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.

Final Study from the book of Titus

We are studying through the complete book of Titus and we have come to our last study in this book now. Today we are going to be studying Titus 3:8-15. Once again we will go verse by verse and I will comment on each verse as we go along. 

Verse 8 - This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
Here in verse 8 we are encouraged once again to do good works. We know that good works can never save anyone, but after we have come to saving faith in our Lord Jesus Christ we are to follow Jesus every moment of every day. The Lord has prepared good works for each of us to do and as we obey the nudges from the Holy Spirit, He directs and guides us to do that which He has prepared for us to do.


Verse 9 - But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Here we are instructed ( we must remember that the Bible is not a book of suggestions, it is a book of instructions!! ) We are not to be involved in foolish arguments about genealogies or the law. We must devote ourselves to living according to the teachings of the Bible. Some people are often disagreeable and seldomly will agree with you even if they know you are saying the truth. Some people are just disagreeable for the sake of arguments. The Bible is very clear and in most cases if we just state what the Bible says, there is really no valid argument. The Bible has the ultimate and final authority in a Christians's life.

Verse 10 - A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Here again Paul is not playing games ... he is giving solid instructions. He is teaching that a person that is teaching untruth or one causing sinful divisions in life is to be given two warnings. After that, if there is no repentance or change in the person's behavior, we are to have nothing to do with that person any longer. This is a very difficult portion of Scripture to truly live out. We must be in humble prayer as we go about these issues and be obedient to the direction of the Holy Spirit. 

Verse 11 -  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Here Paul elaborates on the heart condition of the person with whom we are to have nothing to do with. Such a person has turned away from the truth and his or her own sins condemn that person. They know that the lifestyle they are living is sinful but they love their sin and have no fear of God in their hearts. Eternal judgement awaits these persons unless they truly repent.

Verse 12-When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Now we come to some closing remarks. Paul is sending a friend out to Titus and is asking him to come to Nicopolis as he plans to spend the winter there.

Verse 13 - Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
He is asking Titus to help Zenas and Apollos with whatever they need, to help them with their trip.


Verse 14 -  And let our's also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Here again we are instructed as children of God to learn to do good and to help to take care of the urgent needs of other people. When the Holy Spirit nudges us to supply the needs of others we must be quick to respond. Always be alert to the nudging of the Holy Spirit within your heart and life.

Verse 15 -  All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

 Here are the goodbyes and final greetings of the letter. He says "grace be with you all". We all need the grace of our Lord Jesus in our life each and every day. He gives us many blessings each day that we do not deserve nor could we ever earn. Salvation is by grace. God's grace is very powerful and active in our daily life.

That concludes our study in the book of Titus. May God richly bless you as you continue to trust Him and study His Word!