Today's Passage - John 8:21-30

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english John 8:21-30   Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come."  This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"  But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins."...   Sometimes the conversations between Jesus and the Jews seem to be disconnected.  Jesus most often talked about things in spiritual context, while the Jews would try to understand them in physical context.  When Jesus talked about death in this passage, He wasn't talking about physical death, but spiritual death.  God had instructed Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit on the tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, because they will surely die once they eat it.  After Adam and Eve ate the fruit, they didn't die physically, but they were dead spiritually, because their relationship with God was severed.  Therefore, even though Adam and Even stayed alive, their life inside was cut off from God's life.  In the same way, if our life is not connected to God's life, even if we are alive on the outside, our spiritual life could still be dead.   When we come before God, we ask that God shine His light upon us, so that we will be able to see the true spiritual condition inside us and how much we need Him.  We would then truly understand why we need the salvation of Jesus Christ.  When you clearly know that you are dead in sin, and that Jesus Christ was lifted up for us to become the savior for human beings, we may once again look upon Jesus and welcome His precious blood to cleanse all our sins.   Brothers and sisters, let us truly understand this question of life and death, and once again be willing to let Jesus Christ be our savior.  Let Him be the Lord of our life, and let Him guide us to follow Him and look upon Him.  Let the grace of Jesus Christ continue to flow so that God's name will receive the greatest glory in us!                              Pray with Pastor Tong           Lord, we thank you because you've given us grace and mercy.  We were dead in sin in the past, but now we may receive new life because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  May the Holy Spirit guide us to walk in your light.  I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!