Author Archives: Covenant Presbyterian

Scripture: John 5:23 (ESV) – “…that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.” This verse delivers the stunning conclusion to Jesus’ claim of divine equality. The reason the Father has entrusted judgment to the Son is “thatContinue reading “That All May Honor the Son”

Scripture: John 5:22 (ESV) – “The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son.” Having just declared that He gives life like the Father, Jesus now asserts another divine prerogative: judgment. Not only does He raise the dead, but He also sits in authority to judge the living and the dead.Continue reading “The Son, Our Judge”

Scripture: John 5:21 (ESV) – “For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.” In this verse, Jesus deepens the claim He’s been making—He doesn’t merely imitate the Father; He shares in His divine power to give life. Just as the Father raisesContinue reading “The Giver of Life”

Scripture: John 5:20 (ESV) – “For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.” Here, Jesus opens a window into the love and intimacy between the Father and the Son. Their unity is not onlyContinue reading “Greater Works Yet to Be Seen”

Scripture: John 5:19 (ESV) – “So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.’” Following the charge of blasphemy, Jesus doesn’t retreat—He presses further into HisContinue reading “The Son Does What the Father Does”

Scripture: John 5:18 (ESV) – “This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.” This verse captures the escalation of conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders. His healingContinue reading “Equal with God”

Scripture: John 5:17–23 (focus: v.17) – “But Jesus answered them, ‘My Father is working until now, and I am working.’” In response to the accusation that He had violated the Sabbath by healing a man, Jesus offers what is, on the surface, a defense—but in reality, is a declaration of divinity. He states, “My FatherContinue reading “God Revealed in the Son”

Scripture: John 5:16 (ESV) – “And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.” This verse marks a shift in John’s Gospel narrative—from wonder to hostility. Rather than rejoicing over the healing of a man who had suffered for 38 years, the Jewish leaders begin toContinue reading “Persecution for Doing Good”

Scripture: John 5:15 (ESV) – “The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.” After Jesus reveals Himself to the man in the temple, the man goes back to the religious authorities to tell them who healed him—Jesus. This may seem like a small detail, but it carriesContinue reading “From Healing to Witness”

Scripture: John 5:14 (ESV) – “Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, ‘See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.’” After slipping away into the crowd, Jesus seeks out the man He healed and finds him in the temple. There, He offers not only aContinue reading “Sin No More”