So only is man born of God. (John 2:1-25) The change of water into wine manifested His glory as the beginning of signs; and He gave another in this early purging of the temple of Jerusalem. "Ye do search the Scriptures," and ye do well to do so. "Ye do search the Scriptures," and ye do well to do so. This will be displayed in the millennium, when the marriage will be celebrated, as well as the judgment executed (Jerusalem and its temple being the central point then). 'You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. As the Lamb of God (of the Father it is not said), He has to do with the world. Following on from yesterday's share here is the wastewater treatment explanation, nice and simple as before. 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. The allusion to the fig-tree confirms this. The one, like the other, contributes to this great end, whether the Son of man necessarily lifted up, or the only begotten Son of God given in His love. But there was a man who had been infirm for thirty and eight years. 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." The refusal of His precious blood will, on the contrary, make their case incomparably worse than that of the heathen who never heard the good news. The brethren of the Lord Jesus, who could see the astonishing power that was in Him, but whose hearts were carnal, at once discerned that it might be an uncommon good thing for them, as well as for Him, in this world. Then (ver. (Verses John 5:1-7), On the other hand, the Lord speaks but the word: "Rise, take up thy couch and walk." This brings all to a point; for the woman says, "I know that Messiah cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things." (SeePsalms 2:1-12; Psalms 2:1-12) But the Lord tells him of greater things he, should see, and says to him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, henceforth (not "hereafter," but henceforth) ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man. Be they who they may now, as many as receive Him become children of God. This closes the various aspects of the Lord Jesus, completely blotting out Judaism, viewed as resting in a system of law and ordinances, as looking to a Messiah with present ease, and as hoping for the display of Messianic glory then in the world. Fritzsche, p. 21). Abstract:Editorial on the Research TopicHomeostasis and Allostasis of Thyroid Function A basic understanding of thyroid control involving pituitary thyrotropin (TSH) has become a 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. Therefore, it seems to me, He adds verse 24. They entered not into His words more than His grace, but thought and spoke, like the Samaritan woman, about things of this life. The ignorance of the world has been proved, the rejection of Israel is complete: then only is it that we hear of this new place of children. We have seen already that thus light was shed on men. I. John 5:39 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible. 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. (Verses John 6:59-71) What and if they should see Him, who came down and died in this world, ascend up where He was before? Under all changes, outwardly, He abode as from eternity the only-begotten Son in the bosom of the Father. This is the truth; but the Jews had the law, and hated the truth. john 8 32) John 5:39 (King James Version) 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. They spoke of the world; the world might hear them. From the very first, man, being a sinner, was wholly lost. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, Read full chapter. ON THE AIR. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. Thus it is a kind of transitional fact for a most important part of our gospel, though still introductory. And Jesus answers, "I that speak unto thee am he." But see the blessed fruit of receiving it. I know that you do not have the love of God . 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. For "he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. Both of them were in relation to man on the earth; the one while He was here, the other from above. Her testimony bore the impress of what had penetrated her soul, and would make way for all the rest in due time. So it must be now; for God is revealed; and the Father in grace seeks true worshippers (be they Samaritans or Jews) to worship Him. And they asked him, What then? Seeking the Gospel in Malachi, the Last Book of the Old Testament. (Ver. TO-NIGHT (MONDAY) l\A AUCKLAND (050 k.c. None else could do either work: for here we see His great work on earth, and His heavenly power. It is evident that the failure of many men to find Christ is not from any deficiency in th. It was not that they were better than their neighbours. Verse 5:4. Resurrection will be the proof; the two-fold rising of the dead, not one, but two resurrections. In truth, Christian baptism did not yet exist, but only such as the disciples used, like John the Baptist; it was not instituted of Christ till after His resurrection, as it sets forth His death. He wanted nothing; He came to give yea, the very best, so to speak, that God has. Here the Lord was really owned by the multitudes as the great Prophet that should come; and this in consequence of His works, especially that one which Scripture itself had connected with the Son of David. 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. But it is important we should know how He entered the world. 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. The charge (Luke 5:33) The explanation (Luke 5:34-39) Hannah's Bible Outlines. Do I need to pray the prayer again?On this episode, we address the question, "Can You Lose Your Salvation?" We start by looking at some tough Scriptures and using the rest of the Bible as a commentary to understand some passages in Hebrews. No such sounds, no such realities were ever heard or known in Israel. It was worldliness in its worst shape, even to the point of turning the glory of Christ to a present account. John 5:39 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary. 1. Lastly, closing this part, we have another most remarkable contrast. John 5:1-13 Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda. Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible. In Him was life for this scene of death; and it is of faith that it might be by grace. Sons they might have been in bare title; but these had the right of children. John 5:39-40. Scripture is, or may be, before man always. Amen. Beholding Him as He walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God! , , , , , because ye think in them ye have eternal life. Then, resuming the strain of verse John 1:14, we are told, in verseJohn 1:16; John 1:16, that "of his fulness have all we received." The Light, on coming into the world, lightens every man with the fulness of evidence which was in Him, and at once discovers the true state as truly as it will be revealed in the last day when He judges all, as we find it intimated in the gospel afterwards. No man hath seen God at any time. (VersesJohn 3:7-8; John 3:7-8), It is hardly necessary to furnish detailed disproof of the crude, ill-considered notion (originated by the fathers), that baptism is in question. 37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. It was meet that so it should be; for, as a question of right, none could claim; and grace surpasses all expectation or thought of man, most of all of men accustomed to a round of religious ceremonial. John 5:19-25 Father and Son. But let them beware how they perverted it. Even now faith knows, that instead of sin being the great object before God, ever since the cross He has had before His eyes that sacrifice which put away sin. It is no question here of every man, but of such as believe. Believers Delivered from. 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. Here was One on earth who knew all secrets. Hence the Lord, while fully owning the labours of all preceding labourers, has before His eyes the whole boundless expanse of grace, the mighty harvest which His apostles were to reap in due time. You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me. 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. By and by He will apply it to "that nation," the Jews, as to others also, and finally (always excepting the unbelieving and evil) to the entire system, the world. 8.0: State Opera Orchestra The great fact of the incarnation is brought before us "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father"). John 5:14-18 Go And Sin No More. 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. But even this sufficed not: the Son of man must be lifted up. Here, then, we have a remarkable display of that which preceded His Galilean ministry, or public manifestation. This would make all manifest. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Of course they are just as truly inspired as John's; but for that very reason they were not inspired to give the same testimony. There is the need of another nature, and the only way in which this nature is communicated is by being born of water and the Spirit the employment of the word of God in the quickening energy of the Holy Ghost. Mark what, as such, He does declare Him. (VersesJohn 5:8-12; John 5:8-12), But were the Jews mistaken after all in thinking that the seal of the first covenant was virtually broken in that deliberate word and warranty of Jesus? Truth and grace were not sought nor found in man, but began to subsist here below by Jesus Christ. John 5:39. Verse 39. Here there is no John proclaiming Jesus as the One who was about to introduce the kingdom of heaven. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and 115718567810 A person who refuses to believe cannot be convinced, no matter what evidence they are given (John 5:40). John 5:39-44. (Verses John 3:1-6), But the Lord goes farther, and bids Nicodemus not wonder at His insisting on this need. This last is the figure of a truth deeper than incarnation, and clearly means communion with His death. All is fitly closed by the declaration, that "the Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." 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. (ver. Verse 43. God does not here condescend to call it His, though, of course, it was His and holy, just, and good, both in itself and in its use, if used lawfully. Recorded via Riverside on Feb. 3, 2023, for Working Preacher. Verse 1. "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." The Son had not come to execute the judgments of the law they knew, nor even to promulgate a new and higher law. So on the last day, that great day of the feast (the eighth day, which witnessed of a resurrection glory outside this creation, now to be made good in the power of the Spirit before anything appears to sight), the Lord stands and cries, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink." Thus it is not the Spirit of God simply giving a new nature; neither is it the Holy Ghost given as the power of worship and communion with His God and Father. by . Hence it is that here the Son, according to the grace of God the Father, gives the Holy Ghost eternal life in the power of the Spirit. By . Before the manner of His manifestation comes before us in verse 14, we have the secret explained why some, and not all, received Christ. Deeper questions demanded solution. There is but one unfailing test the Son of God God's testimony to Him. But He, being God, was manifesting and, on the contrary, maintaining the divine glory here below. 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. Now it is that the great question is decided; now it is that a man receives or refuses Christ. [Jesus continued,] "You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. INTRODUCTION: Hans Christian Andersen wrote a fairy tale about a young woman who was tested to determine whether or not she was truly a princess. infinite truth! Indeed, He was the great Prophet, as He was the great King, and as He is now the great Priest on high. through "sin." (Ed. At once their malice drops the beneficent power of God in the case, provoked at the fancied wrong done to the seventh day. Do they receive Him not? It seemed natural: He had fed the poor with bread, and why should not He take His place on the throne? After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. Read full chapter. John 5. There was sentence of death pronounced on their system, and they felt accordingly. 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 judgment; but is passed from death unto life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.