Why I Believe in Jesus | Part 2

Transformed life is the greatest witness of Jesus saving power this into Adrian Rogers argued with me all day long and Everett eventually Jesus brought the Bible says taste and see that the Lord is good. I have tasted and I bet if you were to tell me that apple pie is not good. There is no apple pie. When I just eat the piece of apple by you can argue all you want but I got the evidence only in Sunday welcome to lovely funding featuring the dynamic teaching pastor and author Adrian Rogers but you are a Christian or not. A man named Jesus lived 2000 years. If you believe in the Bible every page of Scripture tells the story in the book of John. In the New Testament Jesus disciples had the privilege of seeing him work from an intimate vantage point, they were not like the crowds who watched him perform miracles and then turned away once his message became too hard. They believe that he not only had answers, he alone was the answer through their testimonies they give us reasons to believe this to if you have your Bible turn to John chapter 6, beginning in verse 66 as Adrian Rogers presents why I believe in Jesus sometime ago. I am one of the most challenging experiences of my life I was in Moscow, the capital of the former Soviet Union.

I had the opportunity to preach and I preached a marvelously beautiful hall. It was called the red Army theater in that auditorium were soldiers, Army officers and their wives soldiers were all dressed in their military uniforms. They were sitting out there rank upon rank upon rank and God give me the privilege to preach the what would you preach if you had an opportunity to preach the group like that may what would be the subject matter.

What would you say apparatus, God, Lord, what would you have me to say to these people of the Holy Spirit that Abraham tell them about Jesus telling why you believe in Jesus Christ.

That's what I talked to them about 10. Here's the text that I took John chapter 6 verse 66 from that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the 12 where he also go away. Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, shall we go thou hast the words of eternal life, and we believe and are sure that thou art the Christ, the son of the living God, Peter said. We believe and we are sure thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.

And I said to those men and their wives assembled. I want to tell you why I believe in Jesus Christ and I want to tell you, along with Simon Peter why I am sure that he is the Christ the son of the living God, and I gave them for reasons that are found in this chapter the same reasons I want to give you many of you who are already sure that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God, but to reinforce your faith and help you to share with others because we live in a shrinking world in many member of the gospel that the we burden.

Many do not take for granted the things today that we take for granted elementary something about Jesus Christ Jesus Christ all alone.

Only Jesus has the answer to the things that really matter. Only Jesus can meet the deepest hunger of the human heart. Only Jesus is the answer to man's sin, only Jesus gives meaning to life and death. Only Jesus can take the sting out of Sandler gloom out of the grave came out of parting and you that is steadfast in short, shall we go hello has the answers of life and death, but that brings a question. How do we know that Jesus is who we say you why. Why do we believe in Jesus, why have I given my life to him. Why do I serve him. Why would I be willing to die for him if necessary.

Why, for reasons for reasons that we can know and be sure that we believe cannot show that thou art the Christ, the son of the living God. The first reason is the historical reason Jesus Christ is a AC T of history. Now I don't care what you believe or whether or not a labor whether Christian or someone else, you must admit you have to admit, the man named Jesus was here upon this error. All of the secular historians that have any merit at all. Admit the fact of Jesus Christ. Regardless of what they believe about.

There's no way to explain the Christian church.

The fact that we are here apart from the fact that Jesus Christ was here and what did the early church began to pray not only that the man was here, but that man walked out of the brain. That was the central fact of the preaching of the early church. These early Christians paid without lines for the faith. Explain the historical fact of Jesus Christ and the church apart from the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe in him for historical reasons, it is well been said, there is more proof that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, than the Julius Caesar live. He has shown me the son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead and the Bible says he showed himself alive with many in fallible proofs.

That's the historical fact.

Now let me give you the second reason I believe in him, not only for historical reasons, but I believe in him for scriptural reasons. Look, if you will. Now, chapter 6, verse 44 this Jesus who came down from heaven said, no man can come to me except the father which has sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in its and they shall all be tall of God. Here's the second reason not only the historical rates but the biblical the scriptural reason I told those men and I tell you today that I believe in Jesus Christ because I believe the Bible the word of God. We say pastor that just moves the question back a little bit because to say that you believe in Jesus Christ because you believe the Bible causes us to ask how we know the Bible is true is a good question and I talked to those men. I said I want to tell you Angelo's ladies and of those Russian soldiers and Army officers.

