April
17th The
Lord - The Son of God
19:
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father
do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son
likewise. 20: For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all
things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than
these, that ye may marvel. 21: For as the Father raiseth up the dead,
and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22: For
the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the
Son: 23: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the
Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which
hath sent him. 24: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
25: Verily, verily, I say unto you, 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. 26: For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath
he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27: And hath given him
authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28:
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice, 29: And shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that
have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 30: I can of mine
own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just;
because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which
hath sent me.
The
Lord supports his claim
31:
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32: There is
another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which
he witnesseth of me is true. 33: Ye sent unto John, and he bare
witness unto the truth. 34: But I receive not testimony from man: but
these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35: He was a burning and
a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his
light. 36: But I have greater witness than that of John: for the
works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I
do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37: And the
Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have
neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 38: And ye
have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye
believe not. 39: Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 40: And ye will
not come to me, that ye might have life. 41: I receive not honour
from men. 42: But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in
you. 43: I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if
another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44: How can
ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the
honour that cometh from God only? 45: Do not think that I will accuse
you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in
whom ye trust. 46: For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed
me: for he wrote of me. 47: But if ye believe not his writings, how
shall ye believe my words?
Christ
continues to answer his critics. He says that he the Son can do
nothing of himself. He is completely under the direction of the
Father. The father has committed all judgment unto the Son. Then he
said Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. What a
wonderful promise this is. He promises eternal life, No condemnation
and a transformation from death to life to those who hear him and
believe in him. Then he went on to say that the day is coming when
the dead will be raised at the word of Christ. Christ is the source
of resurrection life and the judge of all unrighteous men. Christ
spoke of John the Baptist. ‘He was a burning and a shining light:
and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. (This is
the same situation addressed by the writer to the Hebrews) Then he
went on to talk of his Messianic signs which are a greater testimony
than that of John. They testify of Christ. He said, ‘You do not
have the word of God abiding in you and you study the scriptures
because you think that in them you have eternal life, however this is
not true it’s the scriptures which speak of men yet you reject me
and my signs. And you refuse to come to me so that you might have
life. And not only that but you do not love God – if you did you
would not reject me. I will not accuse you to the Father the one who
will accuse you is Moses in whom you trust. You see if you had
believed in Moses then you would have believed in me.
- How does Christ talk about the resurrection?
- In what ways did Jesus struggle with the people of his day?
- Why didn’t people believe in him?
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