Accepting or Rejecting Jesus: A Life-or-Death Choice — October 30 [Description]Passage Overview: John 12:44-50In these verses, Jesus cries out with urgency to the people, making a final public appeal before His crucifixion. He emphasizes that believing in Him is equal to believing in God, the One who sent Him. Jesus explains that He came as light into a dark world, not to judge, but to save. However, there is a built-in consequence for rejecting His words: those very words will judge a person on the last day. He clarifies that everything He says comes directly from the Father, and that His command leads to eternal life.In short:Jesus is God’s Light and Word in human form—accepting or rejecting Him is a life-or-death choice. 365D 303

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John 12:44-50 365D 303.1

44 Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. 365D 303.2

45 And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 365D 303.3

46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. 365D 303.4

47 And if anyone hears My words and does not ^{[g]NU keep them} believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 365D 303.5

48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him— the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 365D 303.6

49 For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. 365D 303.7

50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.” 365D 303.8