{"id":80,"date":"2021-09-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/adventurejournal\/?p=80"},"modified":"2021-09-29T05:11:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:11:33","slug":"testing-jesus-in-your-life-john-7-10-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/testing-jesus-in-your-life-john-7-10-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Jesus in Your Life: John 7:10-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 7:10-24 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret. <sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, &#8220;Where is He?&#8221; <sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, &#8220;He is a good man&#8221;; others were saying, &#8220;No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.&#8221; <sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews. <\/p><p><sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and <em>began to<\/em> teach. <sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0The Jews then were astonished, saying, &#8220;How has this man become learned, having never been educated?&#8221; <sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0So Jesus answered them and said, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.<\/span> <sup>17<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or <em>whether<\/em> I speak from Myself.<\/span> <sup>18<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.<\/span> <\/p><p><sup>19<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Did not Moses give you the Law, and <em>yet<\/em> none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?&#8221;<\/span> <sup>20<\/sup>\u00a0The crowd answered, &#8220;You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?&#8221; <sup>21<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus answered them, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;I did one deed, and you all marvel.<\/span> <sup>22<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on <em>the<\/em> Sabbath you circumcise a man.<\/span> <sup>23<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">If a man receives circumcision on <em>the<\/em> Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on <em>the<\/em> Sabbath?<\/span> <sup>24<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.&#8221;<\/span> <\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john 7:10-24&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 7:10-24<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>There are several points we could talk about in this passage, but one really big idea that I want to focus on in this post are Jesus\u2019 words in verse 17: <strong>\u201cIf anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or\u00a0<em>whether<\/em>\u00a0I speak from Myself.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>This verse jumped off the page at me because it is so simple, but also so profound. Those who are <em>doing<\/em> the will of God are the ones who will be able to clearly tell whether Jesus\u2019 teaching is from God or whether Jesus was false. It is by obeying God that we are able to test Jesus\u2019 truth, and by obeying God, He will make it clear to us the nature and role Jesus should have in our lives.<\/p>\r\n<p>Too many people want to talk, preach, or speak a powerful message, and many can inspire and motivate large crowds. The real test though isn\u2019t what someone says, but what they do. Actions are more important to God than intentions. We cannot be perfect as Christ is perfect, but we can be willing to be used by God to bring joy to others, and we can admit that we need Jesus and His sacrifice to bridge the gap sin created between God and us.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>It is by doing God\u2019s will that we are able to bring clarity in our lives regarding Jesus and His teaching.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--80\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. 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