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. not the Jews only; for, as far as intelligence went, it was little better with the disciples till He rose from the dead. John 5:24, NASB: 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. In these two points of view, more particularly, John gives testimony to Christ; He is the lamb as the taker away of the world's sin; the same is He who baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. If a man looks at the Lord Jesus as One who entered the world in a general way, and calls this the incarnation, he will surely stumble over the cross. The allusion to the fig-tree confirms this. John 5:24: "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." Clearly, when it comes to being alive or dead, there are two and only two categories of people. Heavenly things are set in evident contradistinction, and link themselves immediately here, as everywhere, with the cross as their correlative. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? (Ver. Of course it is the revelation of Christ; but here He was simply revealing the sources of this indispensable new birth. It is not surprising that Fackre appeals to 1Peter 3:18-4:6 to support the doctrine of salvation after death. Nor would the rejected Christ, the Son of man; for if lifted up on the cross, instead of having the throne of David, the result would be not merely earthly blessing for His people according to prophecy, but eternal life for the believer, whoever. Jno. Man was judged: another Man was there, the Lord from heaven, soon to stand in resurrection. I don't realize until the next morning that it's completely insane to think any of this. Nor could any question be more momentous. 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. His glorious person would have none now in relation to God but members of the family. For example, one young. But there was this difference from the former occasion, that, at the marriage in Cana (John 2:1-25), the change of the water into wine was clearly millennial in its typical aspect. May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! PME advocates argue that the "dead" mentioned here are identical . All of the above. Glory would be displayed in its day. John 1:26-27; John 1:26-27) For himself he was not the Christ, but for Jesus he says no more. . John Vassallo is instead now proposing a car wash near the southwest corner of West Bluemound and North Mayfair roads. Here (John 5:1-47) the first view given of Christ is His person in contrast with the law. Thus we have here the other side of the truth: not merely what God is in life and light, in grace and truth, as revealed in Christ coming down to man; but man is now judged in the very root of his nature, and proved to be entirely incapable, in his best state, of seeing or entering the kingdom of God. John 3:31-36) he speaks of His person in contrast with himself and all; of His testimony and of the result, both as to His own glory, and consequently also for the believer on, and the rejecter of, the Son. His aspect as thus tabernacling among the disciples was "full of grace and truth." he would not. They had stumbled before, and the Lord brought in not alone His person, as the Word made flesh, presented for man now to receive and enjoy; but unless they ate the flesh, and drank the blood of the Son of man, they had no life in them. "And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ." (Verse John 7:39), Nothing can be simpler than this. In the five porches, then, of this pool lay a great multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. "The law was given by Moses." So we see in the attractive power, afterwards dealing with individual souls. John 1:17; John 1:17) The law, thus given, was in itself no giver, but an exacter; Jesus, full of grace and truth, gave, instead of requiring or receiving; and He Himself has said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. infinite truth! "Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life." - John 5:24 Hearing His Word Jesus said, "Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life," so we must hear what Jesus says to us, but more importantly, we must do what He says (Matt 25:40). This leads Philip to Nathanael, in whose case, when he comes to Jesus, we see not divine power alone in sounding the souls of men, but over creation. 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. Alas! This, of course, supposes the setting aside of Jerusalem, its people and house, as they now are, and is justified by the great fact of Christ's death and resurrection, which is the key to all, though not yet intelligible even to the disciples. Man, dead in sins, was the object of His grace; but then man's state was such, that it would have been derogatory to God had that life been communicated without the cross of Christ: the Son of man lifted up on it was the One in whom God dealt judicially with the evil estate of man, for the, full consequences of which He made Himself responsible. 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. As the new birth for the kingdom of God, so the cross is absolutely necessary for eternal life. How was this? . The addition of "unto him" detracts, to my mind, from the exceeding preciousness of what seems to be, at least, left open. For if, on the one side, God has taken care to let us see already the glory of the Son, and the grace of which He was full, on the other side, all shines out the more marvellously when we know how He dealt with a woman of Samaria, sinful and degraded. In such a condition, individuals make poor choices and live unhappy lives. "Ye will not come to me that ye might have life." As a weapon of conviction, most justly had it in the mind of the Lord Jesus the weightiest place, little as man thinks now-a-days of it. How striking the omission! It seemed natural: He had fed the poor with bread, and why should not He take His place on the throne? 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. Jesus saw the man, and knowing that he was long thus, prompts the desire of healing, but brings out the despondency of unbelief. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God." The same picture, intensified to be sure, is sketched in John 20:24-29. The scripture text that brother Michael is preaching from is John 5:24-25 and the audio is 53 minutes long. The word hear is a present active imperative verb. No mere man, nor angel, not the highest, the archangel, but the Son. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. (Verses John 1:44-51). And He did accept that place thoroughly, and in all its consequences. "Jesus had simply explained the gospel that we read in John chapter 3: "That whosoever believes on the Him will not perish but have everlasting life." 42). If I believe that God can't or won't do a certain thing, then it usually follows that God doesn't. Now it is that the great question is decided; now it is that a man receives or refuses Christ. John 1:19-37; John 1:19-37) It is here presented historically. The first four chapters of John precede in point of time the notices of His ministry in the other gospels. On this basisJohn 7:1-53; John 7:1-53 proceeds. No charge could be remoter from the truth. Did they charge Jesus with self-exaltation? 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. Eph. Truth and grace were not sought nor found in man, but began to subsist here below by Jesus Christ. He gave them title to take the place of children of God, even to those that believe on His name. There is difference of manner for the world and His own ignorance and rejection. (ver. 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 Jews, then, who could not help, and pitied not their fellow in his long infirmity and disappointment, are scandalized to see him, safe and sound, carrying his couch on that day. And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." Then said they unto him, Who art thou? God never left Himself without witness; He did not even among the Gentiles, surely yet less in Israel. Thus, manifestly, the whole question is terminated at the very starting-point of our gospel; and this is characteristic of John all through: manifestly all is decided. Art thou that prophet? His own love and person were warrant enough for the simple to lift the veil for a season, and fill the hearts which had received Himself into the conscious enjoyment of divine grace, and of Him who revealed it to them. Using a meeting as an opportunity to really listen to others in the meeting. 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. Governmental healing even from Him might only end in "some worse thing" coming. Before the manner of His manifestation comes before us in verse 14, we have the secret explained why some, and not all, received Christ. by which is meant the Gospel, and is so called, both because it is spoken by Christ, and first began to be spoken by him; and because he is spoken of in it; his person, office, and work, peace, pardon, righteousness, life, and salvation by him, being the sum and substance of it: and by "hearing" it is meant, not a bare external hearing it; for so The distinctiveness of such a testimony to the Saviour's glory need hardly be pointed out. ", Faith comes by hearing and so the more we hear the gospel, the more it becomes a part of our being and the more we truly trust the Word of God. 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. But if the Spirit speaks of the Son of God, the law dwindles at once into the smallest possible proportions: everything yields to the honour the Father puts oil the Son. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Stigma, discrimination, and violation of human rights of people with schizophrenia are common. His exaltation there is not without notice in the gospel, but exceptionally. Further, John attests that he saw the Spirit descending like a dove, and abiding on Him the appointed token that He it is who baptizes with the Holy Ghost even the Son of God. He who inspired them to communicate His thoughts of Jesus in the particular line assigned to each, raised up John to impart the highest revelation, and thus complete the circle by the deepest views of the Son of God. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. The truth is, the design of manifesting His glory governs all; place or people was a matter of no consequence. This question is raised, or rather settled, by the Lord in Jerusalem, at the passover feast, where many believed on His name, beholding the signs He wrought. What a witness all this to His person! Except one were born of water and of the Spirit, he could not enter the kingdom of God. In Him was life for this scene of death; and it is of faith that it might be by grace. After this we have, suitably to this gospel, John's connection with the Lord Jesus. The judgment, all of it, whether for quick or dead, is consigned to Him, because He is Son of man. On the third day is the marriage in Cana of Galilee, where was His mother, Jesus also, and His disciples. It becomes a question of man's own condition, and how he stands in relation to the kingdom of God. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." It is only on the basis of a present hearing and believing that one shares the eternal life of God and enjoys deliverance from present condemnation and spiritual death. Scripture is, or may be, before man always. It is not that He denies the truth of what they were thus desiring and attached to. Nevertheless, Christ did come to His own things, His proper, peculiar possession; for there were special relationships. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. (ver. And in this He is sovereign. 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. Ironically, despite his great . He is a divine person; His manhood brought no attainder to His rights as God. 5 17. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours." It is the wider, universal glory of the Son of man (according toPsalms 8:1-9; Psalms 8:1-9); but the most striking part of it verified from that actual moment because of the glory of His person, which needed not the day of glory to command the attendance of the angels of God this mark, as Son of man. 11 What is significant about the first two signs is that they occurred in Cana of . If he receives Him, it is everlasting life, and Christ is thus honoured by him; if not, judgment remains which will compel the honour of Christ, but to his own ruin for ever. As you listen, use the following three steps to help yourself learn the passage. Blessed servant he of an infinitely blessed and blessing Master! Following this accusation, the Lord Jesus taught His disciples all about His unique relationship with God the Father. John's is the only one of the four not considered among the Synoptic Gospels (i.e., those presenting a common view). Observe, that blessed as the light is, being God's moral nature, truth is more than this, and is introduced by grace. . How little they conceived of what was then said and done! They wonder, as they had murmured before (John 7:12-15); but Jesus shows that the desire to do God's will is the condition of spiritual understanding. MEMORIZE 1 JOHN 5:11-12 . 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. It was but preliminary, of course; still it was a deep reality, the then present grace in the person of the Son, the Saviour of the world, who filled their once dark hearts with light and joy. 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." Further, it is connected intimately with the evidence of man's ruin by sin. Hearing, Swing, and Believing in the Gosl of John 329 John 1,19-51 The narrative portion of the gospel tegins with an interchange between John and a delegation from Jerusalem (1,19-28), an account of John's testimony to Jesus and its effect on two of his own disci- pies (1,29-39), and a description,of the effect of their words and Number two means to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ as done and said in Acts 2:38 ( full body emmersion) the cleansing of. All disciplinary action, every probationary process, disappears. The term "pro-life" spans beyond ending abortion and makes sure women and babies get the care that reflects their dignity and celebrates life in all circumstances. Till then the Holy Ghost could not be so given only when Jesus was glorified, after redemption was a fact. 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. So does his confession: Rabbi, thou art the Son of God: thou art the King of Israel. 10 It is our judgment, despite a popular view that the specific signs number seven, the author, in fact, did not intend a catalog comprised of any specific number. There He supposes His full rejection and death. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. ", Jesus laid out this truth veryemphatically by starting what He said with the words verily, verily: "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Breaking Down the Key Parts of John 5:24 #1 "Very truly," Jesus underlines a point by beginning with "very truly." Everything he says is true. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. We see the world with our brain, and at best that organ is merely a very good guesser, says Sekuler. John 7:24) They reason and are in utter uncertainty. But the Spirit would not confine His operations to such bounds, but go out freely like the wind. The Three-Part Soul The soul consists of three parts: appetitive (appetites or urges), spirited (emotional), and rational. All is fitly closed by the declaration, that "the Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." John 7:25-31) He is going where they cannot come, and never guessed (for unbelief thinks of the dispersed among the Greeks of anything rather than of God). But hath passed out of death into life Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. This is the more striking, because, as we have seen, the world and Israel, rejecting Him, are also themselves, as such, rejected from the first. But when the Lord speaks of His cross, and not God's judicial requirements only, but the gift of Himself in His true personal glory as the occasion for the grace of God to display itself to the utmost, then, and not till then, do we hear of eternal life, and this connected with both these points of view. So bright was His glory, so concerned was the Father in maintaining it, so immense the blessing if received, so tremendous the stake involved in its loss, that God vouchsafed the amplest and clearest witnesses. What more glorious proof than that the Holy Ghost is given not a certain defined power or gift, but the Holy Ghost Himself; for God gives not the Spirit by measure! Pia Sr. (John 5:24 KJV) 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. Melissa and . In both John and Paul the possibility of attaining eternal life and avoiding the wrath of God is dependent on believing in Jesus, the Son of God. God hearing and answering Jesus didn't mean salvation from the cross, but salvation through the cross. But this is not the question of grace: not what she was, but what He is who was there to win and bless her, manifesting God and the Father withal, practically and in detail. In the Word was life, and the life was the light of men. The close of the chapter shows us the Lord in Galilee. No doubt Jesus Himself had the Holy Ghost given to Him, as it was meet that He in all things should have the pre-eminence; but it shows yet more both the personal glory of Christ and the efficacy of His work, that He now gives the same Spirit to those who receive His testimony, and set to their seal that God is true. Still the eternal day alone will show out the full virtue of that which belongs to Jesus as the Lamb of God, who takes away the world's sin. The result immediately follows. But Jesus finds him in the temple, and said, "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee." (VersesJohn 6:1-21; John 6:1-21). Christ did not wait till the time was fully come for the old things to pass away, and all to be made new. (Verses John 3:1-6), But the Lord goes farther, and bids Nicodemus not wonder at His insisting on this need. Later He was determined to be Son of God with power by resurrection of the dead. 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