In this third discourse, John returns to the content of his opening prologue: namely the nature of the Word, the Son of God. This is much more than a man claiming to be God in some independent way from the established revelation of Scripture. The Jewish authorities were hoping that Jesus would simply say that He was a new God. This would be a clear line to a charge of blasphemy.
However, Jesus opens up a wholly new line of revelation. He is not breaking the first commandment “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). He is not claiming to be another God. He is presenting a revelation of the full nature of the Godhead. He is awakening his hearers, those who will hear, and believe, to the very reason for his advent, His coming.
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December 1, 2013 | Pastor John Bayles | The Third Discourse: Unity of Unities | John 5:16-30
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