Today on Real Life Radio. But if I were your God and you only talk to me when you're in trouble, guess what I would do to you? Because I loved you, I would keep you in trouble! Why? Because I want to hear from you.
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Now, this is a series about who Jesus really is, not the Jesus of popular opinion. But the Jesus of the Bible. God Himself, who stepped into our world. And here we'll discover what it truly means to come to Him. You see, a lot of us think that we know who Jesus is, but if someone were to ask us about him, would we really know what to say?
You see, many of us are not aware that Jesus really isn't less than God. He is fully God, sent down to this earth in human skin to make a way for a relationship with Him.
So today, Pastor Jack teaches that Jesus is the only one who can truly relate to us and faithfully intercede for us. He knows our weaknesses and he understands every struggle that we face.
So now, as he sits at the Father's right hand, he's always ready to hear from us when we come to him in prayer. Before we get into the message, I had a chance to sit down with Pastor Jack and talk about it with him.
So let's get into that. Pastor Jack, you break this whole thing down into about four words. We've got to come to the Son, believe in him, accept him, and abide in him, right?
Now, why isn't it enough to just walk an aisle one time and then check the box? That, hey, I'm a Christian, that's it. That's not Christianity. That would be self-deception, actually, to think, well. I raised my hand.
at church or I went forward at the crusade. If anyone ever responds, or maybe that's you, friend, listening right now, and you're saying, well, that's my response. I'm okay with God because I checked the box. I got baptized. I'm good.
Well, you better read your Bible again, 'cause you're not good. You are missing The key element. When you come to faith in Jesus Christ, Jesus said, In that moment, you're born again. You're made new. and that new life is exhibited by the fact that You have new passions.
You have new lifestyles And You have a hunger and a thirst for God. That would never settle for check in a box. Uh, what you're really referring to is Maybe the the membership to a man-made religion that's down the street. For convenience sake, God will have nothing to do with that, to be frank. It's personal.
Yeah. It's always personal. Christ the Son of God. Let's get into it. The scriptures announced Christ in his coming.
But to come to Christ is to first of all realize something. Before you make that decision, you must realize He's the only Son announced. And he still is the only son announced at this hour. And I got good news for you. As we read in Hebrews chapter 1 a moment ago, he's the.
Only one that's ever going to be announced. Aren't you glad that you're on his side? A lot of people say, well, I'm glad God's on my side. God ain't on your side. You're on his side.
There's a big difference. We have come to believe in him. But you've got to come first. The sonship, he's the only one announced, you know. And as I mentioned earlier, that culture is very, very passionate about that.
And you might meet someone, maybe you have a Precious Jewish friend, and they're so into that precious culture of theirs about the sun. By the way, if you are a lawyer this morning, an attorney at, say, family law. Or if you're an estate attorney, You, chances are you will never move your practice to Israel. or where there's a strong Jewish presence. Because they don't believe in that garbage.
What? When the son reaches the age of 30 in the house, all that the father has is transferred to the son, even though the father is the patriarch. The sun runs it all. There's no dealing in court. about estate inheritance.
Oh no! That would put a lot of people out of business, you know, in America. No The father says, No, now that you're 30. By the way, they consider that youth. Amen, huh?
Hallelujah. If that's true, then I'm just a little you know, no, I'm kidding. The Father would say, Now all that I have is transferred to you. The father had governorship over it all. Remember the old man whose son had gone wayward with his inheritance?
That young man we know in that prodigal son proverb. In that prodigal son scenario, every Jew would have realized that that boy who took off with his inheritance was about 30 years of age. You see how stupid that boy was? 30 years of age. Yeah, give me my inheritance, Dad.
And he hands it to him, and he goes out and squanders it.
Sonship. But you would hear a Jewish woman, I heard uh, and maybe you have to in just things and traveling or whatever. Oh, this is my son, the lawyer. Or this is my son, the doctor. They're very proud.
to announce to you what the sun does. It's important to them. God says, This is my Son. He's the Son of God. Jesus Christ was announced by God.
Note that.
