Love14

Love Lesson 14: by turtle

John 5:16-47
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the
sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
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.
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.
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?

I have heard the words, “you are after all you father’s daughter>”. comparing me to my father and my attitude or
actions. Even though children will try not to follow in their parents foot steps often times actions and attitudes will
come out without realizing it. The Jewish people claimed to be children of God and their actions did not always speak
of whose children they were. Christ in this passage quickly points out the hypocrisy to the crowd when they are mad
because he healed a man that was crippled. Then they get even madder when He claims that God is His Father.
Christ goes on to explain He is of God because of His actions and deeds. He goes about trying to help people while
those in the crowd were not willing to do a thing. He even went as far as explaining that they say the believe Moses
yet they did not obey the commands Moses gave. What Christ is talking about is love. The demonstrating love to one
another through helping and caring for one another.

If we say we are followers of God then we will be like Him in our compassion and our actions for people. We need
to become more like Jesus. If we are true followers we will show this.

Christ also goes and explains who He is. That He is sent from God and is also God. He explains He has the life in
Him as also the Father has. This is a good passage to examine how Christ and the Father are one yet also each a first
and second person of the trinity. When we grasp that God told of Christ coming even long before Moses and all
through out prophetic history we can no longer deny who Jesus is. John also testified who Christ was but many did
not believe Him.

Christ actions and deeds spoke of who he was. Only thing is people rejected his testimony as well as the prophets.
Christ is the truth and the life. If we lack belief then we have lost everything. For Christ is from God and is God. He
being one with the Father of all things. What do our actions speak that we are followers of God or followers of evil?
Do we do God’s will in our daily lives or our own? Christ did His Father’s will. He had permission to do the things
He did because of His Father. He did not act as a free agent but in the will of God the Father.

Christ makes it clear to those around that they reject Him though He has demonstrated love. He even goes on to
warn them because of this rejection they would accept someone else that did not claim to be from God. That would
come in his own name. We see people falling away today following people that come in their own name. Clearly the
anti Christ.

Christ explained that God sent him to do His will. To show people who He is. He had the same authority as God the
Father to judge and to save. We have a choice whether to believe who Christ says he is and who the prophets say
He is or to deny him.

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