Jean's Bible Study Topics of the New Testament

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Jn 5,1-14

· (120h) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Forgiveness Ø Forgiveness is an act of mercy Ø God forgives us through His power

Jn 5,1-9

· (145a) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear witness of Himself Ø Healing Ø Methods of healing Ø Healed by speaking the word -- These verses go with verse 14

· (192g) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Result of putting off the old man Ø Gain by losing Ø Waiting for God to do it His way Ø Being patient to receive something better

Jn 5,1-4

· (15d) Servant Ø Ministering spirits Ø Angels Perform certain duties – This was a very strange occurrence that took place predictably a few times a year, and even stranger, a spectacle that exhibited characteristics of both the world and heaven. The kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world are built on two different platforms, which are intrinsically opposite of one another, yet in this case you see traits of both together—the water stirred by an angel of God, and people competing with each other for the first place in the pool. Competition of this nature does not exist in heaven according to the principles of Scripture, but comes from our animal nature, which of course is abolished in heaven. After Christ rose from the dead, there is no more record of this kind of event taking place again. In fact it is something that is not commonly found in the Old Testament, implying that it was an isolated event that derived from practically nowhere. In other words, it is a mystery and an anomaly of the New Testament.

Jn 5-7,8

· (4g) Responsible to advocate God’s cause Ø He who is faithful in little is also faithful in much – This man’s lot in life was to never give up, but sit around a pool for years and wait for Jesus to come and heal him personally, unlike the people who stepped before him and was healed through an impersonal means. I believe this man’s reward went far beyond the healing of his body to the healing of scars left by unfeeling people less crippled than himself beating him to the pool year after year. His tenacity showed character and the fact that Jesus was drawn to him indicated his victory over bitterness. He was a man of greatness given a small task to perform, which he did faithfully.

Jn 5,8-17

· (18h) Sin Ø Twisted thinking Ø Can’t distinguish between good and evil Ø Jesus is evil -- Jesus held the view that if He performed miracles during the Sabbath, it was not a violation of the Sabbath. Performing miracles is outside Sabbath rules. There are no provisions in the law stating that performing miracles during the Sabbath is a sin. He was performing the works of God, not the works of men. Shouldn't the Pharisees have been seeking impunity on God then? That would be ludicrous, but it is just as ludicrous to accuse Jesus of sin for healing on the Sabbath. After demonstrating the works of God in their very presence, the Pharisees wanted to kill Him for claiming Himself equal with God. The Pharisees had a motive for misinterpreting the law, and that motive also misinterpreted Jesus. They misinterpret everything, and they represent people of our own time, who act just like them, who make the same mistakes, who misinterpret the Scriptures, who will condemn and martyr His saints before He returns. They will misinterpret the signs of the times as the Pharisees did, all to protect their evil motive, which in the Pharisees case they had a business of religion and were making money at it. The modern day Pharisees of our time are also making money in a near identical racket, using the same false motives.

· (173m) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Man’s Religion Ø Resisting the kingdom of God -- The Pharisees were not interested in becoming Christians. They saw the work of God and were completely unaffected by it. They considered it more significant that He was breaking the Sabbath according to their warped interpretation of the law than that he was healing people by the power of God. Religion can be a scary thing, because it often causes people to reject the truth after solid evidence has proven they are believing in fallacies. We should treat our beliefs as theories that can be amended when better evidence comes to light. We don't know everything like we think we do, and we should remain flexible, or we may end up like the Pharisees, rejecting the truth. He takes a dim view of people manipulating their own minds to maintain their preconceived notions. 

