. Matthew, Mark, and Luke start, as far as regards the public labours of the Lord, with John cast into prison. Was this false and blasphemous in their eyes? * He says, One was among them of whom they had no conscious knowledge, "that cometh after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose." For nothing can be more observable than the way in which He becomes the centre round whom those that belong to God are gathered. Here the Lord introduces the cross. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. (Ver. No charge could be remoter from the truth. It was impossible that there should not be righteous dealing with human evil against God, in its sources and its streams. He that comes from above from heaven is above all. In his letter to the BCA in March 2022, Mr. Moreton stated he was living in Rutland, but he was going to rehabilitate his seasonal camp into a year-round home and be living there by the end of that summer. 1. Jesus not only could go up, as He did later, but He had come down thence, and, even though man, He was the Son of man that is in heaven. Bear in mind though that treated wastewater is not Thus the Holy Ghost, given by the Son in humiliation (according to God, not acting on law, but according to the gift of grace in the gospel), was fully set forth; but the woman, though interested, and asking, only apprehended a boon for this life to save herself trouble here below. Expressly had He told the man to take up his couch and walk, as well as to rise. Truth and grace were not sought nor found in man, but began to subsist here below by Jesus Christ. A Dissertation on Prophecy, Wherein the Coh]rence and Connexion of the 3 In these lay a multitude of invalidsblind, lame, and paralyzed. Accordingly there is a four-fold testimony to Jesus: the testimony of John the Baptist; the Lord's own works; the voice of the Father from heaven; and finally, the written word which the Jews had in their own hands. It was an extraordinary birth; of God, not man in any sort, or measure, but a new and divine nature (2 Peter 1:1-21) imparted to the believer wholly of grace. Search the Scriptures . Law, means, ordinances, could not meet the need no pool, nor angel nothing but the Son working in grace, the Son quickening. [Jesus continued,] "You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out . 41 "I do not accept glory from human beings, 42 but I know you. In Him was life for this scene of death; and it is of faith that it might be by grace. (Ver. If she turned aside to questions of religion, with a mixture of desire to learn what had concerned and perplexed her, and of willingness to escape such a searching of her ways and heart, He did not refrain graciously to vouchsafe the revelation of God, that earthly worship was doomed, that the Father was to be worshipped, not an Unknown. Enduring Word Bible Commentary John Chapter 5 They had eyes, but they saw not; ears had they, but they heard not, nor did they understand His glory. ( John 5:1-4) The pool of Bethesda. International Bible Study Commentary. Blessed servant he of an infinitely blessed and blessing Master! Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary; John; Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary John 5. Indeed, it is the total eclipse, not merely of law and remedial mercies, but even of promised Messianic glory, by everlasting life and resurrection at the last day. But the meaning here is, that they imagined, by having these writings in their hands, and by their reading them, and hearing them expounded every sabbath day, they should obtain and inherit everlasting life: hence they call F18 the law eternal life, and say F19 concerning the reading of it, that. TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY) IYA AUCKLAND (650 k.c. Nicodemus remonstrates but is spurned; all retire to their home Jesus, who had none, to the mount of Olives. International Bible Study Forum. "Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water." 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. His corporeal presence was not necessary; His word was enough. Accordingly, if the law raised the question of righteousness in man, the cross of the Lord Jesus, typifying Him made sin, is the answer; and there has all been settled to the glory of God, the Lord Jesus having suffered all the inevitable consequences. 40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. It was not so. "The law was given by Moses." Fritzsche, p. 21). Hence, then, we have the Lord Jesus alluding to this fresh necessity, if man was to be blessed according to God. John 5:39 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary - Bible Tools WATCH: Leftists Backtrack on Being Wrong About Wuhan Lab Leak His Unity with the Father. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? How singularly is the glory of the Lord Jesus thus viewed, as invested with the testimony of God and its crown! Besides this, goodness overflows, in that the Father is gathering children, and making worshippers. The family later hosted a dinner for the honored . John noted, "Jesus loved Martha, her sister and Lazarus" (John 11:5). Granted He was the Son of man; but as such, He had all judgment given Him, and would judge. Do they receive Him not? What is there in God more truly divine than grace and truth? You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me. One must be born again. Ron DeSantis. 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." 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he . The following section summarises the teaching by which Jesus tried to bring the more favourably disposed of the " Jewish" party to a fuller faith. He is ever God; He is the Son; He quickens and raises from the dead. Jesus explains: "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Now, it is no longer a question of nature, but of relationship; and hence it is not said simply the Word, but the Son, and the Son in the highest possible character, the only-begotten Son, distinguishing Him thus from any other who might, in a subordinate sense, be son of God "the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father." This we have had fully before. 