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John
  
49"For I have not spoken on my own authority; the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak.50And I know that His commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has bidden me."


Jesus is God’s word. Only what God thinks and wishes is what we hear when Jesus speaks. Christ is God’s direct message to you. The son was obedient, he listened to his Father’s voice and translated it into human tongues. God speaks through him to a guilty world. As if to say, "I am the Eternal and will be your Father. By grace I will bestow life eternal on you. You may deserve God’s wrath and destruction, but I love you nevertheless; I sacrifice my Holy Son in your place, so that justified you may receive the Holy Spirit. You shall not die. I command you to receive eternal life at my Messiah’s hand. Whoever does not, will not see Paradise or true life." With these words God offers the world a free salvation. But whoever ignores Christ or rejects him will fall into an abyss, because he has rejected God’s bidding to life.

Prayer
Father, we thank you for bestowing eternal life on us. We magnify and praise you with joy. You have transported us from death to life, from sin’s dominion to your love. Preserve in us your Son’s words and fix them in our hearts and minds, to bring forth fruit. Revive many through your Gospel. Teach us to convey your message to all, so that they may live and not die.
Question
What is God’s commandment in Christ to all?