Bei Johannes 10:17-18 it is written that Jesus had the authority to lay down His life and to take it again. Jesus had received this commandment from His Father with the corresponding authority to execute the commandment of His Father. But it was up to Jesus to obey the commandment of His Father or disobey the commandment of His Father. Because Jesus had a choice to keep His life on earth or to lay down His life. But Jesus loved His Father and because of that, Jesus didn’t do His will but the will of the Father, just like Jesus prayed during the crucifixion of His soul in the garden of Gethsemane. Through His fervent prayer, Jesus overcame this heavy battle and Jesus went the way of obedience to God and obeyed the commandment of the Father and laid down His life and took it again. The same commandment that God the Father had given to Jesus Christ, Jesus has given to everyone, who believes in Him and wants to follow Him. And the same authority that God the Father had given to Jesus, Jesus has given to everyone, who receives Him. Everyone has been given this commandment and has received the authority (Leistung) ein Sohn Gottes zu werden (Dies gilt sowohl für Männer als auch für Frauen), by laying down his own life and taking on his new life through regeneration in Christ and the process of sanctification, whereby the old man is put off and the new man is put on.
The commandment and authority Jesus had received from God the Father
On this account My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life in order that again I might take it. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down Myself. Authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it. This commandment I received from My Father (John 10:17-18)
Wahrlich, wahrlich, Ich sage euch:, he that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hat ewiges Leben, und wird nicht in Verdammnis geraten; sondern vom Tod zum Leben übergeht. Wahrlich, wahrlich, Ich sage euch:, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hat er dem Sohn gegeben, damit er das Leben in sich habe; And hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man (John 5:24-27)
When God gives a commandment, God always grants His authority and power to the commandment through obedience to His words and commandment.
Jesus had not only received the commandment of His Father, but also the associated authority to lay down His life and take His life again.
No one took the life from Jesus, but Jesus freely laid it down Himself and took it again.
The word ‘power’ is translated from the Greek word ‘exousia’ (G1832) und Mittel (in the sense of Fähigkeit); privilege, Das heißt, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, oder (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of Kontrolle), delegated influence (KJV usage: authority, jurisdiction, liberty, Leistung, right, Stärke)*.
Jesus walked in obedience in the will and authority of His Father (the Name of God) and in His power on earth and thereby brought the Kingdom of God to the house of Israel.
Jesus was fully obedient to the words of God and did what God had commanded Him to speak and do (Oh. Matthew 11:27, John 5:30; 8:38; 10:32)
When we look at Jesus’ life, we see that the authority and power of God and His Kingdom were greater than the authority and power of the devil and darkness.
The Father loved the Son because of His obedience to the commandment of His Father
Although the devil thought he gained the victory over Jesus on the cross, when God laid all the sins of the world upon Him and made Him sin and darkness reigned (for a short period of time) auf der Erde, it was Jesus Christ, Who was victorious through His obedience to God the Father and rose as a Victor from the dead (Oh. Markieren 15:33, Lukas 22:53; 23:44).
Because through His obedience to the commandment of His Father, to lay down His life, and to take His life again, the power of God was manifested in Jesus through the resurrection from the dead.
Jesus rose from the dead and is alive and is now seated on the throne at the right hand of the Father and is put above all principality, Leistung, authority, und Herrschaft (Oh. Epheser 1:21, Kolosser 1:13; 2:10, 15, 1 Peter 3:22, Judas 1:25).
The Father had given Jesus the commandment and the authority to lay down His own life and to take it again. Because of His obedience to the commandment, the Father loved the Son.
Jesus showed His love for His Father through His obedience and knew that God the Father loved Him because of His obedience to Him.
The commandment that Jesus has given to His disciples
He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. Und wer sein Kreuz nicht auf sich nimmt, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it (Matthew 10:37-39, also Mark 8:34-35, Lukas 9:23-24)
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Wenn jemand nach mir kommt, lass ihn sich selbst verleugnen, und nimm sein Kreuz auf dich, und folge mir. Denn wer sein Leben retten will, wird es verlieren: und wer sein Leben um Meinetwillen verlieren wird, wird es finden (Matthew 16:24-25, Lukas 14:27)
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it (Lukas 17:33)
Jesus had given (and still gives) His disciples the commandment to deny themselves and to take up their cross and follow Him. He had given the commandment to lay down their old life and take on their new life and walk in it (Lesen Sie auch: ‘Wie man den alten Mann abschreckt?‘ Und ‘Wie man den neuen Mann anzieht?„)
The power that Jesus has given to become the sons of God
He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. Sondern alle, die Ihn aufnahmen, to them gave He power (authority G1832) to become the sons of God, sogar denen, die an seinen Namen glauben: Die geboren wurden, nicht aus Blut, noch vom Willen des Fleisches, noch vom Willen des Menschen, sondern von Gott (John 1:10-14)
Jesus not only gave them this commandment, but also the authority (Leistung) to execute this commandment. But everyone has a choice, to either obey the words and commandment of Jesus or reject the words and commandment of Jesus.
The same power (authority (G1832)) that the Father had given to His Son Jesus Christ, has been given by God through Jesus Christ to His disciples.
To everyone, who believes in Jesus Christ and receives Him and becomes born again in Him and belongs to God, He has given the power (authority) to become the sons of God.