· (207l) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø The kindness of God Ø God is kind to sinners

Jn 5-14

· (26f) Sin Ø Consequences of sin Ø Death is the fruit of the world

· (145a) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear witness of Himself Ø Healing Ø Methods of healing Ø Healed by speaking the word -- This verse goes with verses 1-9

· (218e) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø God’s will over man Ø Reaping the harvest Ø We choose our actions, not their consequences Ø Reaping the harvest of our works

Jn 5,17-30

· (66f) Jesus’ authority Ø His position with the Father Ø Jesus has authority over all things from the Father

· (114i) Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø Jesus does God’s work Ø All His works are what the Father does – The world scoffs at God’s word, but they tremble at His Spirit, because His Spirit is the manifestation of God who speaks in the present, whereas His word is a record of Him in the past. His Spirit is proof that He is still at work, still alive and still in the world. Those who refuse to serve Him want to believe that God has abandoned the world, so they can say they weren’t given a choice to serve Him. Hence, the work of the Holy Spirit destroys the world’s philosophies about God. For this reason Jesus claimed that His works were from the Father, implying that if the Pharisees had a problem with Jesus, they should address their complaints to God. Jesus said in verse 21, "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes." I don't believe the Father and the Son are giving life to two different groups of people, but to the same group, because they are in total agreement with everything. He was saying the Father has given authority to the Son to raise the dead on the last day, so that when Jesus gives life to His people, He is doing it through the Father, causing them both to be participating, so that the Father and the Son are doing the work, and of course the life is in the Spirit. So all three are giving life to His people. All three members of the trinity will raise the dead on the last day, even as the Father has given all judgment to the Son, so that as Jesus judges the world and the church in righteousness, He will be doing it through the Father. Everyone within the trinity has a part in what God is doing, so that, "All might honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him." In this way the Father is making Jesus equal with God, because Jesus is God. If Jesus did not do the works that define God, it would be hard to prove He was part of the trinity, but He in fact does the work of God, thus making it hard to prove He is not part of the trinity. 

· (253k) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is subject to the Father Ø Jesus is subject to God’s ability

Jn 5-17,18

· (253c) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is equal with the Father Ø Jesus has all the external qualities of the Father Ø Son is inherently equal with the Father 

Jn 5,19-23

· (231c) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø Mystery of godliness Ø God’s grace is the mystery of godliness Ø God working in you is a mystery -- These verses go with verse 30

Jn 5-19,20

· (12d) Servant Ø Father is our example – The Father is Jesus example while Jesus is our example; so the Father is our example through Christ. Therefore, we are called to do the works of the Father through Jesus.

· (114g) Jesus Does God’s Work (Key verse)

Jn 5-19

· (73f) Authority Ø Respect Positions Of Authority Ø Respect the Father’s Authority -- This verse goes with verse 30

· (87c) Thy kingdom come Ø Obey all the will of God Ø Jesus obeys all of the Father’s will -- This verse goes with verse 30

· (118a) Thy kingdom come Ø Eyes of your spirit Ø Seeing through the eyes of your spirit Ø Making spiritual observations -- By His confession that He knew what God was doing, Jesus was saying that He had a window into heaven. Jesus' body, mind and Spirit was here on earth, while His Spirit also fellowshipped with God in heaven, causing Him to be spiritually in heaven and on earth at the same time. Although Jesus Christ is our Savior, He was also the first Christian, meaning that He lived in a limited fashion for our sake, so that we might understand that whatever He does, we can do. This window into heave is something all Christians can experience if they desire it. All they have to do is use the truth that is in Jesus to pray the clouds away.

· (194i) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Turn from sin to God Ø Yielding Ø Yield to God’s right to direct your way -- This verse goes with verse 30

Jn 5-20

· (208g) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Personal relationship Ø Being the friend of God Ø Father & son relationship

Jn 5,21-23

· (207i) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø The kingdom of God Ø Salvation authority of Jesus Christ

Jn 5-21

· (33h) Gift of God Ø Children of God are being molded after their heavenly Father

· (219a) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø The elect Ø Man is a spectator of his own salvation Ø God elects us through His sovereign will

· (254f) Trinity Ø Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is the life of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the substance of God’s life Ø Jesus is the manifestation of God’s life -- This verse goes with verses 24-29

Jn 5,22-30

· (40c) Judgment Ø Father gave authority to the son to judge the world through His blood

