the Spirit, the Water, the Blood
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What is the water and the blood?
The water is the testimony of God.
The blood is the testimony of Jesus the Son of God:
And why does 1Jn 5:6 refer to then both as through [Greek dia] and in [Greek en].
"The one believing in the Son of God has the witness in himself. The one not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning His Son" (1 John 5:10 LITV).
The believer [he who has believed into the Son] has the Spirit of God, the testimony of God, and the Blood of Jesus Christ both covering him and permeating his being; the believer comes to the Father through these, and has that very witness in himself.
The water is the testimony of God.
The blood is the testimony of Jesus the Son of God:
publicly at the Cross - where God procured our salvation, our redemption, and the remission of our sins;
privately before the Father in heaven - where Jesus secured our Atonement to the Father.
The Spirit witnessed events both on earth and in heaven, and now witnesses to both in the hearts of believers.
- - -privately before the Father in heaven - where Jesus secured our Atonement to the Father.
The Spirit witnessed events both on earth and in heaven, and now witnesses to both in the hearts of believers.
And why does 1Jn 5:6 refer to then both as through [Greek dia] and in [Greek en].
Jesus came here [to Calvary] on His way to the cross through [dia] the testimony of God and the blood of Immanuel, then
Jesus came here [to the Resurrection] bringing God's testimony of our atonement to Him, that is in [en] the water and blood
Jesus did not come bearing words only, but He demonstrated God's love by His obedience (Php 2:8).
- - -Jesus came here [to the Resurrection] bringing God's testimony of our atonement to Him, that is in [en] the water and blood
. . . this being demonstrated by that very Resurrection - proof that Jesus is the Living One, and those that belong to Him live because of His Life - as He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
"The one believing in the Son of God has the witness in himself. The one not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning His Son" (1 John 5:10 LITV).
The believer [he who has believed into the Son] has the Spirit of God, the testimony of God, and the Blood of Jesus Christ both covering him and permeating his being; the believer comes to the Father through these, and has that very witness in himself.
