A GOOD MAN AND A SINNER WOMAN

LESSON THREE

Student Instructions:

1. Read the Gospel of John, chapter 3 and chapter 4 .
2. Read the lesson on this page.
3. Answer the questions in Exam 3.

The Son of God came to the world to help mankind. He did great miracles so that all would know that He came from God. He spoke to all of the love of God and how they could be saved.

A RULER OF THE JEWS, chapter 3

Nicodemus was a very good man. He was a religious teacher in Israel and a ruler of the Jews. He prayed every day and gave to the poor. He believed that these things would please God. But Jesus, the Word of God, said, "except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." We have seen in previous lessons that a person is made a son of God when he believes in Christ and receives Him as his Savior. This is called the new birth because it occurs at a later and a different time after our physical birth into this world.

Nicodemus could not understand this. However, Jesus spoke to him of the love of God and he accepted it. Verse 16 tells us that the love of God is so great that He gave His One and Only Son for our sins. Whoever believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God receives eternal life. It makes no difference how good or how religious a person may be or may have been, he needs to be born again. God loves you and gave His Son so that you might have life in Him. Why not believe this truth and receive Him as your own personal Savior?

John the Baptist wanted all to follow Christ. Always, He glorified or gave glory to Christ. Verse 36 tells us that God manifests Himself against all who do not believe His Son.

A SINFUL WOMAN ACCEPTS CHRIST, chapter 4

After this, Christ went to Samaria. He was tired and asked a woman to give Him water to drink. In the beginning, she was not very cordial. He told her that He could give her living water. She wanted the water of life but first had to understand she was a sinner (vi. 18). Until a person recognizes his need, he cannot come to Christ for help. Jesus told her that He was the Christ (verses 25 and 26). She immediately went and told others that she had found Christ, the Savor.

A man came to Christ and begged Him to heal his son (v.47). The man truly believed that Christ could meet his son's need, and the Lord healed him. The Son of God loves all people and gave His life that they might be saved.

Would you like to experience the new birth? Would you not like to have the Water of Life?

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