I want to tell you why I believe the Bible is the word of God and I took time to explain to them how I know that the Bible is the word of God, and I gave them the great five proofs of inspirational holy Scripture, and what are the number one. Fulfilled prophecy member to the wonderful unity of the Bible written over 1500 years by at least 40 different authors in three different languages on all kinds of subjects, 66 books that make one about the wonderful unity of the Bible. I talked to them about the longevity of the Bible how the Bible has lasted for the Centrex and men have made laws against it.

Now even there in Soviet Russia. It was a crime to bring Bibles in Soviet Russia and I reminded them every one of them there that I had a Bible for them to give them when they left and they broke out in Nepal to give to them the word of God. How do you explain the longevity, the ever living quality of the Bible. I talked to them about the accuracy of the Bible in the scientific and historical accuracy of the Bible.

When I talk to them about the power of the Bible.

Jesus said the words that I speak of you, they are spirit and they are life.

He said that in the sixth chapter, and I told him how the reading of God's word to transform my life and I told him that we know the Bible is the word of God, and I told him as I tell you the central theme of the Bible is Jesus Christ make you read the Bible and you will find Jesus Christ go back and reread the Bible, he is like the hero of the Bible. The Bible is his story. It is the story of Jesus Christ put this verse in your margin next 10 verse 43 to him. That is, to Jesus. Give all the prophets witness, that through his name inseparably within him shall have remission of sins. And so Jesus said here in John six verse 45. It is written in the prophets, and they shall be taught of God. Jesus called upon the Scriptures that testify of him and how do the Scriptures tell us of Jesus. What Jesus did these inspired words tell us about what I tell us about the virgin born son of God is life began with the miraculous birth. Then he lived the miraculous life.

I told them as I'm going to tell you how Jesus Christ is absolutely unique, as is presented in the Bible. That's one thing to believe that Jesus was here, but what kind of Jesus. Does the Bible describe.

It describes a sinless man, a man who never modified or withdrew any statement that he ever made a man who never apologize for anything he did, though he were often misunderstood man will never ask advice from anybody even though he walked among the Pharisees and the scribes and the doctors of the law. A man who never troubled to justify his actions when many people misunderstood what he did. Like when he delayed to come to Lazarus sick. He never tried to justify or say I'm sorry. I hope you understand.

He never confessed sin.

One time, never ask forgiveness about anything. What an incredible life you live that's presented in the Bible. What strong points to Jesus.

I know because he didn't have any weak points. Every part of his life was completely totally balanced in perfect symmetry. The Bible presents his miracle birth, the Bible presents his miracle life.

The Bible tells about his sacrificial death. Let me tell you what was unique about the death of Jesus Christ. Not that he died.

Other martyrs have died. He was the only one who chose to die is a will of the people choose to download even suicide doesn't use die just chooses to direly new statistic out on that one. I want people to go to die except Jesus. There was no saving him. There was no reason for him to die. Jesus said, no man takes my life for me.

I lay it down of myself as the only man who chose to die Bible presents him as the one who came out of that gravy is the only one who has been raised from the day you say no, wait a minute past. Other people came back like what about Lazarus. Lazarus was resuscitated to die again. Jesus was resurrected and he lives in a glorified body has become the firstfruits of all of those of us in sleep and Jesus said he will raise us up at the last day.

What I'm trying to say is I believe in Jesus Christ because he is an historical fact. There is no way that you can explain the church of Jesus Christ of five from the history, Jesus lived and died and rose again and I believe in him because of the Bible. The Bible miracle book that has stood the test of the ages presents Jesus Christ as absolutely and totally unique to give you 1/3 reason that I believe in Jesus Christ and I believe in Jesus Christ for spiritual reasons. Look, if you will.

Now in verse 33 of the same chapter Jesus presenting himself to those multitude said it is the spirit that Quicken the flesh profits. If nothing you will never with your human mind comprehend who Jesus Christ is. Here is the spirit of God the Holy Spirit that Quicken that helps you understand it gives life. Jesus said of the Holy Spirit. He will testify of me turned the first John chapter 5 if you would let me show you how the Holy Spirit of God will convict you and convince US that who Jesus Christ is, if you want to know.

Look, if you will and in first John five in verse six. This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ not by water only, but by water and blood.

He's talking about the water and the blood that came out of Jesus side when he was crucified and it is the spirit that Gareth witness because the Spirit is truth. There are three that bear record in heaven the father. The word, and the Holy Ghost at least three or 13 that bear witness in earth the spirit. The water in the blood and these three agree on one now.

Pastor Rogers they expect me to believe in Jesus Christ.