Well, how do you know that Jesus is the Son of God? God said so. Matthew chapter 3, God says so. This is my beloved.
Son, we're going to look at a few things, and I'm going to give you this verse. If you're paying attention, this is about the third time I've given this verse in four weeks. I'm hot on this verse. I love this one. Proverbs 30, verse 4.
You probably have it memorized by now. Proverbs 30 verse 4 says, Who has ascended into heaven or descended? And who has gathered the winds in his fists, and who has bound up the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? Gee, who do you think he's talking about?
Amen. He says, what is his name? And what is his son's name, if you know? And in the Hebrew, the word. Our title sun is capitalized speaking of deity.
That's a great verse. Jesus, the Son of God. I'm going to run through some verses real quick. If I'm going too fast, get the tape or rewind.
Something, I don't know. The Son of God, Psalm chapter 2, verse 7, powerful message. Psalm 2, verse 7. And we declare and decree: the Lord, He has sent me. You are my son.
Today I have begotten or glorified you or established you in the minds of men as my only one. You know, there's going to be people who knock on your door that represent a cult who say, oh, this word begotten means he's lesser than God. Uh Not true. Don't be duped. By that Acts chapter 13, verse 33.
God has fulfilled this. For us his children, and that he has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm, you are my son, today I have begotten you. You see the uniqueness? You can take that word begotten and even put it as unique.
Unique. Because again, there are people knocking on your doors who will absolutely attack you on this word begotten. They'll tell you it means that Jesus is less than. And they're going to pull some verses out of context and deceive you. You're going to call the church and you're going to be all upset because now you have all a bunch of doubts in your mind and you're confused.
No, your Bible. He's the only one announced. Not only is he the son of God, he's referred to as the son of David. This is extremely important. This all makes sense.
I hope. If it doesn't, I quit and I'll go back to my old job.
Son of David, Matthew chapter 1, verse 1. The book of the genealogy of of Jesus Christ. or Jesus the Messiah. The son of David. According to the flesh, Jesus is the son of David.
Jesus was born through Mary, the lineage that came through David. God came to earth in the form of his son. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Not Jesus Christ, something less than God. Jesus Christ, fully God, yet he's a son.
He acquired, I can put it that way, or he assumed, I don't mean in a self-assigning way, he stepped into the rights of sonship, by the way. It was very humbling.
So much so that this morning at the right hand of God the Father sits. His son Jesus is the Son of God now and forever. And that has a lot to say regarding our redemption and our eternal security in Christ. The son of David. He's also the son of Abraham.
The same verse goes on to say in Matthew 1:1, he's the son of Abraham. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, you know that, and the son of Abraham. He's referred to as the Son of God, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. All this has deep significance that we don't have time to go into now. If you were a Jew, you want to hear the fact That Jesus is the son of David.
If you Are you witnessing to a Muslim? Or a non-believer? You want to be able to hear that Jesus is the son of Abraham. That's important to a Muslim. You mean to tell me Jesus is the son of Abraham?
Yes. Then I want to hear more about this. A Muslim would say. Jesus in Luke chapter 3 verse 23 is referred to as the son of Joseph. This is an interesting Concept because he's not exactly the son of Joseph genetically.
We know that DNA-wise. But he's the son of David in his Airship. Jesus had to come from Mary, who was married. to Joseph Which gave him right to the throne. Luke 3:23.
Now, Jesus himself began his ministry at about 30 years of age, being, listen to what your Bible says, as was supposed, the son of Joseph. Don't you love that? I love that. And Jesus began his ministry at about the age of 30. Who, as it was supposed?
The son of Joseph. I love that. Well, he he was and he wasn't. If anything, he was adopted by Joseph. How about that?
He's also referred to in the Bible as the son of Mary. In a very and one and only interesting context, those of you who come from a Catholic background, hang on to your seats. I didn't write the Bible, you have to deal with this. The son of Mary. I thought Mary was the mother of God.
You're not going to find that in your Bible. Listen carefully. Mark six. Three. And Matthew 13 Fifty-five.
