CALLING THE NEXT WITNESS (50 OF 70)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: John 5:30-47
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Calling the Next Witness (50 of 70)
And The Word Became Flesh
John 5:30-47
Pastor Jeff Schreve
If you have your Bible, please turn to John, chapter 5. We have been in John, chapter 5 for several weeks now. It's a great chapter, 47 verses. It's chock full of really critical information concerning the deity of Christ. And tonight, we want to talk about the witnesses that witness to the deity of Christ.
Now, every trial lawyer knows that it is important to have witnesses. If you're going to win a case, you have to have witnesses. And the more witnesses that you can bring to a trial that testify to the truth that, "This is what happened. This is what I saw....", the more validity you bring to the case. In the O.J. Simpson trial, it was such a famous trial. But if you had had three or four people that said, "Yeah, I saw him do this. I saw the person that did this terrible act," well, I mean, that would be eye-witness testimony. That's what you saw. And if you can get corroborating evidence of, "Yeah, that's what I saw. That's what I saw. That's what I saw," the case is a slam-dunk. If you have one witness that is suspect, not a good case.
1 Corinthians 15, talks about the resurrection of Jesus. It says that the disciples saw Him and then it says that He revealed Himself to Paul as, "....last, as to one untimely born." Paul says, "He revealed Himself to me." But it says that He revealed Himself to over five hundred witnesses at one time. They saw the resurrected Christ. Five hundred witnesses is a lot.
Well, tonight, as we finish up John, chapter 5, we are talking about the deity of Christ. He made a declaration of deity when He healed the man at the pool of Bethesda, because that was on a Sabbath. You weren't supposed to do that. This guy was carrying his pallet. "Don't carry your pallet. It's the Sabbath." That is grounds to be stoned to death for breaking the Sabbath. "Well, the guy that healed me told me to do this." "Who's the guy that healed you?" ...
And The Word Became Flesh
John 5:30-47
Pastor Jeff Schreve
If you have your Bible, please turn to John, chapter 5. We have been in John, chapter 5 for several weeks now. It's a great chapter, 47 verses. It's chock full of really critical information concerning the deity of Christ. And tonight, we want to talk about the witnesses that witness to the deity of Christ.
Now, every trial lawyer knows that it is important to have witnesses. If you're going to win a case, you have to have witnesses. And the more witnesses that you can bring to a trial that testify to the truth that, "This is what happened. This is what I saw....", the more validity you bring to the case. In the O.J. Simpson trial, it was such a famous trial. But if you had had three or four people that said, "Yeah, I saw him do this. I saw the person that did this terrible act," well, I mean, that would be eye-witness testimony. That's what you saw. And if you can get corroborating evidence of, "Yeah, that's what I saw. That's what I saw. That's what I saw," the case is a slam-dunk. If you have one witness that is suspect, not a good case.
1 Corinthians 15, talks about the resurrection of Jesus. It says that the disciples saw Him and then it says that He revealed Himself to Paul as, "....last, as to one untimely born." Paul says, "He revealed Himself to me." But it says that He revealed Himself to over five hundred witnesses at one time. They saw the resurrected Christ. Five hundred witnesses is a lot.
Well, tonight, as we finish up John, chapter 5, we are talking about the deity of Christ. He made a declaration of deity when He healed the man at the pool of Bethesda, because that was on a Sabbath. You weren't supposed to do that. This guy was carrying his pallet. "Don't carry your pallet. It's the Sabbath." That is grounds to be stoned to death for breaking the Sabbath. "Well, the guy that healed me told me to do this." "Who's the guy that healed you?" ...
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