Just because you say that he was a historical fact. Even if I believe that I might go to trusting heart you believe that I'm going believe in Jesus Christ. Just because your book says that he live, you have evidence for the inspiration of the Bible. That's not enough for me. I will agree.

You need something else. You need the Holy Spirit of God to say amen to these other facts you need the Holy Spirit of God to take you and convict you and convince you I told you before anything I can talk you into somebody else can talk you out of but now notice in verse nine. If we receive the witness of men. The witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God which it testified of his son, God the Holy Spirit will testify in your heart. We receive the witness of men. Somebody tells us something is true and we believe it.

I flew an airplane. Yesterday I had to trust the pilot I ate in a restaurant. I had to trust the cook, you read a map, you trust the mapmaker what I say I'm saying we trust people every day. If we receive the witness of men witness of God is greater and the word if there may be translated sense, since we receive the witness of men. The witness of God is greater. If you want to know who Jesus Christ is.

Ask the Holy Spirit. God doesn't just say that you must believe that you can't believe that your hardluck God says if you want to believe. I will help you to understand and to know that these things are true and don't anybody in this building, tell me you cannot believe you may refuse to believe, but I will tell you this, that if you want to believe in Jesus Christ.

If you seek truth God the Holy Spirit will speak to you and confirm you that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God. He witnesses to you and then he witnesses and you look, if you will, in verse 10 he that believe with all the son of God hath the witness in himself.

Verse nine speaks of his witness to us. Verse 10 speaks of his witness on the inside missing. While I believe in Jesus Christ.

Well first of all, the Holy Spirit, said to me he is the son of God and once I receive them in my heart. Now I have the witness in myself and you can argue with me all day long and never convince me against Jesus Christ, you can bring sophisticated arguments to me, but I have the witness on the inside and a Christian with the witness in his heart is never the mercy of a man with an argument in his mouth learned that my friend, the Bible says taste and see that the Lord is good. I gave my testimony believes in the red Army theater and I give my testimony view. I have tasted and I know Hannity were to tell me that apple pie is not good. There is no apple pie. When I just eat the piece of apple pie. You can argue all you want but I got the evidence on the inside. Amen. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Believe it hath the witness in himself why we believe in Jesus Christ. For historical reasons I'm that bread that came down from heaven, the scriptural reasons the prophets testify of me.

He said the spiritual reasons. The words I speak of you there spirit in their life. The flesh profits nothing. It is the spirit that Quicken that I gave them the last of these reasons but I will give you why I believe in Jesus Christ.

I believe in him for personal reasons, notice what Peter said here again, go back to our text, if you will, and look for just one more moment. Look, if you will, in verse 68.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternal life, and we believe and are sure about the Christ the son of the living God. What was Peter saying he was saying.

I know it personally I don't personally I have proven not only does history tell me that he is the son of God. Not only does the Bible tell me he's the son of God. Not only does the Holy Spirit tell me that he is the son of God, but I know through personal experience personal reasons. I can testify. I'm sure how to something else.

The best people I know know him best people I know love him. I mean, I've met a lot of folks I met some charlatans. I met some hypocrites. I met some imposters and Jesus in this six chapter. John talked about Judas was a false apostle. I will tell you one thing folks live a few years traveling around me.

God wonderful, wonderful family CRE changes lives see what he means to you saying it, say it and mean it.

In Jesus, and he does get the victory I said to those men. What I want to say to you.

This is why believe in Jesus and I will ask you to believe in him, bow your head temporary and they did. Then I said, if you prayed that bring us Christ in your heart, would you lift up your hand and it looked to me like more than half of those soldiers there lifted up the hand they prayed to receive Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.

And I wonder oh precious friend today. You know he all alone is the answer to your hearts me is nowhere else to go. Where else we go.

Don't go to Jesus. No one else has the answer to your sin. What else can feel the longing of your heart to give you peace that passes understanding else has the words of eternal life walked out of that grave.

But Jesus and I want you to know and be sure that he's the son of God, not like you to pray and ask him any harm today I'd like you to trust him and be saved today with your prayer prayer like this just prayed out of your heart dear God, I need you I want to I need to be saved. Jesus, I believe you are the son of God.

I believe you paid my sin that with your blood.

I believe that God raised him from the dead and now I repent of my sin. I will open my heart by faith, like a child by faith like a little child I receive is my Lord and Savior come in my heart will give my sin save me, Lord Jesus, would you pray that prayer come in my heart will give my sin save me, Lord Jesus, there would you pray this prayer Lord Jesus give me the power and help me to obey and to make it public what I've done. Help me not to be ashamed of you.

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