1 t, I*-: I hilharmorut Orchestra "Baron Ncuh h;-> ' Suite (Mtlicnart T Amen. Luke 5 - Disciples Are Called A. But the Scriptures point to me! And worship is viewed both in moral nature and in the joy of communion doubly. This is indispensable; for God is a Spirit, and so it cannot but be. "They search the Scriptures, but they will not come to Jesus. He wanted nothing; He came to give yea, the very best, so to speak, that God has. "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." Without sign, prodigy, or miracle, in this village of Samaria Jesus was heard, known, confessed as truly the Saviour of the world ("the Christ" being absent in the best authorities, ver. Christ Proves His Divine Mission; Infidelity of the Jews Reproved. For if the Son (cast out, we may say, in principle from Judaism) visited Samaria, and deigned to talk with one of the most worthless of that worthless race, it could not be a mere rehearsal of what others did. Here He is not portrayed as the Son of man who must be lifted up, but as the Son of God who was given. In verses 37 and 38, Jesus criticized the local religious leaders for never hearing the voice of God. We look at how God defines salvation and work through the . "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. "He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. It is not John's business here to call attention to His Messiahship, not even when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask, Who art thou? the 'bad people' and John 5:19-29), It is evident, then, that the Lord presents life in Himself as the true want of man, who was not merely infirm but dead. 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. Details are not called for now, but just the outline of the truth. (Ed. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. He would have every soul to know assuredly how he stands for eternity as well as now. Research news, charts, stock market performance and earnings. Do not resist evil. John 5:39-40 Searching Scripture and finding Christ I. All is in the character of the Son of man. Such are the grand emphatic points to which the Lord leads. Jesus heals an invalid on the SabbathHe explains why men must honor the SonJesus promises to take the gospel to the deadMan is resurrected, judged, and assigned his glory by the SonJesus obeys the divine law of witnesses. "The Center of Scripture" John 5:39-40 (What Jesus Did!) - Heartlight Bible Study Courses John 5:1-30 Exploring the Passage His glorious person would have none now in relation to God but members of the family. Did the dead (for so men are treated, not as alive under law) did they hear the voice of the Son of God? Do any believe on His name? John 1:19-37; John 1:19-37) It is here presented historically. Shakespeare's explanation was good John Kennedy, but my favourite is still the 5 year old's explanation of the dangers of email, e.g. 17.30: Slat.' Oporn Orchestra 7.48: "Paul Clifford. Ye do search the Scriptures, and ye do well to do so. Commentary on John 5:39-44 (Read John 5:39-44) The Jews considered that eternal life was revealed to them in their Scriptures, and that they had it, because they had the word of God in their hands. The Son gives life, as the Father does; and not merely to whom the Father will, but to whom He will. They spoke of the world; the world might hear them. Had it been meant, it was no wonder that Nicodemus did not know how these things could be. As this chapter sets forth the Lord Jesus with singular fulness of glory, on the side both of His Godhead and of His manhood, so it closes with the most varied and remarkable testimonies God has given to us, that there may be no excuse. In a certain sense, the principle of John 4:1-54 was made true in the woman of Samaria, and in others who received Christ then. Robert, Lord Bishop of Clogher. John 5:26. No mere man, nor angel, not the highest, the archangel, but the Son. How withering the words! Furthermore, you do not have his word living in you; for you do not believe the one whom he sent. (412) Though Christ does not permit his people to repel violence by violence, yet he does not forbid them to endeavor to avoid an unjust attack. And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." (Verses John 3:1-6), But the Lord goes farther, and bids Nicodemus not wonder at His insisting on this need. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. The Lord Jesus did, without question, take humanity in His person into that glory which He so well knew as the Son of the Father. "John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I spake: He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he was before me." The Lord meets him at once with the strongest assertion of the absolute necessity that a man should be born anew in order to see the kingdom of God. , , , , , because ye think in them ye have eternal life. For evidently it is the theme of worship in its Christian fulness, the fruit of the manifestation of God, and of the Father known in grace. Read full chapter. He speaks of Himself as the Son of man in death; for there could be no eating of His flesh, no drinking of His blood, as a living man. Nothing in the slightest degree detracted from His own personal glory, and from the infinitely near relationship which He had had with the Father from all eternity. (Ver. The Lord, in the latter part of the chapter (verses John 6:27-58), contrasts the presentation of the truth of God in His person and work with all that pertained to the promises of Messiah. ON THE AIR. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and 115718567810 29) on which, as it were, Jesus speaks and acts in His grace as here shown on the earth. Such is God's vindication of His outraged rights; and the judgment will be proportionate to the glory that has been set at nought. THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL They would fall a prey to Antichrist, and meanwhile are accused of Moses, in whom they trusted, without believing him; else they would have believed Christ, of whom he wrote. Nor was it yet complete. John 5:39 - The Witness of Scripture - Bible Hub (VersesJohn 3:20-21; John 3:20-21). (Ver. He could have healed the man without the smallest outward act to shock their zeal for the law. This was necessary for the kingdom of God; not for some special place of glory, but for any and every part of God's kingdom. How striking the omission! 