· (48c) God judges the world Ø Eternal judgment of the resurrection

Jn 5-22,23

· (253i) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Father and Son glorify each other Ø Son glorifies the Father in all things given to Him -- These verses goes with verse 30

Jn 5,24-29

· (207k) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Salvation verses Ø The generosity of God’s salvation Ø Salvation is eternal life

· (245h) Kingdom of God Ø Spirit realm imposed on the natural realm Ø Literal manifestations Ø Manifestation of God’s righteous judgment Ø The resurrection is a manifestation of His life -- This passage of Scripture is going from less to more literal, referring first whether you are able to hear His word. Then He says that an hour is coming when the dead will hear Him, saying that time has already come among those who stood around Him while He spoke these words. The dead, "...shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live." Then He goes to the next level of literal manifestation and says, "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice and shall come forth..." even as He later proved by raising Lazarus from the dead. He went from the living being able to hear His voice to the spiritually dead attaining the hearing ear to the literally dead having no choice but to obey His voice and rise from their graves to enter into eternal life or eternal judgment. 

· (254f) Trinity Ø Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is the life of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the substance of God’s life Ø Jesus is the manifestation of God’s life -- These verses go with verse 40

Jn 5-24,25

· (25l) Sin Ø Consequences of sin Ø You’re walking in death if you’re not walking in Jesus

· (61g) Paradox Ø Two implied meanings Ø The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God — Those who are dead in sin to be born again / Those who are physically dead at the first resurrection

· (78b) Thy kingdom come Ø Sincerity of heart Ø Being honest Ø Telling the truth

· (106f) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø When He speaks and what He says -- These verses go with verses 28&29

· (40f) Judgment of Christ Ø God’s word judges the world Ø It does not hear Him -- Jesus was speaking to the people around Him and was asking them if they could hear His words, and obviously they could. Their ears could, but Jesus was wondering whether their hearts could hear Him. The answer in most cases was no, just like the answer in our own generation in most cases is no. Jesus elucidated the most important aspect of our faith in the last days when He reiterated in the book of Revelation, "He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." God intends to speak more in the last days than in any other time in history. It is not a small thing if you can hear what the Spirit is saying to you. If you can, then you have everything you will ever need from God. However, there are people who apparently can hear His voice but cannot attribute Him to the works of God. Jesus said, "He who hears and believes." Anyone who believes that Jesus' works are from the Father has eternal life. That doesn't seem so hard to believe, since He performed many miracles, and there are not many causes for miracles. Yet He knew mankind that people are able to manipulate their own minds to believe whatever they want. If they don't want to believe in God, they won't. Even in the presence of miracles they can write them off. Jesus said, "If you can hear my voice AND believe" what you are hearing is from God, you have eternal life.

· (85l) Thy kingdom come Ø Belief Ø Treating the knowledge of God as fact Ø Believing the Son by obeying the Father Ø Obeying the law by faith in the cross

· (106e) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø Having the ability to hear

· (205a) Salvation — Key verse for the entire chapter

· (207e) Salvation Verses (Key verse)

Jn 5,25-29

· (38h) Judgment Ø Jesus defeated death Ø Jesus is the resurrection

· (227k) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God working in you Ø Dependence on Jesus Ø Depending on Jesus to instill His life in us

Jn 5,27-29

· (38k) Judgment Ø Jesus defeated death Ø Resurrection of the righteous and the wicked

· (48e) Levels of judgment Ø Judged according to your deeds Ø In the day of judgment

· (49h) Judgment Ø God judges the world Ø The last days Ø The day of judgment

· (51k) Judging the Church with the world Ø No partiality with God’s justice

· (226j) Kingdom of God Ø Illustrating the kingdom Ø Rewards of heaven Ø Levels of reward Ø Rewarded by levels of glory in our spiritual bodies

Jn 5-27

· (12n) Servant Ø Jesus is the son of man – See: Mat 20,25-28 for further commentary. -- Most people would have guessed that He gets His authority from being the Son of God, but in fact He said He had been given this authority as the Son of man. That term "Son of man" has the connotation of being the youngest, the least and the servant of all. For this reason God entrusted Him with all authority because of His unlimited humility. His humility is what makes Him great; it's what makes God great. Humility is how God entrusts authority to us, and it is how we entrust authority to each other.

