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”
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Resurrection to Life—or Judgment
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”
Marvel Not: The Resurrection Awaits
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”
The Son Appointed Judge
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”
Life in Himself
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”
The Hour Has Come
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”
From Death to Life
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”
That All May Honor the Son
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”
The Son, Our Judge
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”
The Giver of Life
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”