37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. He entered this world, became flesh, as born of woman; but there was no diminution of His own glory, when He, born of the virgin, walked on earth, or when rejected of man, cut off as Messiah, He was forsaken of God for sin our sin on the cross. When we use the term "Scriptures," we are referring to the entire Bible. Join Profs. Such was the grace that God was displaying in Him, the true and full expresser of His mind. So does his confession: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God: thou art the King of Israel. Observe, it is not (as is often very erroneously said or sung) a question of sins, but of the "sin" of the world. he might be; and this, too, as the expression of the true and full grace of God in His only-begotten Son given. For though the Son (that eternal life who was with the Father) was a man, in that very position had the Father given Him to have life in Himself, and to execute judgment also, because He is Son of man. Thus a despised Christ is not merely a crucified Son of man, and given Son of God, as in John 3:1-36, but Himself a divine giver in communion with the Father, and in the power of the Holy Ghost who is given to the believer, the source of worship, as their God and Father is its object for the worshippers in spirit and truth (though surely not to the exclusion of the Son, Hebrews 1:1-14). Glory would be displayed in its day. One of the peculiarities of our gospel is, that we see the Lord from time to time (and, indeed, chiefly) in or near Jerusalem. Though He could not, would not deny Himself (and He was the Son, and Word, and God), yet had He taken the place of a man, of a servant. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 53rd verse of chapter 39 ( srat l-zumar ). Of course it is the revelation of Christ; but here He was simply revealing the sources of this indispensable new birth. John 4:39-45 Jesus' time with the Samaritans. Study Guide for John 5 by David Guzik - Blue Letter Bible Thus we all not only receive of His fulness, (and what fulness illimitable was there not in Him!) How blessed the contrast with the people's state depicted in this chapter, tossed about by every wind of doctrine, looking to "letters," rulers, and Pharisees, perplexed about the Christ, but without righteous judgment, assurance, or enjoyment! Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? It is not merely a Messiah, who comes and offers Himself, as we find in other gospels, with most painstaking diligence, and presented to their responsibility; but here from the outset the question is viewed as closed. John 5:25. Verse 1. Was my salvation real in the first place? COMMENTARY ON THE Gospel of St. John by Anonymous $70.39 - PicClick AU This only secures His honour in those that believe God's testimony to Him, the Son of God; and to these He gives life, everlasting life now, and exemption from judgment, in this acting in communion with the Father. "SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES" - John 5:39 - What Did Jesus Mean? The dreadful truth comes out: the Lord did not trust Himself to them, because He knew all men. Here the unlimited scene is in view; not Israel, but the world. Verse . John 3:19; John 3:19) Other things, the merest trifles, may serve to indicate a man's condition; but a new responsibility is created by this infinite display of divine goodness in Christ, and the evidence is decisive and final, that the unbeliever is already judged before God. We have now the Word made flesh, called Jesus Christ this person, this complex person, that was manifest in the world; and it is He that brought it all in. He tells Philip to follow Him. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. And such was Jesus. There is the nicest care to maintain His personal glory, no matter what the subject may be. But what we learn is, that our Lord (viewed as having entered into heaven as man on the ground of redemption, i.e., ascended, after having passed through death, into glory) from that glory confers meanwhile the Holy Ghost on him that believes, instead of bringing in at once the final feast of gladness for the Jews and the world, as He will do by-and-by when the anti-typical harvest and vintage has been fulfilled. Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. And he saith, I am not. The Father and the Son were at work. You still don't have enough Trend Following or Foreign Equity exposure ON THE AIR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 16 June 1945, Page 6 In the Word was life, and the life was the light of men. Here we can see a glimpse of the promise by Jesus of eternal life. The disciples come; the woman goes into the city, leaving her waterpot, but carrying with her the unspeakable gift of God. Mateo 5:39 - John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Bible Study (John 5:19 .) He is viewed as retaining the same perfect intimacy with the Father, entirely unimpaired by local or any other circumstances He had entered. The chapter pursues this subject, showing that it is not only God who thus deals first, with the necessity of man before His own immutable nature; next, blessing according to the riches of His grace but, further, that man's state morally is detected yet more awfully in presence of such grace as well as holiness in Christ. I do not mean by this all individuals, but creation; for nothing can be more certain, than that those who do not receive the Son of God are so much the worse for having heard the gospel. The Father did not judge, but committed all judgment into the hands of the Son, because He is the Son of man. Man, under law, proved powerless; and the greater the need, the less the ability to avail himself of such merciful intervention as God still, from time to time, kept up throughout the legal system. The person of the Son was there the object of divine and overflowing joy even then, although, of course, in the full sense of the word, the Holy Ghost might not be given to be the power of it for some time later; but still the object of worship was there revealing the Father; butJohn 7:1-53; John 7:1-53 supposes Him to be gone up to heaven, before He from heaven communicates the Holy Ghost, who should be (not here, as Israel had a rock with water to drink of in the wilderness outside themselves, nor even as a fountain springing up within the believer, but) as rivers flowing out.