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John 5:18-29
We saw two weeks ago that Jesus is the long awaited Messiah, but he is also very lovingly interested in our lives.
Then last week we saw that He is the Savior that opens the door for us to be born again.
Today we want to see that this Jesus was not just a good man.
He was not just a wise teacher.
He is the very Son of God.
He is God himself in human flesh.
C.S. Lewis said, "A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher.
He would either be a lunatic--on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg--or he would be the devil of hell.
You must take your choice.
Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.
You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God.
But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher.
He has not left that open to us.”
Here in this passage, Jesus made some bold claims.
In fact verse 18 tells us
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
I love that Jesus never answered the question whether he was God’s Son or not, he just continued as a fact - he is the Son of God.
But here in this passage, we again have three times that Jesus said: Verily, Verily - or Truth, Truth - or Amen, Amen
Each time he reveals something about Himself that is Truth.
And we need to pay close attention to these truths, and not let this world, or the devil tempt us to bend on these facts!
He is the Son of God, and as such He is ...
I.
The Obedient Son
Jesus is our perfect example of obedience to the Father.
Here in these first verses we see that authority Jesus had was given to Him by the Father.
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.
A. Father’s Example
There is a picture, an illustration, that just as a father does things and his son watches and learns…so it is with Jesus and the Father
Jesus said, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do.
Jesus emphasizes the authority that God the Father has given him here.
He follows the Father’s example of justice, love and power.
B. Father’s Enablement
Secondly we see that Jesus’ power comes from God.
For as the Father raiseth up the dad, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Jesus was justifying himself to the Jews who wanted to kill him because He healed on the Sabbath.
But his justification is, This enablement, this power comes from God, and the authority to choose whom and how I heal is given to me by the Father.
The Son quickeneth whom he will.
Being the very Son of God carried with it power and authority endued to Him by the Father.
By the way we would do well to yield to that authority ourselves!
Jesus has every right to be the authority in our lives!
He made us and he bought us on Calvary!
But not only did God give him the power and authority, along with that we see the ...
C. Father’s Elevating
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.
God the Father gave the authority to judge to the Son.
Verse 23 tells us that the Father has elevated Jesus to a place of honor.
If you don’t honor the Son, you don’t honor the Father.
A while back I was a coordinator for a Regional Student Convention for ACE (Accelerated Christian Education).
As the Coordinator that was hired by the company to run the convention, I carried the authority that was endowed to me.
I could make any decision or judgment that I needed to make within the authority that was given to me.
My authority carried with it the authority of those that were over me.
And as such I was able to enforce various rules and procedures.
From time to time someone would give me some form of praise regarding the convention.
Truthfully, in honoring me, they were honoring those above me because I just carried out their wishes.
Today Christians are called the Ambassadors of Christ.
We have been sent forth, like Jesus, with authority representing the Father.
We need to be like Jesus, and be obedient to the Father.
So he was an obedient son, following the Father's Example, Enabled by the Father, and even elevated by the Father.
Secondly, as the Son of God, he is...
II.
The Life Giver
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.
Verse 24 is a great verse!
Again Jesus says Verily, verily - This is the Truth!
If you hear my word, and believe you will have everlasting life!
Who shall have this eternal life?
A. He that Heareth
He that heareth my word...
The first requirement for eternal life is to hear!
This word here for hearing is not just letting it go in your ear hole.
It is actively listen and obey.
By the way if this is the first step to eternal life for those that live in our community, we need to spread the Good News!
Paul kind of walks salvation backwards in...
People can’t believe without hearing…people can’t hear without a preacher… people can’t preach unless they go!
this word translated preacher here speaks not to a pastor in a pulpit, but to everyone who is called on to proclaim the gospel.
So who will have eternal life?
He that Heareth...
B. He that Believeth
…and believeth on him that sent me...
He is saying here - you have to believe that God sent me!
These Jews were angry at Him because He dared to claim to be the Son of God.
Jesus’ response is - you better believe that I am the Son of God, and you better believe that the Father sent me, or eternal life is not yours!
It’s not enough to just hear the truth - you have to believe the truth!
So who is he that will have eternal life?
He that Heareth
He that Believeth, and...
C.
He that Receiveth
…hath everlasting life…but is passed from death to life.
Once the person has heard the Truth, and believed the truth, life is given to them.
They are passed from death unto life.
Have you heard the good news today?
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