Is this not the carpenter? The son of Mary The brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon. He had four brothers. Did you know that? And are not his sisters here with us?
Jesus had at least two. This always generates male. Jesus had at least two sisters according to the Greek. Original scripture. And he had four brothers.
By the way, a couple of them went on to be some of the are authors of their epistles. And the New Testament. The word is siblings, literally. Ones born into the family. Jesus was birthed by the Holy Spirit coming upon Mary.
Outside of Joseph. The Bible says that Mary and Joseph did not have any sexual relationships until Jesus was born. And afterwards, they must have had some activity because at least six kids were generated: four sons and at least two girls. The Bible says so. Spare the male.
That's what the Bible says.
Son of Mary. Also, Son of Man. Luke tells us over and over again, he is the Son of Man. Luke 9:21. And he strictly warned and commanded the people, telling them to tell this to no one, saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised up again on the third day.
The Son of Man. Jesus said this concerning himself. Which is an act of God. This is what's going to happen to me. And by the way, after it happens to me, on the third day, I'm going to rise from the dead.
Isn't that awesome? I can't tell you what tomorrow's going to be like with even all the help from the weathermen. Jesus says, I'm going to tell you exactly what's going to happen. By the way, John tells us these things were written in advance that you might know that it's him. That's wonderful.
You're listening to Real Life with Pastor Jack Hibbs. To learn more about this ministry or to catch up on some previous episodes, go to jackhibbs.com. That's jackhibbs.com. And now, let's get back to today's message. Once again, here's Pastor Jack.
John 3, 18. He who believes in him is not condemned. Do you believe in him? We'll talk about that more in a moment. But he who does not believe is condemned already, or you're.
You're walking in a state. I'm sorry I'm laughing, but this is kind of funny to me in my. Cartoon mind. The word is condemned already means some Most of the poor duped world, they're walking. They're good they're doing their thing.
And whatever they're doing. Suspended over them is a massive. Massive. Ready to be laid at the root of their life. It's just hanging off their neck!
spiritually. He who does not believe in the Son of God is condemned already. The axe is coming down on the head of everyone who rejects him. Isn't that radical? People are like, uh, yeah.
Do you know who you're talking to? I own this whole thing! Do you realize, mister, that there's an axe? Suspended right over the back of your neck.
Well, look at me. I'm the most beautiful beauty queen in the world. I don't need anybody but me. Lady, do you realize if there's an axe suspended over the back of your neck? The world just toodles along.
My only son. John 13:8 goes on to say, He is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. In Greek, listen to what God is saying. He says this in the original language: you're condemned. Because you do not believe in the Son of me.
That's what it means. That's what the original word is. The Son of Me. The son of whom? God, the Father.
You're condemned if you do not believe in the Son of me, says God. By the way, the word is monogenous, and it appears in another place. In Luke chapter 9, verse 37, the scripture says, And it came to pass on the next day when they were come down from the hill. Much people met Jesus, and behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech you, look upon my son, for he is my only son. Same word.
He is the son of me. Here's Jesus, who knows a little bit about being the son of me. God of soul. Father. In front of him is a man with a child that has gone, perished there.
And this earthly father says, This is the son of me. And in that culture. That was a very touching thing. This is my heir. This is my Do you see?
That father, come on, dads. Grandpas? That father's heart is, this is my son. Jesus, I heard great things about you. Take my life and let him live.
You know, have you ever felt like that? Isn't that funny about being a parent? I think. Unless God tells you otherwise, I think everybody should be a parent, either through adoption or through giving birth, unless God says don't have kids. There's something about learning more about scripture and Christianity.
When you've got a son or a daughter, when they're burning up with their fever and they're sicker than a dog, you just say, God, give it to me. Just give it to me. Jesus. Said concerning sin, give it to me. I'll take it.
He's the only one announced. The second thing that we see this morning is this: He is the only son related. He's the only son related. Both listen to God. Into us.
He's the only son related. Hebrews chapter 4, verse 15. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses. Do you have any weaknesses, anybody? Raise your hand.
