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Proverbs 14:13-24
13 Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And
the end of mirth may be grief.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with
his own ways, But a good man will be
satisfied from above.
15 The simple believes every word, But the
prudent considers well his steps.
16 A wise man
fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are
crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil will bow before the good, And the
wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, But the rich has many friends.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who
has mercy on the poor, happy is
he.
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? But
mercy and truth belong to those
who devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit, But idle
chatter leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
Father God, this chapter is all about your plan of
Salvation. Help the unsaved to hear your words, to repent, and get saved. Let
them be like the Apostles that believed and not like the Pharisees of not
believing. In Jesus name we pray, Amen!
Gospel of John 5:24-35
NKJV
This rebuking that Jesus is laying on
the Pharisees continues to the end of this Chapter. Jesus really lays it on the
leaders, but to no avail. They are so stuck in their heritage, customs, and
religion they don’t want anything to do with Jesus. What is sad about this is
that even today around the world we have people stuck in a religion and close
their mind to the truth. They would rather follow man.
Another thing to note is what Jesus is
telling the leaders and us also is that if a person hears His words and
believes, they will go to Heaven not Hell. These are strong words and offensive
to the lost. So where is the love that so many say Jesus is all about and that
He doesn’t offend anyone? Jesus says these things out of love for the
lost, so that they may have eternal life. Let’s see what John has in store for
us this week in these verses.
24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and
believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into
judgment, but has passed from death into life.
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word; The word “hear” is often used in the
sense of accepting the Gospel and then obeying the Word of God, John 8:47; Acts
3:23. Many people
outwardly hear the gospel who neither understand nor obey it. What good does
just hearing the Gospel do if one does not obey what Jesus tells us? Matthew 11:15 He who has ears to hear,
let him hear!
And believes in Him who sent
Me; If one doesn’t
believe in Jesus, they cannot believe in God; to have the Son is to have the
Father. There can be no faith in Him who “sent” his Son, without faith also in Him
who is “sent.”
Has everlasting life; The state of man by nature is
represented as death in sin, Ephesians 2:1. Being Born Again is the opposite of
this, or is “life.” Therefore, when a man is Born Again, it is said that he
“has” everlasting life; not merely shall have but is already in possession of
that life or happiness which shall be everlasting. When he accepts Jesus as his
Saviour, he has already entered in on his inheritance, that inheritance which
is everlasting.
And shall not come into
judgment; We are born
with the sin nature therefore we are condemned at birth. Although an
infant/child is innocent and will go to Heaven if they perish during this time
of innocence because of not being able to comprehend the message of the Gospel,
but when that age of accountability comes and a person truly realize right from
wrong and has the choice to choose, then that condemnation take effect, but a
Born Again Christian will not come under judgment because they are saved.
But has passed from death into life; A person that is Born Again passes
from spiritual death to spiritual life. The old person dies and a new person is
born. Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified
with Him, that the body of sin
might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is,
when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will
live.
Most assuredly, I say to
you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the
Son of God; This
verse has two messages, the first being physical referring to, “the hour is
coming”. This refers to those dead in the grave and at some point in time will
hear the voice of Jesus and will come forth and meet Jesus in the sky. The
second is spiritual referring to “and now is” meaning when a person hears the
Gospel and accepts Jesus as their Saviour (Being Born Again).
And those who hear will live; What this is saying is that those who
hear, understand, and believe what the Message of the Cross is all about will
have eternal life.
26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the
Son to have life in Himself,
For as the Father has life
in Himself; This refers
to God as the Eternal Fountain of Life, the one and only ultimate source. It
speaks of God that always has been, and always shall be.
So He has granted the Son to
have life in Himself;
Here again Jesus claims deity. He is saying that He is not merely a
participator in this “Life,” but in
fact, is the Source of Life, and in Truth, the Ultimate Source, exactly as the
Father.
27 and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because
He is the Son of Man.
And has given Him authority to execute judgment also; This phrase
refers to the following: 1.) As the Son of God He saves and imparts Spiritual Life.
2.) As Son of Man He exercises and executes judgment. This judgment has to do
with all judgment, whether it be the coming “Judgment Seat of Christ,” which
pertains to Believers (Romans
14:10),
or the “Great White Throne Judgment” (Revelation
20:11–15).
Because He is the Son of Man; This phrase refers to Jesus paying
the price on Calvary’s Cross for our sins when in reality, because of our
sinfulness we should be nailed to that Cross. Since He died for our sins then
He has the right to judge us. Living as a human being He knows us and our
nature, therefore come judgment day no one will be able to say where is the
compassion, not fair, or anything because Jesus lived as a human and lived
according to the Fathers will. He has earned the right to be the “Judge”.
28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all
who are in the graves will hear His voice
The leaders Jesus is
speaking with must have had some looks on their faces from awe to perplexity
because of what He was saying. With this verse Jesus is telling them at some
point in time all that have physically died will rise up from their earthly
graves or where ever their remains are to face a judgment.
