THE OBJECTIVE ASPECT OF LIFE--PART 1

JOHN 3;9-15
We saw in John 3;1-8, ''THE SUBJECTIVE ASPECT OF LIFE''--Now in John 3;9-15, we see ''THE OBJECTIVE ASPECT OF LIFE.

In this section, we shall look at;
1. THE OBJECTIVE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
2. OBJECTIVE LIFE EXPERIENCED.
3. OBJECTIVE LIFE REALIZED.

Now, let's look at; I. THE OBJECTIVE REVELATION OF CHRIST
John 3;9-13-[Read]
Nicodemus was without The Subjective Work of Grace, by Which, he could hear and understand
What Christ was teaching.
He wasn't hearing Christ's Voice, because The Holy Spirit had not breathed His Life into him.

JOHN 3;8-[TURN]-The Greek word for ''sound'' is ''phone,'' meaning voice, or language.
Christ used this word again- JOHN 10;3-''To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.''

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF REGENERATED SHEEP ARE;
1. THEY RECOGNIZE THE SHEPHERD'S VOICE-JOHN 10;3
2. THEY BELIEVE HIS TEACHING-
JOHN 17;8--''For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.''
3. THEY HAVE SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT-I COR. 2;12-[TURN];HEB.5;14-[TURN].
4. THEY HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST-
I Corinthians 2;16--''For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him/ but we have the mind of Christ.''
5. THEY TRY THE SPIRITS--
I John 4;1-''Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world.''
6. THEY FOLLOW THE SHEPHERD-
JOHN 10;4-''And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.''
7. THEY FLEE FROM FALSE SHEPHERDS--
JOHN 10;5--''And a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.''

Some say, that Nicodemus had been led by Jesus into a psychological attitude of Teachability.
Their argument is based on what they describe as a change of attitude between the question of
John 3;4 and 3;9.
In a day, When Religionists have substituted psychology for the Holy Spirit, it's no wonder, they should say that, about Nicodemus.

Sinners are being told that they, must have self-esteem, because of their importance as somebody.
Preachers, who,tell the people, what they want to hear, become successful in the eyes of men.
One's depraved ego is inflated to think his destiny is left to his decision.
Now, I want to say, very clearly, that religious excitement, great crowds, and many decisions are no criterion, for Spiritual Awakening.

Today's Religionists have been influenced by the same psychological training, given to business men.

To be successful in the business place, men are taught the following 10 things;
[1] SELF-CONFIDENCE-You are able, or you can do this Job.
[2] SELF-IMAGE-Have a good picture of yourself.
[3] SUCCESS MOTIVATION-Your desire must be stronger than your fear
[4] ENTHUSIASM-You must think that nothing is impossible for you, in this Job.
[5] CREATIVITY-You must have an imagination to be creative.
[6] WINNER'S ATTITUDE-No such thing as a good loser.
[7] STOP PROCRASTINATING-Don't put off until Tomorrow, what you should do today.
[8] EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION-With fellow-workers,
[9] DECISION MAKING-Make them on your own.
[10] PERSONAL DYNAMICS-Be driven by the force of your Religious Faith

Now, Every Christian has no problem knowing, that some of these things, do not relate to The
Christian Life.
Promoters of these rules, in the work place say,
''If you change your mind, you'll change your course;
you will have a wonderful life, if you feel good about yourself;
you're as good as anyone else, because God made you good.''


After Christ said that Nicodemus was a Teacher, and had no such knowledge of such things, He went on, to give the objective truth about Himself, which The Un-regenerated Teacher was not receiving-

JOHN 3;11--''Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know; and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.''
Christianity is a positive message, because It is founded upon The Positive Being of God.
Since man is a positive sinner, admitting no question, before he can give the positive, unquestionable message, of The Gospel, he must have the positive Breath of Life breathed into
him.
And when this takes place, he will receive The Word for himself, thus experiencing A Conversion which cannot be questioned.

JOHN 3;12-''If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not; how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things/''
Preachers, who think, they can make The Bible relevant to The UnRegenerate, are forced to admit, Whether they believe it, or not, that they have exchanged God's Word for their own depraved opinions--ROMANS 1;25-[TURN].

Now, get this truth; WHATEVER IS RELEVANT TO THE UNREGENERATE IS NOT RELATIVE TO THE BIBLE, AND WHATEVER IS SUITABLE TO THE BIBLE, IS NOT RELATIVE TO THE UNREGENERATE--
1 COR. 2;14-[TURN].
Any Person, who thinks, he can make Spiritual Things suitable to The Natural Man, understands neither Man's depraved condition, nor The Spirituality of Heavenly things. . .[Bible Versions]...

Apart from Being Born From Above, One, possessed by his fleshly nature, has his heart ruled, by his depraved nature, and is a slave, to its corruptions.

The Revelation of God in The Son is The Heart of The Gospel-JOHN 3;13-[TURN].
The Son of God assumed the human nature, provided Him, by The Father.

We have A Saviour, Who pre-existed, as The Son of God, and became The One Mediator of God and of Men., The Man, Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself. A Ransom for all of God's Elect--
I TIMOTHY 2;5-6-[TURN].

Christianity involves a change, which may be compared to a birth from Above.
That birth is accomplished, by the work, of The Sovereign Holy Spirit.

However, it could never be accomplished by The Spirit, apart from The Eternal Son of God, becoming The Son of Man, in one mediator of God and of Men, for the purpose of becoming A Ransom for The Sheep.

In speaking of The Subjective Work of Christianity, Christ only mentioned the initial act of being born from Above.
The cause of The Subjective Work was Christ's Objective Work on The Cross.

The Regenerated Man doesn't rest on anything in himself.
The Holy Spirit leads him to look outside of himself to Christ, in a conversion experience.