Jesus combats religion

I. Introduction

Exalting Jesus in John Lord of Sickness and Sabbath (John 5:1–18)

Chapter 1 is an introduction to the entire book, and chapters 2–4 reveal how people were interested in Jesus and his miracles, but chapters 5–7 chronicle the shift from curiosity to opposition and from interest to persecution. The shift in attitude toward Jesus corresponds with Jesus’s further establishing his authority. Jesus’s authority is seen as he reveals himself to be Lord over sickness and Lord over the Sabbath.

II. The miracle Jesus performed. v. 1-9a

The man didn’t ask Jesus to heal him.

He was able to get up right away.

III. The rules of the religious. v. 9-18

Extra sabbath laws.

What is the sabbath.

Salvation of the man. (v. 14)

IV. The authority of Jesus. v. 19-30

Jesus is the Judge

1st resurrection (Rev. 20:4-6) - Kingdom

2nd resurrection (Rev. 20:11-14) - Lake of fire

V. The witness about Jesus. v. 31-47

Witness of John

Witness of Works

Witness of the Father

Witness of the Scriptures

VI. Conclusion

We have the witness and ignore it...