John 12:45

John 12:45 says, And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. Jesus said that those who saw Him saw the Father.  We need to realize that when we come to Jesus and accept Him as our Savior, we no longer need to question Who God is or what He is like.  We have to recognize Him as the God of love and redemption.  After God created man, He did not say that He had created something evil, but something good.  Still, He gave man a choice about serving Him, and when they chose to rebel against Him, He no longer walked in the garden with them.  Sin separated man from God, but Jesus came to walk with them again and restore the fellowship. Verse forty-six adds, I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.  Jesus said that He came to bring light into the world, and we need that light today more than ever.  Sin brings darkness to our spiritual life, but because of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, we do not have to abide in that darkness.  Verse forty-seven continues, Jesus said, If any man hears my words and believeth not, I judge him not: for I have come not to judge the world, but to save the world.  If Jesus didn't come to judge the world, then why do we attempt to?  Our calling is not to judge, but simply to proclaim salvation. Verse forty-eight declares, He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.  We are told that those who reject Jesus will be judged by the Father on the last day.  Again, Jesus did not come to condemn, but to save. Verse forty-nine adds, For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.  Jesus says He didn't speak of Himself, but the Father gave Him a commandment that He should speak.  Verse fifty continues, Jesus says, And I know that His commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto Me, so I speak.  The commandment that Jesus gave was that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  This is the commandment that we must follow.  We will break the Ten Commandments, and through Christ, we will have forgiveness.  We cannot break or ignore the One He gave and have hope.  We must come to the Father through the sacrifice of the Son.  There is no other way.