Jn 5-28,29

· (26k) Sin Ø Consequences of sin Ø Curse Ø Deeds that return to the doer Ø God’s blessings are a curse if you don’t walk in them

· (90i) Thy kingdom come Ø Keeping the law Ø Righteousness of the law Ø All righteousness is covered by the law

· (106f) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø When He speaks and what He says -- These verses go with verses 24&25

· (111g) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Word and the power (meaning) of God Ø Circumstances cannot evade the voice of the Spirit

Jn 5-29

· (26b) Sin Ø Consequences of sin Ø Death is hell

· (88a) Thy kingdom come Ø Faith produces works Ø Relationship between faith and works Ø Works establish your faith

· (127j) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Goodness Ø Rewards for doing good Ø Doing good is the prerequisite to going to heaven

· (142c) Witnesses Of Jesus (Key verse)

· (154d) Witness Ø Validity of the Father Ø God bears witness against the world Ø Witness that the world is godless Ø Witness that the world does not know God

Jn 5,30-32

· (144g) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø Trinity bears witness of Jesus Ø Father bears witness of His Son -- These verses go with verse 34

Jn 5-30

· (13b) Servant Ø Jesus serves His Father Ø Jesus is under His authority

· (73f) Authority Ø Respect Positions Of Authority Ø Respect the Father’s Authority -- This verse goes with verse 19

· (87c) Thy kingdom come Ø Obey all the will of God Ø Jesus obeys all of the Father’s will -- This verse goes with verse 19

· (194i) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Turn from sin to God Ø Yielding Ø Yield to God’s right to direct your way -- This verse goes with verse 19

· (231c) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø Mystery of godliness Ø God’s grace is the mystery of godliness Ø God working in you is a mystery -- This verse goes with verses 19-23

· (253i) Trinity Ø Relationship between Father and Son Ø Father and Son glorify each other Ø Son glorifies the Father in all things given to Him -- This verse goes with verses 22,23. As you read throughout the rest of this chapter it becomes clear that Jesus was talking about the trinity. He referred to His Father when He said "as I hear I judge," yet the one speaking to Him was the Holy Spirit. Jesus taught the gospel to His disciples in terms of the trinity. There were always three persons involved in His words and deeds. The Father was the origin of God's will, the Holy Spirit revealed it to Him, and Jesus performed it. Jesus had a perfect ear for the voice of God. We too can hear the Holy Spirit on occasion, but Jesus heard every word, obviously because He was the Son of God, but also because He was obedient. Therefore, the more obedient we are to the Holy Spirit, the better we too will hear Him. 

Jn 5-31,32

· (107f) Thy kingdom come Ø Truth Ø Truth of the trinity Ø Father is truth

Jn 5-33

· (144e) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø That He was sent by God -- This verse goes with verse 35

Jn 5-34

· (144g) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø Trinity bears witness of Jesus Ø Father bears witness of His Son -- This verse goes with verses 37&38

Jn 5-35

· (144e) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø That He was sent by God -- This verse goes with verse 33

Jn 5-36

· (146i) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Jesus’ works bear witness of Himself Ø Purpose of Miracles, Signs And Wonders Ø Proof that Jesus is the son of God Ø That the world may be saved

