I pray that this presses into our heart and we meditate on the sovereignty and oneness of our Lord as we continue this weeks journey.
Jhn 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
- The words ‘whom He will’ may be in contrast to what else?
- Scriptural reference (Exd 33:18-19, Rom 9:13-16).
One of, if not the prominent underlying purpose of this gospel is to declare that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that in believing ye might know you have eternal life through His name and deed (John 20:31). There is a strong reoccurring theme throughout the Book of John of the Devine deity of Christ. This and following are some of the more prominent examples. We will examine a seven-fold proof of the deity of Christ as we study verse 17 through 29. We will look as the Lord sets before the Jews and for all that read here an absolute equality and oneness with His Father and I have a personal hope that we may believe and have eternal life.
This verse lays out the forth proof of Christ deity. In sovereign rights He is one with the Father. He lays claim and declares equality in sovereignty. When He healed the lame man, He did not make healing possible but singled out one man and completely made him whole. The Son, like the Father will quicken those He will unto eternal life and not make it possible but rather complete the work. It is impossible to believe in salvation by grace and not look humbly to the Lords complete sovereignty and His will to choose and election.
