John 5:1-9
1After these things was the feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now is in Jerusalem by the Sheep, a pool, the one being called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five covered walkways. 3In these were lying a great multitude of ones being sick, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4For at a set time an angel would be descending into the pool and would be stirring up the water, then the first having stepped in after the troubling of the water became well of whatever disease he was being held.
5Now was a certain man there having the infirmity thirty-eight years. 6Jesus having seen this one lying and having known that a long time he had already, He says to him, “Do you wish to become well?” 7The one being sick answered Him, “Lord, I not have a person that, whenever the water is stirred up, he should put me into the pool, but while I am coming another descends before me.” 8Jesus says to him, “Get up! Take up your cot, and be walking about.” 9And immediately the man became well and took up his cot and began walking about! But it was a Sabbath on that day.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" This is going to be at least a two set Study. The reason is that the story is so long, and once again the verses alone would take up all the words allowed.
Concerning the lesson, it reads like a story rather than something that actually happened. On the other hand if it isn't true, there are too many verses to add into an established writing of an author such as the Apostle John, although it is possible. Unfortunately this happened to the great Apostle John in another portion of this Gospel.
Today's easy lesson: The whole lesson is summed up in the last sentence of our verses, but as Christians most don't pay much attention to them. Why? Because no matter what most Christians say, they don't keep the Sabbath. Interesting to me is that it's in the beginning of the Ten Commandments, and how many God Fearing Christians claim we must be obedient to The Ten Commandments or we just can't be called an authentic Christian. How can we reconcile that? Oh, I know, IJohn I:9, we confess our sins, but then we can't mean it because we keep doing the same thing every week. How do we reconcile that? Oh, God is flexible about the day, and Jesus died for our sins so we don't have to worry because we go to church on Sunday, everyone does, so does the pastor, so it must be OK. Nothing complicated about this one. I can see why the Ten Commandments mean so much to so many people.
What is the message? It is two fold, actually more, because there is more to come as noted above. One, keeping the Ten Commandments is impossible. There is no question that if you study IJohn I:9 that it doesn't refer to confession of Christian's common sins. That aside, what we have are Christians that just want to live the Christian life as they believe it should be. By that they mean they will do the best they can, and God will accept that. Good for most sects of Christianity, not good to God in any case unless it is Grace, and Grace alone. Otherwise why send Jesus? Two, a word is missing in our Scripture above. The word Gate right after Sheep. It wasn't there originally, yet every Bible I know uses it. Just as a reminder, our current translations are not perfect. Worship the God of the Bible, the message will be made plain to God's Children by the Holy Spirit. The Ten Commandments were given to the Israelites (a people) coming out of Egypt, the Jews (a religion) were misusing them. Most importantly they have no place for anyone after the Cross. The Bible fits together like a glove, believing like our example above, you would have to take things out of context and bend like a pretzel to keep that belief system together. That's never God, that's mankind. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
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1After these things was the feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now is in Jerusalem by the Sheep, a pool, the one being called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five covered walkways. 3In these were lying a great multitude of ones being sick, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4For at a set time an angel would be descending into the pool and would be stirring up the water, then the first having stepped in after the troubling of the water became well of whatever disease he was being held.
5Now was a certain man there having the infirmity thirty-eight years. 6Jesus having seen this one lying and having known that a long time he had already, He says to him, “Do you wish to become well?” 7The one being sick answered Him, “Lord, I not have a person that, whenever the water is stirred up, he should put me into the pool, but while I am coming another descends before me.” 8Jesus says to him, “Get up! Take up your cot, and be walking about.” 9And immediately the man became well and took up his cot and began walking about! But it was a Sabbath on that day.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" This is going to be at least a two set Study. The reason is that the story is so long, and once again the verses alone would take up all the words allowed.
Concerning the lesson, it reads like a story rather than something that actually happened. On the other hand if it isn't true, there are too many verses to add into an established writing of an author such as the Apostle John, although it is possible. Unfortunately this happened to the great Apostle John in another portion of this Gospel.
Today's easy lesson: The whole lesson is summed up in the last sentence of our verses, but as Christians most don't pay much attention to them. Why? Because no matter what most Christians say, they don't keep the Sabbath. Interesting to me is that it's in the beginning of the Ten Commandments, and how many God Fearing Christians claim we must be obedient to The Ten Commandments or we just can't be called an authentic Christian. How can we reconcile that? Oh, I know, IJohn I:9, we confess our sins, but then we can't mean it because we keep doing the same thing every week. How do we reconcile that? Oh, God is flexible about the day, and Jesus died for our sins so we don't have to worry because we go to church on Sunday, everyone does, so does the pastor, so it must be OK. Nothing complicated about this one. I can see why the Ten Commandments mean so much to so many people.
What is the message? It is two fold, actually more, because there is more to come as noted above. One, keeping the Ten Commandments is impossible. There is no question that if you study IJohn I:9 that it doesn't refer to confession of Christian's common sins. That aside, what we have are Christians that just want to live the Christian life as they believe it should be. By that they mean they will do the best they can, and God will accept that. Good for most sects of Christianity, not good to God in any case unless it is Grace, and Grace alone. Otherwise why send Jesus? Two, a word is missing in our Scripture above. The word Gate right after Sheep. It wasn't there originally, yet every Bible I know uses it. Just as a reminder, our current translations are not perfect. Worship the God of the Bible, the message will be made plain to God's Children by the Holy Spirit. The Ten Commandments were given to the Israelites (a people) coming out of Egypt, the Jews (a religion) were misusing them. Most importantly they have no place for anyone after the Cross. The Bible fits together like a glove, believing like our example above, you would have to take things out of context and bend like a pretzel to keep that belief system together. That's never God, that's mankind. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
