it was no lack of testimony; their will was for present honour, and hostile to the glory of the only God. One needs no more than to read, as believers, these wonderful expressions of the Holy Ghost, where we cannot but feel that we are on ground wholly different from that of the other gospels. When the man that had been healed obeyed Christ's instruction and picked up his bed to carry it home, it was construed as work, and they accused Jesus of violating their laws. Granted He was the Son of man; but as such, He had all judgment given Him, and would judge. The looking for signs and wonders is rebuked; but mortality is arrested. The Jews, with all their privileges, were strangers here. For the Christian eternal life begins upon belief in him who sent Jesus. The results for the believer or unbeliever are eternal in good or in evil. This testimony differs from the rest in having a more permanent character. Was this false and blasphemous in their eyes? The Puritans in New England endured the chilliest winters of the time in the period of 1680 to 1730 according to the weather records from Mckaila (2014). Did the dead (for so men are treated, not as alive under law) did they hear the voice of the Son of God? 3. There He supposes His full rejection and death. For them, Israel, or the world, all is over. Once she finally stood in . for he knew He was the Christ. None else could do either work: for here we see His great work on earth, and His heavenly power. and the two disciples leave John for Jesus. (ver. The Lord, it is true, could and did go farther than the prophets: even if He taught on the same theme, He could speak with conscious divine dignity and knowledge (not merely what was assigned to an instrument or messenger). Gospel According to John, fourth of the four New Testament narratives recounting the life and death of Jesus Christ. Not only is there no healing to be extracted from the law by a sinner, but the law makes more evident the disease, if it does not also aggravate the symptoms. Stigma, discrimination, and violation of human rights of people with schizophrenia are common. MEMORIZE 1 JOHN 5:11-12 . In vain did any come to the Baptist to report the widening circle around Christ. In John 6:1-71 our Lord sets aside Israel in another point of view. It was much, yet was it little of the glory that was His; but at least it was real; and to the one that has shall be given. This statement (verse John 1:15) is a parenthesis, though confirmatory of verse John 1:14, and connects John's testimony with this new section of Christ's manifestation in flesh; as we saw John introduced in the earlier verses, which treated abstractly of Christ's nature as the Word. It is the revelation of God yea, of the Father and the Son, and not merely the detecter of man. The Lord Jesus presents Himself as putting an end to all this now for the Christian, though, of course, every word God has promised, as well as threatened, remains to be accomplished in Israel by-and-by; for Scripture cannot be broken; and what the mouth of the Lord has said awaits its fulfilment in its due sphere and season. If, on the contrary, a soul has been taught of God the glory of the person of Him who was made flesh, he receives in all simplicity, and rejoices in, the glorious truth, that He who was made flesh was not made flesh only to this end, but rather as a step toward another and deeper work the glorifying God, and becoming our food, in death. The truth is, the design of manifesting His glory governs all; place or people was a matter of no consequence. PME advocates argue that the "dead" mentioned here are identical . (VersesJohn 7:33-36; John 7:33-36) Jesus was returning to Him that sent Him, and the Holy Ghost would be given. His death on the cross included much more, clearly answering to the first; His baptizing with the Holy Ghost followed His going to heaven. So only is man born of God. No doubt Jesus Himself had the Holy Ghost given to Him, as it was meet that He in all things should have the pre-eminence; but it shows yet more both the personal glory of Christ and the efficacy of His work, that He now gives the same Spirit to those who receive His testimony, and set to their seal that God is true. Man might pull Him down destroy Him, as far as man could, and surely to be the basis in God's hand of better blessing; but He was God, and in three days He would raise up this temple. (VersesJohn 3:20-21; John 3:20-21). It is only on the basis of a present hearing and believing that one shares the eternal life of God and enjoys deliverance from present condemnation and spiritual death. 05:08. John 5:24, NLT: 'I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. For this, therefore, the Jews sought the more to kill Him; because He added the greater offence of making Himself equal with God, by saying that God was His own Father. 24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and . and the more manifest from His lips to one who was a real impersonation of sin, misery, blindness, degradation. In addition, the city saw more than 20,000 cases of theft in 2022, nearly double the amount of theft incidents in 2021, according to the Chicago Police Department's end-of-year report. John 1:20-25) John does not even speak of Him as one who, on His rejection as Messiah, would step into a larger glory. The Son gives life, as the Father does; and not merely to whom the Father will, but to whom He will. He could be declared only by One who was a divine person in the intimacy of the Godhead, yea, was the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father. The Jews, then, who could not help, and pitied not their fellow in his long infirmity and disappointment, are scandalized to see him, safe and sound, carrying his couch on that day. (ver. Such are the grand emphatic points to which the Lord leads. It