Jn 5-37,38

· (20c) Sin Ø Nature of sin Ø Unbelief Ø Having a mind that is unable to receive -- These verses go with 45-47. Jesus was saying to the Pharisees, ‘You have never heard the voice of God at any time, but I hear Him even now. In fact, the very words I am speaking to you are from God.’ Jesus is essentially the embodiment of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is the essence of the Father. Jesus told them, paraphrasing again, ‘You don’t have His word abiding in you because you do not believe what I’m saying.’ The Pharisees were all about the things of the world. When Jesus spoke, there was nothing in the Pharisees that believed Him. The Pharisees and the scribes and all the other enemies of Jesus were very much acquainted with the Scriptures. It was not like they had no knowledge of God. Jesus came to the Jews, and they had the recorded Scriptures handed to them from centuries of tabulating the words of the prophets. The Pharisees, and the scribes studied these words and were extremely familiar with them, yet their understanding of the Scriptures was skewed, not just a little, but so off the mark that when Jesus came and preached the gospel to them and taught the word of God, they did not even recognize Him. Jesus testified against them saying, “you do not have His word abiding in you,” though they may have even memorized it, yet His word was not in their hearts. This was the problem with the Pharisees and the scribes and the Sadducees and all the teachers of the law back in those days, and it is the problem with the church today. There are many people who know the Bible inside and out, backwards and forwards, just like the Pharisees, but they do not have the word of God abiding in their hearts.

· (144g) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø Trinity bears witness of Jesus Ø Father bears witness of His Son -- These verses go with verses 30-32.  

Jn 5,38-47

· (80e) Thy kingdom come Ø Know the word to learn the ways of God Ø Leading to Jesus

Jn 5,39-47

· (144h) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø Trinity bears witness of Jesus Ø Word of God bears witness to Jesus

· (167h) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø Carnality Ø The carnal mind does not receive the things of God Ø It does not believe the word of God -- The Scriptures the Pharisees had been studying their whole lives testified about Jesus. He knew the Pharisees did not have the love of God in themselves, because they did not receive Him. Jesus learned many things about His enemies, based on their reaction to Him. Anyone who acted adversely to Him was not only His enemy, but was also the enemy of God. We as the people of God need to live in such a way that our enemies are inherently wrong in hating us. We need to be so in tuned to God that we can confidently assert that our enemies are also the enemies of God. Some of us have enemies that are not necessarily enemies of God, because we ourselves are enemies of God to the degree that we are estranged from Him. Jesus asked them the question, “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another, and you not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?” Jesus didn’t blame them for not believing in Him; no one can believe in God while they are seeking glory from men.

· (168f) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø The world listens to itself Ø The world receives itself -- The writings to which the Pharisees had been committed their whole lives were accusing them for not believing in Jesus. The Old Testament writings contained all the knowledge they would ever need to recognize Jesus. Had they known the word of God the way they should, had they not been seeking the glory of men, causing their skewed perspective on the Scriptures, they would have understood them will enough so that when Jesus came, they would have recognized Him. As it is, the very writings that would have led them to receive their messiah accused them of unbelief, all because they sought the glory of men. Jesus said, “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because He wrote of me.” They spent untold hours pouring over the Scriptures and never once believed them, because they had ulterior motives for studying them. Their intent was to become professionals at the word of God, so they could lord their knowledge over the rest of Israel as self-appointed religious leaders. Their intent was to make a living off the Scriptures, instead of using them to believe in God and leading the people in a positive direction, so when Jesus came the people would have received their messiah. Jesus asked the Pharisees if they didn’t believe the Scriptures, how could believe in Him. He is asking us the same question, if we do not believe the Bible, how can we believe in the Holy Spirit? 

· (182g) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Deception Ø Three causes of interpreting Scripture falsely Ø Because they want to be approved by men

· (198b) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Man withers when he is in control Ø Unteachable Ø Too busy being a teacher to learn anything

· (198j) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Frustrating the grace of God Ø Frustrating Jesus Ø Frustrating Jesus through unbelief

Jn 5,39-44

· (169i) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø Seeking the glory of man Ø Loving the approval of men rather than the approval of God Ø Coveting the favor of men

Jn 5,39-42

· (159b) Works of the devil Ø Essential characteristics Ø Counterfeit Ø Counterfeit godliness Ø Love sickening sweet Ø The kind of love that replaces wisdom

Jn 5-39

· (177a) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø False doctrine Ø Distorting Scripture Ø Distorting Scripture from a lack of understanding -- This verse goes with verses 45-47

