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John 5:16-30
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10and so the Jewish leaders
said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to
carry your mat.”
11But he replied, “The man
who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”
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16So, because Jesus was doing
these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.
17In his defense Jesus said
to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am
working.”
18For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the
Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with
God.
19Jesus gave them this
answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing
by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the
Father does the Son also does.
20For the Father
loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater
works than these, so that you will be amazed.
21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son
gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.
22Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the
Son,
23that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor
the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
24“Very truly I tell you,
whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will
not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
25Very truly I tell you, a
time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of
God and those who hear will live.
26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also
to have life in himself.
27And he has given him
authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.
28“Do not be amazed at this,
for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
29and come out—those who have
done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will
rise to be condemned.
30By myself I can do nothing;
I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please
myself but him who sent me.
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1)
Are verses 10 and
11 included in VisionCasting-John5.1-15?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 10
and 11 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
According to
verse 16 why did the Jewish leaders begin
to persecute Jesus?
o It is because
Jesus was healing on the Sabbath.
4)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 how persistent is his Father at his work?
o His Father is always at his work to this very day.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 how does he emulate his Father?
o Jesus too is working,
o As
o His Father is.
6)
According to
verse 18 why did the Jewish leaders try all the more to kill Jesus?
o Not only was Jesus breaking the Sabbath.
o But he was even calling God his own Father, making
himself equal with God.
7)
What do verses 16
to 18 say about whether the Jewish leaders wanted
to kill Jesus for breaking the Sabbath?
o They wanted to kill Jesus for breaking the Sabbath.
o Then they tried all the more
to kill Jesus for making himself equal with God.
8)
Why did the
Jewish leaders want to kill Jesus for breaking
the Sabbath, given Exodus 31:15?
o Per the law of Moses whoever does any work on the
Sabbath day is to be put to death.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 31:15 that says,
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15For six days work is to be
done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever
does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
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9)
Why did the
Jewish leaders try all
the more to kill Jesus for making himself equal with God, given John
10:31-33 and Leviticus 24:16?
o Per John 10:31-33 Jesus making himself equal with God
was considered blasphemy by the Jewish leaders.
o Per the law of Moses in Leviticus 24:16 blasphemers
are to be put to death.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 10:31-33 that says,
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31Again his Jewish opponents
picked up stones to stone him,
32but Jesus said to them, “I
have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone
me?”
33“We are not stoning you for
any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man,
claim to be God.”
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Leviticus 24:16 that says,
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16anyone who blasphemes the
name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them.
Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name
they are to be put to death.
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10)
According to
verse 19 with what level of certainty did Jesus speak?
o Jesus spoke with the certainty of truth.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what did he address himself as?
o Jesus addressed himself as the Son, i.e., the Son of the Father.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what can he do?
o Jesus can do nothing by himself.
o He can do only what he sees his Father doing.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what must have happened first before he can do what the
Father does?
o Jesus must have seen what the Father does first.
o Before
o He can do it.
14)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 19 how much of what the Father does does he see and why?
o Jesus sees all.
o That
o The Father does.
o Because
o Whatever the Father does he also
does.
15)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 20 how does he see all that the Father does?
o The Father shows Jesus all he does.
16)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 20 what is the reason the Father shows him all he does?
o It is because the Father
loves the Son.
17)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 17 and 19 in his defense for healing on the
Sabbath what did he imply concerning whether his
Father is at his work on the Sabbath?
o Jesus implied that his Father is at his work on the
Sabbath.
18)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 17 and 19 what was the reason he was healing on
the Sabbath?
o Jesus was simply following the lead of his Father healing
on the Sabbath.
19)
How did Jesus
justify breaking the Sabbath from another perspective, given John 4:23-24?
o The time has come.
o When
o The true worshipers will worship the Father
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In the heart.
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And in the head.
o The time for worshipping the Father
by observing rituals such as the Sabbath has passed.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 4:23-24 that says,
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23Yet a time is coming and
has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and
in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
24God is spirit, and his
worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
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20)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses 17 and 19 whom did he imply that the Jewish
leaders were actually
persecuting when they persecuted him for
healing on the Sabbath?
o They were actually persecuting the Father.
21)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 why would the
Jewish leaders be amazed?
o The Father would show
Jesus even greater works than healing on the Sabbath.
o So that
o Jesus would do even greater works.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21 what does he do in light of the fact
that the Father raises the dead and
gives them life, given verse 19?
o So Jesus gives
life to whom he is pleased to give it.
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 22 and 23 why does the Father judge no
one but has entrusted all judgment to him?
o The Father does that.
o So that
o All may honor the Son.
o Just as
o They honor the Father.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 whom do people actually not honor
if they do not honor him?
o They actually do not honor the Father.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what is the reason people actually do
not honor the Father if they do not honor him?
o It is because the Father sent
the Son.
26)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 what is the consequence for those who hear his word and
believe the Father who sent him?
o They
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Have eternal life.
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And will not be
judged.
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But have crossed
over from death to life.
27)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 what is coming and has actually come?
o A time
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Is coming.
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And has actually come.
o When
o The dead will hear the voice of the Son of God.
o And those who hear will live.
28)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 what has the Father
who has life in himself granted Jesus?
o The Father has granted Jesus also to have life in himself.
29)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 why has the Father given him authority to judge?
o It is because Jesus is the Son of Man.
30)
Why has the Father
given Jesus authority to judge based on the fact he is
the Son of Man, given what Jesus said about the Son of Man in Matthew 16:27
needs to be fulfilled?
o The Father has given Jesus the authority to judge for
him to fulfill his words.
o That
o The Son of Man is going to
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Come in his Father’s glory with his angels.
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And then reward
each person according to what they have done.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 16:27 that says,
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27For the Son of Man is going
to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each
person according to what they have done.
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31)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 28 and 29 what exactly is going to happen in the end as a result of the endowment he has received from the Father
as stated in verses 21, 22, 25, 26 and 27?
o A time is coming.
o When
o All who are in their graves will
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Hear Jesus’ voice.
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And come out.
o Those who have done what is good will rise to live.
o And those who have done what is evil will rise to be
condemned.
32)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what can he do by himself, i.e., apart from the Father?
o Jesus can do nothing.
33)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what is the boundary within which he can judge people?
o He can judge people.
o Only as
o He hears from the Father.
34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 why is his judgment of people just?
o It is because Jesus seeks not to please
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Himself.
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But the Father who sent him.
35)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what does he imply concerning the Father’s judgment?
o The Father’s judgment is just.
36)
How had Jesus
answered the Jewish leaders’ objection of
his making himself equal with God?
o Jesus does everything.
o That
o The Father does.
o The Father has entrusted all judgment to Jesus.
o That
o All may honor Jesus.
o Just as
o They honor the Father.
o In essence Jesus is equal with God.
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John 5:16-30
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