Please dont ignore! John 1:46-47(46) And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. (47) Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit! Without deceit means simple, without subtlety, candid and sincere. Was this a compliment or a mild sarcasm? Jesus may actually have been pleasantly surprised. All need to pay heed to His comment, in which He is teaching that a real Israelite is one in whom is no falsehood. Nathanael represented the way a true Israelite should be, a person without deceit, candid and sincere. Jesus seems to be referring to the post-conversion character of the once-deceitful Jacob, the ancestor of the Israelites, whose name God changed to Israel. Before Jacobs conversion, Isaac had said to Esau, Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing (Genesis 27:35), yet afterward, Jacob dealt honestly and fairly with others. However, lying is such an integral part of the fabric of our lives that we have coined such expressions of mild disbelief as Is that so? and Do you really mean it? We expect advertisers to exaggerate the quality of their products. We expect politicians to be crooked, to lie, to be evasive, to use their positions to become wealthy, and to make under-the-table deals with contractors or even crime figures. We expect policemen to be on the take and businessmen to give little in return for as high a cost as the traffic will bear. As a christian,you are expected to be dynamic,you are expected to be without deceit meaning you are expected to be faithful,in your business,in your job,in your relationship with others,in your intimate relationship,most especially,in your relationship with God,YOU ARE TO BE FAITHFUL nothing is more profitable than been faithful. Good morning to you,God bless!
Posted on: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 06:28:36 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015