Author Archives: Covenant Presbyterian

Scripture: John 5:32 (ESV) – “There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.” Jesus continues building His case—not by defending Himself with personal claims, but by pointing to another who testifies on His behalf. Though He does not name this witness explicitlyContinue reading “The Witness of Another”

Scripture: John 5:31 (ESV) – “If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true.” Jesus here acknowledges a principle rooted in God’s law: a matter is established by multiple witnesses, not by self-assertion alone. Though Jesus is the Truth incarnate, He does not ask for blind allegiance based solely on His ownContinue reading “A Testimony Worth Hearing”

Scripture: John 5:30 (ESV) – “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.” Here Jesus affirms again that He is not acting independently of the Father, but in full unity andContinue reading “A Just Judge Doing the Father’s Will”

Scripture: John 5:29 (ESV) – “…and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” Jesus now completes His declaration about the final resurrection. Not only will all who are in the tombs hear His voice, but they will also riseContinue reading “Resurrection to Life—or Judgment”

Scripture: John 5:28 (ESV) – “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice” Having just declared His authority to judge as the Son of Man, Jesus now points forward to the final resurrection, when every person who has died will hear HisContinue reading “Marvel Not: The Resurrection Awaits”

Scripture: John 5:27 (ESV) – “And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.” This verse completes the majestic arc begun in verse 26. The Son, who has life in Himself like the Father, is also given authority to judge all mankind. And what is striking is theContinue reading “The Son Appointed Judge”

Scripture: John 5:26 (ESV) – “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.” This verse unveils a profound truth about the nature of Christ: just as the Father is self-existent, the very source of all life, so too the Son possesses life inContinue reading “Life in Himself”

Scripture: John 5:25 (ESV) – “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.” This verse carries both urgency and assurance. Jesus declares that a time is not only coming—but has alreadyContinue reading “The Hour Has Come”

Scripture: John 5:24 (ESV) – “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” This verse is one of the clearest gospel declarations in all of Scripture. Jesus speaks with solemn authority—“Truly,Continue reading “From Death to Life”