that were against Jesus and everything he 194 00:11:47,050 --> 00:11:50,620 preached about. They were the haters of the of 195 00:11:50,620 --> 00:11:53,860 that time. But Nicodemus decided to check 196 00:11:53,860 --> 00:11:59,260 out Jesus for himself, so he went at night so no one can see 197 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:03,660 him and met him in person. And Jesus gave him something 198 00:12:03,660 --> 00:12:09,260 worthy to think about, and that is being born again. 199 00:12:09,580 --> 00:12:13,120 Yeah, being born again. So it's not a religion. 200 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,800 Yeah, it is not a. Religion in the Bible. 201 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,000 We have read it earlier, yes. As to how most people would 202 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,640 probably understand, yes. But it is the state of being 203 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,520 found in Jesus. Yes, according to the Bible, As 204 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,320 we said earlier, being born again is mandatory in order to 205 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,480 get to heaven. Yes, it's basically a 206 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,940 requirement prerequisite. You can't go to heaven if you're 207 00:12:33,940 --> 00:12:36,220 not born again. Yeah, without being born again. 208 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:39,300 Yeah, okay. And with this truth, in the last 209 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:44,460 verses that we can read, some people will respond by believing 210 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:48,340 and receiving Jesus, you know, like Nicodemus did. 211 00:12:48,980 --> 00:12:51,460 But unfortunately, some people are not. 212 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:56,340 Expected to do the same. In fact, they will reject him 213 00:12:56,340 --> 00:12:59,040 some. It's very sad also that some are 214 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,200 already living a life that shows their rejection to the Lordship 215 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,720 of Christ. Yeah, but to those who will make 216 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,480 that decision to respond by receiving Him are part of God's 217 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:11,600 family. Yeah. 218 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,880 Are born of water and spirit. Yes, those who respond will be 219 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,680 given the right to be God's children. 220 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,460 Amen. And that's something we we 221 00:13:21,460 --> 00:13:23,700 probably took our time to discuss. 222 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,860 What did we learn with the scriptures that we just read? 223 00:13:26,860 --> 00:13:30,820 But we're in this together, so we want to hear from you too, 224 00:13:30,820 --> 00:13:34,180 and give you a chance. So what are your thoughts about 225 00:13:34,180 --> 00:13:36,540 all of the passage of scriptures we read? 226 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:40,260 Please let us know your thoughts by typing it in the comments 227 00:13:40,260 --> 00:13:43,140 below and join in. Don't miss out. 228 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:46,660 Yes, we're excited to know your comments exactly. 229 00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:48,860 Right now. Let's proceed to the next 230 00:13:48,860 --> 00:13:52,580 question we'll ask ourselves. If God is speaking to you 231 00:13:52,580 --> 00:13:56,780 through the scriptures we just read, how would you respond to 232 00:13:56,780 --> 00:13:59,220 Him? So I'll go first. 233 00:13:59,260 --> 00:14:02,220 I'll. Go first for me. 234 00:14:02,220 --> 00:14:08,900 I will take up my identity in God, and that is and that I am 235 00:14:08,940 --> 00:14:15,720 his child because I believe, Wow, I will. 236 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,400 I think it's my turn now. Okay so. 237 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,720 That's a good take, John. Thank you. 238 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,080 As for me, I will proclaim that Jesus is the only way to 239 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,200 salvation so that people can be born again if they respond. 240 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:33,120 And friends, what is the response you want to do for God 241 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:37,880 today or for this week rather? You know, whatever it is, I do 242 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,820 believe that everything we've just talked about today, it all 243 00:14:41,820 --> 00:14:45,100 points to One Direction. And what do you think that is? 244 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:49,820 Yeah, and that the only answer to have eternal life with God in 245 00:14:49,820 --> 00:14:52,380 heaven is only through Jesus Christ. 246 00:14:52,580 --> 00:14:56,260 And our prayer is that you would make that decision to believe in 247 00:14:56,260 --> 00:15:00,220 Him and to obey what God's word is teaching us today. 248 00:15:00,260 --> 00:15:03,100 So whom will you share what you've learned this week? 249 00:15:03,460 --> 00:15:07,180 So I do believe we do all believe that this topic is worth 250 00:15:07,180 --> 00:15:09,580 talking about. So why don't you share what 251 00:15:09,580 --> 00:15:13,700 you've learned, your family or friends, whoever they are, and 252 00:15:13,820 --> 00:15:17,300 don't let them miss out on what the voice of God through the 253 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:23,420 Bible is speaking in our very hearts based on our reading. 254 00:15:23,420 --> 00:15:27,820 Reading Yes, about eternal life. Yes, and Amen. 255 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:31,620 Thank you for joining us and that we hope you will join us 256 00:15:31,620 --> 00:15:32,820 again next week.