CONFRONTING UNBELIEVE

READ JOHN 5:31-47

Jesus' works are a witness to who He is, but that alone does not make His witness true.
31-36) John's witness: his work to prepare the way for Jesus bore witness that Jesus is true. The Father's witness: He who had sent Jesus bore witness of who Jesus is, "...for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish...bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me."(v.36) Jesus is affirming that God is participating in His works and He was sent by God with complete authority of God. "The statement "You have neither heard his voice nor seen his 'form'" recalls Num. 12:8 (the Greek text of John is virtually identical to the OT Greek translation of Num. 12). This refers to God's "form," or outward appearance ("seen him face to face," CEV,NLT). The statement fits the general point made in John that Jesus is the outward and visible revelation of the Father (1:18;14:9)" (The Bible Knowledge Key Word Study)

38-47)The Unbeliever's Guilt
A) Do not believe His word. They search the scriptures which bear witness of Him, yet refuse to come to Him.
B) Do not love God, but look for glory in man. Glory comes from one source and one source only, God, the Father.
C) Refused to believe the writings of Moses, who wrote of Jesus. If they did not believe Moses, how will they believe the words of Jesus?
The Old Testament and the New Testament complement each other and are parts of a whole. You cannot understand one without the other.
FATHER, JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO YOU AND THE WITNESS TO HIS WORTH IS ABUNDANT. HELP US WHEN OUR BELIEVE WEAKENS, KEEP US ANCHOR IN JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH. AMEN.