The Spirit, the Water and the Blood Bible Study

1John 5:11

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1John 5:6

 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

2 Corinthians 13:1 

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

For a long time I have wondered what is meant in 1 John 5: 6 where it states that Jesus came by water and blood. What does this mean? I had heard some explain that this referred to his humanity, that Jesus was born as we are born into this world. I always felt that it had a deeper meaning than that. So recently as I again was reading this portion of, I felt as though I finally began to gain an understanding. This portion of Scripture in 1 John 5 is bringing clarity to the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. It is the record or witness that God is testifying of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  God reveals the truth of Scripture to us by two or three witnesses. And in this passage today, God is saying that there are three that bear record on earth - the Spirit, the water and the blood and these three are witnesses that agree on earth. 

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and He is the One who is in our world today, We all know that the Holy Spirit is living inside of those of us who are Christians, He bears witness in our spirits that Jesus is the Son of God - our Savior, and He whispers into our hearts constantly to help us to live the Christian life. Here though the Holy Spirit gives witness to the fact that Jesus is the Son of God - our Savior! 

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

I believe that the water is the baptism of Jesus when he came to John the Baptist and required of him to be baptized. If we read the story, we see that God bore witness to the fact that Jesus is Son here at the baptism of Jesus. Notice the following verse carefully.  Matthew 3: 17 - And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

This is the witness of the water - God gave witness to the fact that Jesus is His Son.

The blood is of course the death of Jesus on the cross and the fact that He rose from the dead. 

John 19:30  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

John 19:24-37  But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

The resurrection of Jesus is a testimony of God that He is pleased with His Son Jesus and that He accepted the death of Jesus as atonement for our sin so that we can all be saved through Jesus.

Hebrews 13:20  Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

So we see the testimony of God on earth by the Spirit, the water and the blood!

There is another testimony of God that Jesus is His beloved Son in the story of the transfiguration. We need to consider this as well. Please read from Matthew 17 with me: Here too God is testifying to the fact that Jesus is His beloved Son and He is pleased with Him and we are to obey Him!

Matthew 17: 1- 5And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Believe on the Lord Jesus today, Receive Him as your Savior and Lord, He is truly the Son of God - our only Savior! Jesus is our Savior, and there is no other at all!

Matthew 3:13-17

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1 John 5: 4-11

 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.