As a result of healing the lame man on the Sabbath Jesus is now being persecuting by the Jewish leaders. As if making His defense, Jesus answers them and says "My Father is working and I am working", thereby equating His work with the Father's. The Jews believed this was a new level of blasphemy: Jesus making Himself equal with God. While the Jews think here that they are defending God they are actually offending Him. Since the Father can do all things and the Son can do all things the Father can do, Jesus' actions are infinitely limitless. Verse 20 explains how the Son can do whatever the Father does. It is because the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He does. And for that reason, Jesus can not only heal but can only raise people from the dead and give them life. He can give generative life, regenerative life, and resurrection life. The Bible overwhelmingly speaks to the LORD being the one divine Judge over all things. Besides John 1:1, this has to be one of the most substantial claims of divinity by Jesus. He will judge the living and the dead. A judge is called "your Honor." That title will be Christ's. You see, you honor the Son to Honor the Father. Therefore, if your dishonor the Son, you dishonor the Father. The Jews were right about Jesus making Himself equal with God; He states it powerfully, plainly, and without question as to what He means. And the one who believes all of this will hear the Word of the Son and believe the Father. And nothing short of eternal life will be theirs. This is already and not yet. The believer doesn't have to wait only until the last day but gets to pass out from death into life right now.
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
Wade is Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church in Utah since it was founded in October 2021. He was raised up by the Elders at Apologia Church in Arizona for over 6 years. God saved Wade in 2012 and since then he has been committed to following Christ and getting the Gospel out into...
