Explanation


John 5:19-47
19So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. 20For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel. 21For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. 22The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. 30“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. 31If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me. 37And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, 38and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41I do not receive glory from people. 42But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. 43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 46For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

All the words today are red. Jesus now addresses the nay-saying leadership of the Jews with the truth of who He is and the truth about who they are. His words are an instructive discourse that does not rely on self-defense but only the truth. If you were standing there, listening to Him speak and counted yourself among those who believed in Him, you would say, “Wow! This truly is the Son of God.” If you were among those who were learning to hate Him and His claims you would be even more outraged.

Jesus completely aligns Himself with God the Father. If there was any doubt that He claimed to be God, those doubts were now gone. What exactly is Jesus claiming here?

  • He is the Son of God – that makes Him God
  • Jesus comes to bring life as only He and Father are capable of doing
  • Jesus will be the Judge of everyone because He will earn that right on the Cross (remember our study of Revelation here)
  • Jesus is worthy of honor because He is God
  • Since Jesus is present on the earth, the time for belief is NOW
  • When Jesus speaks, the dead come to life – That’s you and me. We were dead in our sin. Now we live!
  • Jesus claims the ministry of John as His predecessor. John’s prophetic voice spoke of Jesus
  • The entire Old Testament speaks of Jesus. It all points to Him – including the words of their beloved Moses
These are bold, in your face claims. And every single one of them is true for us today just like they were for those Pharisees.

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