"Jesus Is Equal With the Father"

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SERIES: Gospel of John
John 5:18-30

Jesus Claimed To Be Equal with God (5:18)

• The Doctrine of the ____________: Within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
  • There is only ________ God.
  • There are three divine _____________.

Jesus Claimed To Be Equal with God (5:18) continued

• The Doctrine of ____________: In the Incarnation, the second person of the Trinity, the Son, took on a human nature, without relinquishing his divine nature, so he is one person with two distinct natures.
  • ○ Jesus is truly and fully _________.
  • ○ Jesus is truly and fully _________.

Jesus Does What Only God Can Do (5:19-22)

• Jesus cannot act independently from the Father.  Jesus does not do anything on his own. (19)
• Jesus does not ____________ with the Father. (20)
• Jesus always ____________ to the Father.
• Jesus does what he sees the Father doing because the Father loves him and shows him his works.
  • Jesus has the authority to grant eternal ____________. (John 17:2)
  • Jesus has the authority to give eternal _____________.

Jesus Receives Honor Only God Deserves (5:23-24)

• Only the true God is worthy of worship.
• The only way to worship God is through His ________.
  • To honor Jesus is to honor the ____________.
  • To dishonor Jesus is to dishonor the ___________.
• We honor God by hearing and heeding his word.
  • If we believe the gospel we will eternally ________.
    • We will not come into judgment.
    • We will pass from death to life.
  • If we reject the gospel, we will eternally ________.

Jesus Has Power Only God Can Claim (5:25-30)

• The ____________ reality: Jesus is spiritually raising the dead by his powerful Word. (25-26)
  • The Father has granted the Son to have life in himself. (John 1:4)
  • Christ’s sheep will hear his voice and live. (John 10:27)
• The ____________ reality: Jesus will physically raise all the dead in final judgment. (27-30)
  • The Father has given the Son authority to judge humanity as the Son of Man.
    • “Son of Man” is a reference to one who is truly ____________. (Daniel 7:13-14)
    • “Son of Man” is a reference to one who is truly ____________. (Rev. 1:12-13)
• The Son of Man came to ____________ the way to God. (John 1:51)
• The Son of Man came to ____________ mankind. (John 3:14-15)
  • The Father has appointed a Day in which Jesus will judge the living and the dead. (Acts 17:31)
    • The righteous will be raised to eternal life.
    • The wicked will be raised to face eternal judgment. (Rev. 20:12-15)
  • Because the Father and the Son are one...
    • Hell will display the glory of his ___________ to those who reject Him.
    • Heaven will display the glory of his __________ to those who receive Him.