John 3:31

 John 3:31 says, He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.  John said that He that is from above is above all things.  There is only One Who is from above, Jesus Christ.  He is the One we point people to, that He might be glorified.  We must never put ourselves above Christ.  John the Baptist again distinguishes between Jesus and every other person to walk the earth, even John himself.  He states, "He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: He that cometh from heaven is above all."  The reason the gospel is so simple is so that the simplest of mankind can understand it.  When we attempt to understand everything about God, we are doomed to failure.  We spend a lot of time trying to know things about God that we can never understand in this life but must simply accept by faith.  Jesus Himself said if He told us earthly things, and we do not understand, how will we understand if He tells us heavenly things.  We are blessed that all we have to know is the gospel and all we have to do is accept it by faith and then let God have control.  Verse thirty-two adds, And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony   Verse thirty-three continues, He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.  Jesus testified to what He had seen and heard.  The prophets, and even John himself, could only speak of things they had been told, and the same is true for us today.  Jesus not only knew the truth, but He was and is the Truth, yet people will not believe.  We react to what we believe to be the truth instead of listening to the Truth. Yet, for those who do believe, God seals them as His own.  Verses thirty-four says, For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.  Jesus is the only way to salvation.  Verse thirty-five adds, The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.  He did not have limited ability, but the full power of God.  The Father sent the Son and put salvation in His sacrifice.  Verse thirty-six continues, He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him   Those who believe have everlasting life, and those who refuse to believe have not life, but the wrath of God abiding in Him.  The gospel is simple, so we can understand it.  Heavenly things are complex, and we will never understand them in this world.  We cannot force the Bible to conform to our understanding but must simply follow God by faith.  All things will be revealed in His time, and we are told not to worry about them.  We are simply to follow Him, understanding the important things He has told us first, and that is that He died for our sins, and we are to live for Him by faith.