Rossville Christian Church
Sunday, May 15th
- The Heart Of Worship
- Here I Am To Worship
- Hey all, its good to be back and refreshed in the Spirit. Man, I will admit that I struggled with John 8 for a long time and I don’t claim that I know it all, but I do know that what the Spirit has given, it has shed some light on things. So quick review, where and when are we in John 8, what’s happened so far?Great and now, we are coming to the end of the festival of Sukkot and they would light the giant Menorah in the temple at this point, this is why we see Jesus leading in with verse 12
John 8:12 NIV When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”PrayJosephus on the Menorah - light up all of Jerusalem. Jesus is saying, well you think that cool, let me tell you about real light. The light that doesn’t just push back the shadows but the Light that brings life!The LightJohn 8:12 NIV When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”A. The Light of the World1. Where does this take your mind?a. BeginningGenesis 1:1–4 NASB95 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.b. God created light and darknessc. Had to separate themi. Light and darkness are separateii. We walk in one or the other period, we cannot walk in both2. Light of lifea. Zeo vs the Biosb. Again proving the theology of Spirit vs Physicalc. Jesus wants us to have spiritual life, everlasting life, not just physical lifei. everyone gets physical lifeii. Have to choose spiritual lifeJohn 1:4 NASB95 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.Your Own WitnessJohn 8:13 NIV The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”A. Blatant misleading1. Who else testifies about Jesus?John 5:31–33 NASB95 “If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true. “There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. “You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.a. But there is another as well, who?i. Fatherii. Jesus will address that as wellb. Jesus obeyed the Law perfectlyi. He opened no weakness for their argumentii. Why they could never find fault in Him2. But where does this come from?Deuteronomy 17:6 NASB95 “On the evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.Deuteronomy 19:15 NASB95 “A single witness shall not rise up against a man on account of any iniquity or any sin which he has committed; on the evidence of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.a. First it had to due with accusation but they misconstrued itb. Funny how the darkness comes after the light, but it cannot over come itB. Jesus ResponseJohn 8:14–18 NIV Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”1. Jesus points out the Trutha. Testify on His behalf because he is Godi. Knows where He comes fromii. Knows where He is goingb. These people speak to only their senses and what they knowi. Remember at this time they have relatively no idea how conception works, in the wombii. They have no idea about death for the most partc. Jesus does know2. He Judges rightlyJohn 8:15–16 NIV You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.a. Not that He won’t judgei. But now is not the timeii. He came for salvation’s sakeiii. There is a judgement coming, but it is not nowb. But His judgement is righteous because he is not alonei. The Father is with Himii. Trinitarian doctrine3. Deeper than thatJohn 8:18–20 NASB95 “I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.” So they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.a. Trying to get them to see the Spiritualb. It is going to become evident soon, who He isc. He is desperately and gently leading them upward toward the FatherConclusion: John 8:12NIV2011
John 8:12NIV2011
Genesis 1:1–4NIV2011
Romans 7:21–25NIV2011
John 1:4NIV2011
John 10:10NIV2011
John 8:13NIV2011
John 5:31–33NIV2011
Deuteronomy 17:6NIV2011
Deuteronomy 19:15NIV2011
John 8:14–18NIV2011
John 8:15–16NIV2011
John 8:18–20NIV2011
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