I am standing up here today by virtue of Advil. I can't believe how pathetically weak Of course, this is talking about all types of weakness, but I'm just sitting here, my body is aching so badly because I was playing around too much. Goofenof. And uh Have I yet turned to Jesus and say, Lord, my body aches? No, I haven't done that.
He's convicting me right now. You're looking at a man under. Conviction right now. The scripture says, in all points. He was tempted as we are, yet without sin.
The scripture says here in Hebrews 4:15 that he sympathizes with our weaknesses. Of course, it's spiritual weakness that we have. He's not spiritually weak, but he knows that our flesh It's so weak. Are spirits willing? Our flesh is weak.
And even in our spiritual life, we are weak. And the Lord says, I know how weak you are, I know that you're but dust. And that you are being Sanctified in this life. We must come to the Son of God. Also Because of this third announcement to us.
And that he is the only son in place. And what do I mean by that? Simply this, and off we go. He's the only son in place. Who are you going to pray to?
Mark that down. He's the only son in place. You say, what does that have to do with it? Who are we going to pray to? He's the only son in place, meaning he's enthroned in a position to intercede for you and I right now.
That means pray for us. Hebrews chapter 9, verse 24. For Christ has not entered the holy place made with human hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself.
Now appearing in the presence of God for us. Jesus is in place right now. Jesus, the Son of God, he is there. He's representing us to God and God to us. He's in place.
When you pray, Let me ask you, do you pray?
Well, I pray when something really heavy is going on. What about all the other time?
Now, think about it. If I were, and praise the Lord, I'm not, but if I were your God and you only talked to me when you were in trouble, guess what I would do to you? Because I loved you, I would keep you in trouble. Why? Because I want to hear from you.
I want to hear from you. Isn't it an awesome thing? When children crawl into the lap, of daddy or papa or grandpa and say My kids used to do this.
Now they just care less. My kids used to say, Tell me about You being a little boy. They loved to hear that for years, up until they got like 13, 14 of it. Tell me how it was, and they always loved. I would tell them about Saturday mornings, how we would at home.
I would tell them about Christmas. I would tell them about when I would play with G.I. Joe's or Matchbox cars or Tonka. And they would like this. We could go on all day.
They would never say, you know, can you stop telling me about this? I really need to go. They would never, I would say, I need to stop now. I need to go. They loved it because.
There was this relatability and the fact that We connected. Because I, like you at one time, was a child. God Jesus Christ is in heaven in place. Who knows? Everything about you and me.
And you can come to him and say, Lord, I sucked my toe. Look at little children when they do get hurt. They come up, they're not, they're not, you watch them, they fall down, it's so cool, you're watching them. They don't know you're watching them, they fall down, they get hurt. Th they get up, they look around.
They look and they look again a little bit of red showing. And then all of a sudden, And then they see you and it's, ah! You ever seen a kid fall down when there's no parent around? They dust it off. They're having too much fun.
Oh, but Mamma May could have possibly seen. And boy do they milk it. Mom mom! Man, I need to be more like that with God. Lord!
He's being rid of me. You know? We need to come to him. We don't come to him. He's in place for us.
That's wonderful. Pastor and Bible teacher Jack Hibbs, here on Real Life Radio. and his message called Christ the Son of God. Thanks so much for being with us today. You know, this message is part of Pastor Jack's series called The Life and Times of Jesus Christ.
It's a series about the real Jesus of the Bible, God in the flesh, and why knowing him more deeply really changes everything. And we'll continue on the next edition of Real Life Radio. Hey my friends, come with me on our Bold Faith Hawaii cruise, June 12th to the 19th, 2027. This time, we're going to set sail for seven unforgettable days with myself, Dr. Frank Turek, and special worship with Gia Lucid.
It's going to be a breathtaking trip. This is more than a vacation. It's a time of rest, renewal, fellowship, and spiritual strength in the Word of God, all centered around the Bible. You can reserve your spot by going to jackkibbs.com. Hey, thank you again so much for listening.
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