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John 5:39 · BSB
5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
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…picks this up in a metaphor right to say temporal bread I am the superior version of that right that was just a shadow of me he indicts the Jews inJohn chapter 5 verse 39where he says you search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life and it is they that bear witness about me but they…
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…watch this in John chapter five, when Jesus was standing in front of the Pharisees, which is a part of this group, watch what he says in verse 39,John 5:39. Jesus says, "Hey, you guys, you study the scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very…
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…for answers. That doesn't mean that we suspend our rationality when we read the Bible. On the contrary, we use our reason because we are taught inJohn 5:39to search the scripture. The word for search there is actually a word that means study diligently. We have to search the scriptures, first of all,…
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…devotion, that's what characterized their devotion to the Word of God, the Word of God. Jesus affirms this apostolic teaching of the Word of God inJohn, chapter 5, verse 39. Listen to what he says here he's talking and he says you search the scriptures because you think that in them you will have eternal life. But he…
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…the book of history and wisdom and poetry, and the prophets. They had what we call the Old Testament in its totality, which all points to Jesus.John 5, verse 39, they bear witness about me. The Samaritans only used the Pentateuch. It was the only five books that they studied. So, the Jews had all the…
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…our lives. There is healing. There is transformation. There is understanding from our Lord and our God. Many of you may know the Gospel ofJohn, chapter 5, verse 39, which says that the Scriptures bear witness to me. It's where Christ is talking to the Pharisees, saying you're so ignorant, you're looking at the…
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…them you think you have eternal life. But they are they that testify of me. You search the scriptures. So you find Jesus in where? The scriptures.John chapter 5, verse 39. That's where you find Jesus. That's where you find the gospel. The scriptures points to Jesus. That's why he said, not knowing the scriptures,…
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…long for better things, I wonder whether you know him. Amen. Amen. We can't see him yet physically, but we see him in the word, don't we? Over inJohn 5, verse 39, Jesus makes the statement, he said, you know, that the scriptures tell us about him. And in 2 Corinthians 3, verse 18, it tells us that we…
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…try to adjudicate and try to hold court against Jesus, and Jesus looks right at them in their people-pleasing hearts. And he says this to them inJohn chapter 5, verse 39. He said, You search the scriptures because you think they give you eternal life, but the scriptures point to me. Amen. Yet you refuse to come to…
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…who preached this. They knew that. They preached that. You know why? Because Jesus taught them that. Jesus several times. I'm going to pick one. InJohn, chapter 5, verses 38 to 40, jesus is speaking to the Pharisees who refuse to believe in him. But boy, they love the scripture. They memorize a lot of it, they study it every…
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…Word of God._ In a different story where Jesus is interacting with his chief opponents, the religious leaders, listen to what he says to them inJohn 5:39-40. He says, **"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you…
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…saw the scriptures as their refuge. Here’s what Jesus said, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life...”John 5:39I believe it’s a fair assessment to understand their table as the Word of God. THE WORD OF GOD AS JUDGE What a shocking thing, then, to hear that…
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…faith alone in Christ alone. Jesus condemns the Pharisees who were the legalists of His day for this very thing. Listen to the indictment ofJohn chapter 5 verse 39and 40. There He says, You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life and it is they that bear witness about Me…
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…take pictures of this. Read it out. Write it down. We're going to go through some of the controversial claims of Jesus. It's right starting here inJohn 5, verses 39 through 40. Right. And I'm going to not read them all straight out. It's going to be a little bit more paraphrasing of what it says straight in there. Right.…
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…Third, they teach us something about salvation through Jesus. They always, always teach us something about salvation through Jesus. Jesus says inJohn chapter 5 verse 39, You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life. And it is they that bear witness about me. This book that you hold…
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…Now you do err. That means you stumble because you do not understand the scriptures neither the mighty works of God. And again Christ instructs inJohn chapter 5, verse 39. Search the scriptures, for in them you hope that you have eternal life and they testify concerning me. You want to know the will of God. If you…
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…us to a next question is what stood out to you or what stands out to you about the way Jesus quoted and referred to scripture in Matthew 21 42 andJohn chapter 5 verse 39what can we learn from his example here so I want us to think about these two verses take a moment to reflect right or say what comes to mind when…
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…that things are getting in the way. Your heart has to soften. Holy Spirit can't use hard-hearted Christians. No. Jesus told the disciples inJohn chapter 5, verse 39, he said, you, he's speaking to the Pharisees, people with their heads filled with Old Testament truth. You diligently search the scriptures, yet…
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…is this not the reason you are wrong? Because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God? You have them, but you do not know them? Or inJohn 5, verse 39and 40, there he says, you search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life. And it is they that bear witness about me,…
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…him. And I think the western church Has been a church in pursuit of knowledge. We're drowning in knowledge but it has not made us any wiser.John 5:39240 says this you search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life and it is they that bear witness about me and yet you…
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