Jn 5,40-47

· (202h) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Running from God Ø Running from the word of God Ø Running from the witness of God

Jn 5,40-44

· (174e) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Form of godliness Ø Self righteousness Ø Justifying yourself

· (199f) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Rejecting Christ Ø Throwing God away Ø Rejecting Christ to steal His glory

· (200m) Denying Christ Ø Whoever is not with Jesus is against him Ø He is against Christ who does not receive Him Ø Whoever receives the world is against Christ

Jn 5-40

· (241e) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Hindering the kingdom Ø Obstacles in the way of the kingdom Ø Ask but don’t receive Ø Ask but don’t receive because of unbelief -- This verse goes with verses 43&44

· (254f) Trinity Ø Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is the life of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the substance of God’s life Ø Jesus is the manifestation of God’s life -- This verse goes with verse 21

Jn 5,41-47

· (156l) Witness Ø Validity of the believer Ø Evidence of being hell-bound Ø Living an ungodly lifestyle Ø Associating with the world

Jn 5,41-44

· (16i) Sin Ø Continuing in sin to avoid the light Ø Deny the truth – You can always tell when someone or an entire group is denying the truth not only about God’s existence but also about His very presence in their lives, because they are glory seekers. I call it displaced (or perhaps misplaced) glory. The honor that they should be attributing to God is wasted on people who are no more responsible for the good that happens than they are. They pour all this attention on each other because it feels good to bolster their pride and as a way to ignore and forget God.

· (165a) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is at enmity with God Ø The world rejects God

· (234b) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the kingdom Ø Seeking the glory of God Ø Seeking the glory of His favor

Jn 5-41

· (77e) Thy kingdom come Ø Humility Ø Refusing the glory of man Ø Refusing to be exalted by men

Jn 5-42

· (68j) Authority Ø Discernment Ø Judging truth and error Ø Perceiving a wicked heart

· (128n) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Bearing fruit Ø Evidence of your fruit Ø Bad fruit is proof that God is not working in you

Jn 5,43-47

· (197a) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Spiritual laziness Ø Rebelling Against what God wants you to do Ø Refusing to renew your mind

Jn 5-43,44

· (20d) Sin Ø Nature of sin Ø Motives of unbelief

· (57e) Paradox Ø Opposites Ø More glory you receive from men, the less you seek of God

· (169a) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is blind to God Ø Blind to Jesus Ø Blind to the glory of God in Christ

· (195f) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Idolatry Ø Worshipping men Ø Idolizing men

· (198h) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Ordained by man Ø Having evil motives for seeking leadership positions Ø Seeking to gratify their flesh through the ministry

· (241e) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Hindering the kingdom Ø Obstacles in the way of the kingdom Ø Ask but don’t receive Ø Ask but don’t receive because of unbelief -- These verses go with verse 40

Jn 5-43

· (71i) Authority Ø Jesus is ordained by God

Jn 5,44-47

· (41b) Judgment Ø Satan destroyed Ø Be like Jesus Ø Jesus is without sin Ø He fulfilled the law

· (90g) Thy kingdom come Ø Keeping the law Ø Law is our tutor Ø Had they kept the law, they would not have persecuted the church

· (169g) Seeking The Glory Of Man (Key verse)

· (233g) Seeking The Glory Of God (Key verse)

Jn 5,45-47

· (20c) Nature of sin Ø Unbelief Ø Having a mind that is unable to receive -- These verses go with verse 38

· (40g) Judgment of Christ Ø God’s word judges the world Ø It does not believe in Him

· (53j) Paradox Ø Opposites Ø Contradicting your own standards Ø Being accused by someone you believe in

· (86i) Thy kingdom come Ø Obedience Ø Be doers of the word Ø Clothe yourself with the word of God Ø Live the truth

· (177a) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø False doctrine Ø Distorting Scripture from a lack of understanding -- These verses go with verse 39

· (255c) Trinity Ø Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø God’s word is Spirit Ø Jesus is the word of the Spirit Ø Jesus is the manifested word of God

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