Sermon Outline: John 5:30-47

• Don’t listen to someone who can’t back it up. 
• Jesus does not simply expect us to “Take his word for it”.
• Jesus gives reasons and authenticating actions to back up his claims. 
• Don’t listen to the person who’s highest appeal is “This is what I think” or “This is what I feel.” 

• Witness 1: John 
• • Jesus appeals to John so that maybe they will receive his testimony. 
  • To be saved “Things must be said”. 
  • To save people Jesus will offend people. 
• Witness 2: The Works
• • The miracles themselves back up Jesus word as a witness. 
• Witness 3: God the Father 
• • The Father is a witness by giving the Son works to do. 

Because this is true. All Jesus says and does is right. 

• If Jesus words offend you, you are wrong. 
• If Jesus actions offend you, you are wrong. 
• Jesus exposes religious people and systems as frauds. 
• Jesus is taking down “the Matrix” 
• Jesus verses “Tradition” “The way things are” “The norm” “The status quo” 
• • Jesus just go with the flow
  • Don’t rock the boat.
  • Just let them be! 

• The Jews don’t have the word abiding in them?
• • If anyone does it’s the Jews.
  • Memorized, laws, service, doing things for God, Religious 
  • Jesus says they don’t know God, because they don’t believe in Him

Vs 39-40 Religious People Misuse the Bible 

• They thought the bible was about how they could get themselves to God. 
• I know the bible so I know God! Jesus said “No you don’t”
• Jesus says the bible is about Him. 
• To understand the scriptures rightly is to understand they are about what God has done for us in Christ. 
• This is a book about Jesus. 
• There are still millions who refuse to come to Jesus. Even within the church….. 

• 1)Jesus glory does not depend on people. He is secure enough to be rejected by religious fonnies.  
• 2)Jesus tells religious people “You do not love God” 
• 3)Religious People receive false teaching and false prophets but not Jesus. 
• 4)Religious people seek Glory from people and not God! They live for the praise of men. 
• Jesus exposes the Religious  

Vs 45-47 The Sad State of the Religious 

• Trusting in Rat Poised
• As delusional as Haman 
• Esther 6:6-11 (Fantasy World)
• They thought the law would save them. Jesus says the law accuses them. 
• Moses was in fact writing of Jesus. 
• • Creation, Fall, Redemption stories, Sacrifices, laws, festivals. All point to Jesus. 
  • The law exposes us and drives us to Jesus. 

So Jesus says to The Religious People.

• You have never heard from God. 
• You do not know the word. 
• You do not love God. 
• You listen and receive false teaching and teachers. 
• You live for and love getting glory from people more than God. 
• And Religious people disagreed with Jesus. They were offended and refused to believe in him.