Testify
The Gospel of John - Part 7 • 10/11/20
Key passage: John 3:31-36
Martyria: a witness
Martyreo: to testify
Identity
John 3:31 - the one who comes from above (who comes from God).
John 6:35 - I am the bread of life
John 6:38 - I have come down from Heaven, not to do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.
John 8:42 - I came from God, and I am here.
Bold claims that challenged his Jewish audience,
Credibility
John 3:32 - He testified to what he has seen and heard, and yet no one accepts his testimony.
John 8:38 - ...what I have seen in the presence of the Father.
Trustworthy
John 3:33 - God is true.
John 1:17 - truth is realized in Jesus.
John 14:6 - the way, the truth, the life.
John 1:14 - full of grace and truth.
lambano: to take to ones self to make ones own. To lay hold of something. To admit; to receive what is offered.
sphragizo: to set a seal upon something; to mark it with a seal.
By accepting the testimony of Jesus, you affirm that God is true (John 3:33)
Empowered
John 3:34-35 - the Father has given all things into the Son’s hands.
Life and Death
John 3:36 - the one who believes in the Son has eternal life... the one who rejects the Son will not see life...
Wrath of God: this is the only time John uses this word.
In reference to not accepting Jesus’ testimony.
Two choices: believe or reject
pistueo: to think to be true. To be persuaded of; to place confidence in. To have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing). To believe.
apeitheo: to not allow one’s self to be persuaded. To refuse or withhold belief. To disbelieve.
Do you walk a little bit in both world’s sometimes?