The According to St. John Witnesses to – Part One (John

5:30-38)

Jesus and the Father are absolutely One, and thus Jesus’ judgment is righteous. He is therefore bound to testify to His own deity or be untrue. Since they stumble at His self-witnessing, He refers them to ’s witness that they might be led to accept Him. The miracles of Jesus and the testimony of the Father are now introduced as the “greater Witness.” Rejection of Jesus by the Jews gives evidence of their ignorance of God, Furthermore, by rejecting Him they show their hearts to be bereft of God’s Word.

Pre-Class Questions

1. What makes Jesus’ judgment righteous? 2. Why would Jesus’ witness of Himself not be true? 3. Why does He not receive witness from man? 4. How did they rejoice in the Baptist’s light? 5. What works did Jesus accomplish (v. 36)? 6. Why had they not heard the Father’s voice nor seen His form? 7. How does the Word of God abide in a person (v. 38)?

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Outline of Chapter Five

II. The Word Manifested to the Jews and Their Rejection of Him. (cont’d) C. Public Ministry — Second Year 5:1-47 1. Open controversy begins a. A helpless man healed 5:1-9 b. controversy 5:10-18 2. Jesus claims deity a. The deity stated 5:19-23 b. Powers inherent in that deity 5:24-29 3. Jesus gives evidence for His deity a. Jesus’ own witness 5:30-32 b. John the Baptist’s witness 5:33-35 c. The Father’s witness 5:36-38 d. The witness of the Scriptures 5:39-47

In-Class Questions 1. Why is Jesus’ judgment absolutely just? 2. How should verse 31 be interpreted? 3. Does John 5 contradict :14? Explain. 4. What is the significance of verse 32? 5. Where is the record of the Baptist’s witness to Jesus? 6. Why did Jesus call their attention to the witness of John? 7. How is John “the lamp burning and shining”? 8. How did the Jews “rejoice in his light” for only a “season”? 9. Give three Scripture references to show that miracles of Jesus cannot be denied as factual. 10. In what two ways has the Father witnessed concerning Jesus? 11. In what sense had the Jews not heard or seen the Father? 12. Why did God’s Word not abide in the Jews?