Some believe when they die
it is the end and they will rest in the grave forever, but verses 28 and 29
tell us different. Some day they will hear Jesus calling them from the grave
and they will come forth. It will be the same command that Jesus said to
Lazarus, “come forth’. John
11:43 Now when He had said these
things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come
forth!"
29 and come forth— those who have done good, to the resurrection
of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
Those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; This resurrection is what is referred
to as the Rapture. Personally I believe this will happen sometime at the
beginning of the seven year Tribulation which appears to be just around the
corner based on Bible Prophesy and current events. Those that are believers and
have placed their faith in Jesus death, burial, and resurrection will be taken
off this earth and not go through the seven year Tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And
the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
And those who have done
evil, to the resurrection of condemnation; The word “damnation” means the sentence passed on one by
a judge, judgment, or condemnation. The word, as we use it, applies only to the
judgment pronounced by God on the wicked. This is not always its meaning in the
Bible, but here it is. Those who have done evil (unbelievers) will be raised up
“to be condemned or damned.” This will be the purpose in raising them up and
the result will be them being cast into the Lake of Fire for eternity. This
Last Resurrection will take place approximately a thousand years after the
Resurrection of Life (Daniel 12:2; Revelation Chapter
20).
30 I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My
judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the
Father who sent Me.
I can of Myself do nothing; The nature of the relationship of the
Father and the Son is one of unity and oneness. Jesus does nothing
independently of God. Whatever he does, he does according to the will of God.
As I hear, I judge; “As I hear” expresses the condition of
one who is commissioned or instructed; John 8:26, “I speak to the world those things
which I have “heard” of him;” John 8:28, “As the Father hath taught me, I
speak those things.” Jesus here represents himself as commissioned, taught, or
sent of God. When he says, “as I ‘hear,’” he refers to those things which the
Father had “showed” him John_5:20
in other words to
communicate the will of God; to show to man what God wished man to know; to
judge according to the Fathers will.
And My judgment is righteous,
because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me; Jesus, as judge will sentence
according to God’s will, therefore will be a righteous judgment. It will be a
perfect judgment because it will come from the Throne of God.
31 "If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.
Jesus claimed to be equal
with God (John_5:18), to give eternal life (John_5:24), to be the source of life (John_5:26),
and to judge sin (John_5:27).
These statements make it clear that Jesus was claiming to be divine, an almost
unbelievable claim, but one that was supported by another witness, John the
Baptist as we see in the next verse.
Jesus is saying in this
verse; My will is the Fathers will, which I do, but if I speak and do my will,
which would be human will, it would be false and not to follow. Does this sound
like a warning for us not to follow man fabricated doctrine?
32 There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the
witness which He witnesses of Me is true.
Jesus is referring to John
the Baptist here not the Father. Some believe it is in reference to the Father,
but the Father is who Jesus has been referring to. With the word “another”
denotes someone else.
John
was the forerunner to Christ and Jesus knew what he said was true, but the
Pharisees and Religious Leaders would not accept the witness of John.
33 You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
Here
Jesus is referring to when the Jewish leaders sent people to John the Baptist
to ask who he was. John answered their questions, he bore witness and stated
the Messiah was standing among them, but they didn’t believe. John
1:19-27
34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these
things that you may be saved.
This
sound a little contradictory, first Jesus says there is another that bore Him
witness in verse 32, but here He stated He doesn’t receive testimony of man.
What He is actually saying here is that He does not require proof of Him being
the Messiah on the testimony of men, all they need to do is listen, see the
miracles, and believe. He uses Johns testimony to help convince these leaders
that what He is saying is true; to believe and be saved. In other words Jesus
is telling these leaders they are lost and condemned.
35 He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for
a time to rejoice in his light.
For
a while the Leaders believed that John the Baptist was a prophet and they were
rejoicing thinking maybe this is the Messiah, but eventually realized he was
just a messenger. They were willing to listen to John but not to Jesus.
Looks like a good spot to stop for
this week. We will continue next week with Jesus giving more proof of who He
is.
Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created
that are in heaven and that are on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All
things were created through Him and for Him.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of
the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you,
unless one is born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God."
The
Lighthouse Full Gospel Church
Sinners Prayer; Pray this, and if you
believe it with your heart, Jesus will save you!
“Lord Jesus I know I am a
sinner. I confess my sins to you; I am
sorry for my sins; I repent (Meaning, desiring to turn from a sinful
lifestyle.) of all my sins, and I am asking for your forgiveness. I believe that only you can forgive sin. I commit my life to you and ask you to come
into my heart, direct, and take charge of my life. I believe that you died to set me free from
my sinful lifestyle and you rose from the dead to give me eternal life, and
right now you are seated at the Right Hand of God Almighty. I believe you are
the Son of God; the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life, and my
Savior.” I believe this and have faith
you will make a new person out of me, by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell in my
heart and lead me in a new life. In Jesus name I pray Amen.”
(John 3:16,17; Romans
3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-13; Ephesians
2:8-10; 1 John 5:11-14; 1:6-10)
(Sin: Rom. 1:22-32; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph.
5:3-7)
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