would not suit God, if it would suit man, that He, seeing all, should just pronounce on man's corruption, and then forthwith let him off with a bare pardon. A greater work was in hand; and this, as the rest of the chapter shows us, not a Messiah lifted up, but the true bread given He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world; a dying, not a reigning, Son of man. Two resurrections, one of life, and another of judgment, would be the manifestation of faith and unbelief, or rather, of those who believe, and of those who reject the Son. Verse of the Day , God, My Patience (Study In God - All I Need-17). The Three-Part Soul The soul consists of three parts: appetitive (appetites or urges), spirited (emotional), and rational. He cannot make himself new, or create new life in himself. But if the Spirit speaks of the Son of God, the law dwindles at once into the smallest possible proportions: everything yields to the honour the Father puts oil the Son. Trouble hearing consonants. In these two points of view, more particularly, John gives testimony to Christ; He is the lamb as the taker away of the world's sin; the same is He who baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. Here there could not be more, and He would not give less: even "grace upon grace." It is the final setting aside of Judaism then, whose characteristic hope was the display of power and rest in the world. Fritzsche, p. 21). Just as distinct and beyond comparison is His testimony who, coming from heaven and above all, testifies what He saw and heard, however it might be rejected. John 5:24 Commentaries: "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. This we have had fully before. Jesus saw the man, and knowing that he was long thus, prompts the desire of healing, but brings out the despondency of unbelief. OBSERVING in the general preface, published in the December Magazine, * a hint which I have construed into a desire to increase the number of your miscellaneous correspondents; and, stimulated by the delicate reproof upon literary indolence, which that elegant exordium contains, I feel myself, while sitting quite at my leisure, on this evening of January 27th, 1792, strongly incited by my good . 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. 5. As you listen, use the following three steps to help yourself learn the passage. Art thou that prophet? How, indeed, could it be stayed within narrow limits? John 3:31-36) he speaks of His person in contrast with himself and all; of His testimony and of the result, both as to His own glory, and consequently also for the believer on, and the rejecter of, the Son. The Lord and the disciples are next seen in the country district, not far, it would seem, from John, who was baptizing as they were. Flesh and world are judged morally. of It was sabbath-day. We were dead in our trespasses and sins, walking in darkness (Eph 2:1). Man was judged: another Man was there, the Lord from heaven, soon to stand in resurrection. 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. But as many as received him, to them gave he power [rather, authority, right, or title] to become children of God." And in this He is sovereign. For believers in Christ to enjoy the fullness of joy promised them by God all the time (John 16:23-24) 5. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment." John 1:29-34) How rich it is, and how marvellously in keeping with our gospel! This is the truth; but the Jews had the law, and hated the truth. There was sentence of death pronounced on their system, and they felt accordingly. The result immediately follows. The man could not tell the Jews the name of his benefactor. John 7:24) They reason and are in utter uncertainty. First Peter 3:18-4:6. His glorious person would have none now in relation to God but members of the family. Blessed servant he of an infinitely blessed and blessing Master! He bows to, as he explains, the sovereign will of God. The resurrection of the Lord is not more truly a demonstration of His power and glory, than the only deliverance for disciples from the thraldom of Jewish influence. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life., KJV 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., NKJV Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life., Bible Commentary Bible Verses Devotionals Faith Prayers Coloring Pages Pros and Cons, 40 Most Powerful Bible Scriptures on Motivation, 30 Encouraging Bible Scriptures on Never Giving Up, 50 Biblically Accurate Facts About Angels in the Bible, 50 Most Profitable Youth Group Fundraising Ideas for Your Church, 250 Ice Breaker Questions for Teen Youth Groups, 25 Important Examples of Pride in the Bible, Why Jesus Wept and 11 Lessons from His Tears, 25 Different Ways to Worship God and Praise the Lord. (John 12:48). Rate this: Share this: "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (Verses John 4:31-38). (Ver. Bear in mind that one of the points of instruction in this first part of our gospel is the action of the Son of God before His regular Galilean ministry. Mark what, as such, He does declare Him. 'I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. The disciples come; the woman goes into the city, leaving her waterpot, but carrying with her the unspeakable gift of God. The Jews had so misinterpreted the Law of Moses about the Sabbath day that they considered the miracles that Jesus carried out on the Sabbath, violated their strict rules. John 4:1-6; John 4:1-6) What a picture of rejection and humiliation! "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." "If my people, which are called by my name, shall . Even when it becomes 3:00, the belief doesn't fix itself. ." . Art thou Elias? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. Here (John 5:1-47) the first view given of Christ is His person in contrast with the law. John chapter 5. "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. He explained the mutual love they have for each other. "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 44:3, Isaiah 59:21, Ezekiel 36:25-27 ought to have made the Lord's meaning plain to an intelligent Jew. Meanwhile, for Christian worship, the hour was coming and in principle come, because He was there; and He who vindicated salvation as of the Jews, proves that it is now for Samaritans, or any who believed on account of His word. It is not now the revelation of God meeting man either in essential nature, or as manifested in flesh; nor is it the course of dispensational dealing presented in a parenthetic as well as mysterious form, beginning with John the Baptist's testimony, and going down to the millennium in the Son, full of grace and truth. First, a new nature is insisted on the Holy Ghost's quickening of each soul who is vitally related to God's kingdom; next, the Spirit of God takes an active part not as source or character only, but acting sovereignly, which opens the way not only for a Jew, but for "every one." It is the wider, universal glory of the Son of man (according toPsalms 8:1-9; Psalms 8:1-9); but the most striking part of it verified from that actual moment because of the glory of His person, which needed not the day of glory to command the attendance of the angels of God this mark, as Son of man. Here, then, we have a remarkable display of that which preceded His Galilean ministry, or public manifestation. It is there that we found the Lord, in the other synoptic gospels, fulfilling His ordinary ministry. 42). 1 John 5:11-12 The enemy will often to cast doubt on the work God has done in your heart. In 1 Peter 3:18, how did Peter explain what God has done to bring men to Himself? Thus former things pass away; the old man is judged, dead, and clean gone. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. Also one of the two thus drawn to Him first finds his own brother Simon (with the words, We have found the Messiah), and led him to Jesus, who forthwith gave him his new name in terms which surveyed, with equal ease and certainty, past, present, and future. Here, in suited circumstances to render the thought and way of God unmistakable, pure and boundless grace takes its own sovereign course, suitable to the love and personal glory of Christ. 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. . It was impossible that there should not be righteous dealing with human evil against God, in its sources and its streams. Just as in John 4:1-54, so here it is a question of power in the Holy Ghost, and not simply of Christ's person. 1. WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE: HEARING THE WORD OF GOD. Had it been meant, it was no wonder that Nicodemus did not know how these things could be. But He, being God, was manifesting and, on the contrary, maintaining the divine glory here below. (Verses John 5:1-7), On the other hand, the Lord speaks but the word: "Rise, take up thy couch and walk." John 5:24 In-Context. Alas! They should have understood more about Him those that were specially favoured. Indeed, He was the great Prophet, as He was the great King, and as He is now the great Priest on high. Her testimony bore the impress of what had penetrated her soul, and would make way for all the rest in due time. Thus we have traced, first, hearts not only attracted to Him, but fresh souls called to follow Him; then, in type, the call of Israel by-and-by; finally, the disappearance of the sign of moral purifying for the joy of the new covenant, when Messiah's time comes to bless the needy earth; but along with this the execution of judgment in Jerusalem, and its long defiled temple. This doesnt mean that what he is about to say is more true, only that it is more important. The disciples of John dispute with a Jew about purification; but John himself renders a bright witness to the glory of the Lord Jesus. But hath passed out of death into life Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. Heavenly things, therefore, could not but be natural to Him, if one may so say. "He Who Has the Son Has Life" 7. Summary: Act V, scene ii. Try listening to 1 John 5:11-13 on a Bible app, or record it with your voice and listen. (Verses John 3:1-6), But the Lord goes farther, and bids Nicodemus not wonder at His insisting on this need. John 7:37) It is not a question of eating the bread of God, or, when Christ died, of eating His flesh and drinking His blood. Be they who they may now, as many as receive Him become children of God. This, of course, supposes the setting aside of Jerusalem, its people and house, as they now are, and is justified by the great fact of Christ's death and resurrection, which is the key to all, though not yet intelligible even to the disciples. This language is said of both, but most strongly of the latter. "He that believeth on him is not judged: but he that believeth not is judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." It is here we learn in what condition of His person God was to be revealed and the work done; not what He was in nature, but what He became. "Ye will not come to me that ye might have life." Here the unlimited scene is in view; not Israel, but the world. (Ver. A California couple is suing a fertility clinic claiming that doctors mistakenly transferred an embryo that tested positive for a deadly cancer gene and then tried to cover it up. So we see in the attractive power, afterwards dealing with individual souls. I praise and thank You thatI have passed from death to life, by believing on Jesus. Thus in one way or the other all must honour the Son. And worship is viewed both in moral nature and in the joy of communion doubly. 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