John 5

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John 5:1-47

Observations

• After this is referring back to chapter four; when Jesus healed the sick boy. 
• Blind, lame, and paralyzed are called invalids
• Jesus spoke to an invalid man that was unable to walk. Jesus knew the desires of this man's heart yet He asked anyway, "do you want to be healed?"
• The Jewish people are very set in their ways of tradition. They do not rejoice in this man's healing but are critical because it is on the Sabbath.
• Jesus specifically seeks this man out later at the temple. 
• The Jews thought Jesus to be blasmpheming; as He claimed to be the Son of God. 
• Jesus is equal to God, yet it is through God that Jesus is able to minister on earth.
• It is Jesus who is the Judge. God gave that over to Him. 
• To honor the Son is to honor the Father.
• Upon the second coming of Christ those that know Him will join Him, those that do not know Him will be separated forever
• John has been sent to bear witness of Christ
• Although it is worth rejoicing over John's ministry it is more so to rejoice over Christ and His ministry
• They read the Word that bears witness of Jesus, yet they do not know Jesus to be the long awaited for Messiah
• Jesus came by way of the Son in flesh not God the Father.
• It would seem that if one comes in their own name they would receive them. ie. if God had come as God the Father not as God the Son in flesh they may have believed....
• Moses wrote of the Messiah, Jesus

Questions
I. What are specific ways that God is further glorified by Jesus asking of people opposed to responding based off of what He already know. Example Jesus could have told this man to rise and walk, instead He first asked if would like to be healed, already knowing the desires of this mans heart. How was God further glorified because Jesus asked?

II. What is the specific purpose in seeking this man out later?

III. What would my response have been to Jesus' statement He is the Son of God?

IV. If God has chosen to come to earth Himself to bear witness about Himself would people have been more likely or not to believe than they are with Jesus?


Applicational Thoughts
Jesus not only submitted to God's will but He sought God's will.

It is all God. "If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true"

One day the Son of God will return!

Resources
The Message of John