So many excuses are used by Christians to not have to change so that they can stay the old carnal man. But no one has an excuse to stay the old man and to take on a victim’s role and keep living as a slave of sin (Lesen Sie auch: ‘Whose slave are you?).
Because Jesus Christ has delivered everyone, der an Ihn glaubt, from the power of sin and death.
Jesus has redeemed everyone, who through faith and regeneration in Him has become a new creation, from the power of darkness and transferred them into His Kingdom ((o.a. Römer 6; 8:2-10, 1 Korinther 15:34, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Epheser 4, Kolosser 1:13, 1 Peter 1:16, 1 John 3).
No one has to remain a slave and a victim of sin and death and keep obeying and serving sin through the works of the flesh.
The authority to put off the old man and put on the new man
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard Him, and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Und seien Sie im Geiste Ihres Geistes erneuert; And that ye put on the new man, die nach Gott in Gerechtigkeit und wahrer Heiligkeit geschaffen ist (Epheser 4:17-24)
Wenn ihr dann mit Christus auferstanden seid, Suche nach den Dingen, die oben sind, wo Christus zur Rechten Gottes sitzt. Richten Sie Ihre Zuneigung auf die oben genannten Dinge, nicht auf Dinge auf der Erde. Denn ihr seid tot, und dein Leben ist mit Christus in Gott verborgen. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.
Demütigt daher eure Mitglieder, die auf der Erde sind; Unzucht, Unreinheit, übermäßige Zuneigung, böse Begierde, und Habgier, Das ist Götzendienst: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In dem seid ihr auch einige Zeit spazieren gegangen, als ihr darin lebtet. But now ye also put off all these; Wut, Zorn, Bosheit, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lüge nicht einander an, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; Und habe den neuen Mann angezogen, das in der Erkenntnis erneuert wird nach dem Bild dessen, der ihn erschaffen hat: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all (Kolosser 3:1-11)
Jesus has given to everyone, who believes in Him and is willing to deny themselves and follow Him, Die Leistung (authority) to lay down the old man and his works and put on the new man and his works and reign over unclean spirits of darkness (Oh. Markieren 1:27; 3:15; 6:7; 13:34, Lukas 10:19).
Wenn Sie in Christus wiedergeboren werden, you have received the power (authority) to resist sin and to put off the old man and put on the new man.
Jedoch, it’s all about whether you want to lay down the old man and his works or not. Since you are the one, who puts off the old man and put on the new man. Just like Jesus, Who laid down His own life and took it again.
Jesus has given the commandment and authority to you, but you decide whether you obey His commandment or reject His commandment.
Are you willing to lay down the will and works of the flesh and follow and obey the Word and because of that put on the new man? Are you willing to do what Jesus has commanded you to do? To whom do you belong? Who do you serve? In whose service are you and in whose service do you want to remain? Who reigns in your life as king? Jesus Christ or sin?
All power has been given to Jesus and you have received all power in Him
Was dann? Sollen wir sündigen?, weil wir nicht unter dem Gesetz stehen, aber unter Gnade? Gott bewahre es. Wisst ihr es nicht, Dem, dem ihr euch als Diener hingebt, um ihm zu gehorchen, Seine Diener seid ihr, denen ihr gehorcht; ob von der Sünde bis zum Tod, oder des Gehorsams gegenüber der Gerechtigkeit? Aber Gott sei Dank, dass ihr die Diener der Sünde wart, Ihr aber habt von Herzen gehorcht der Form der Lehre, die euch überliefert wurde. Dann von der Sünde befreit werden, Ihr seid Diener der Gerechtigkeit geworden. Ich rede nach der Art der Menschen wegen der Schwäche eures Fleisches: Denn wie ihr eure Glieder, Diener, der Unreinheit und der Ungerechtigkeit der Ungerechtigkeit überlassen habt; So auch jetzt übergebt eure Glieder, Diener, der Gerechtigkeit der Heiligkeit.
Denn als ihr Diener der Sünde wart, Ihr wart frei von Gerechtigkeit. Welche Frucht hattet ihr damals in den Dingen, für die ihr euch jetzt schämt?? denn das Ende dieser Dinge ist der Tod. Aber jetzt werde ich von der Sünde befreit, und Diener Gottes werden, Ihr habt eure Frucht zur Heiligkeit, und das Ende des ewigen Lebens. Denn der Lohn der Sünde ist der Tod; aber die Gabe Gottes ist das ewige Leben durch Jesus Christus, unseren Herrn. (Romeinen 6:15-23)
And Jesus came and spake unto them, Sprichwort, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Darum geht hin, und lehre alle Völker, baptizing them in the name of the Father, und des Sohnes, und des Heiligen Geistes: Ich lehre sie, alles zu befolgen, was auch immer Ich euch befohlen habe: Und, Lo, Ich bin immer bei dir, bis ans Ende der Welt. Amen (Matthew 28:18-20)
If you stand in the service of God and belong to Jesus Christ and serve Him, you shall obey Him and therefore obey His words and commandments and walk in the authority He has given you
Through your obedience to Him and His words and commandments, you shall walk in the authority of Jesus Christ on earth and put off the old man and put on the new man.
Als die neue Schöpfung, as son of Gott, you shall fulfill the great commandment in the Name of Jesus (Seine Autorität) und die Kraft des Heiligen Geistes.
„Sei das Salz der Erde“
