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Portraits of jesus physicican seth g january 312021
The document discusses various philosophical and religious perspectives on self-improvement and human nature, culminating in the story of Jesus healing an invalid at Bethesda. It highlights the tension between Jesus' actions on the Sabbath and Jewish law, and presents five testimonies supporting Jesus' identity as the Son of God. The text emphasizes the importance of belief in Jesus for eternal life and understanding the message of Scripture.
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- 2. Greece said Bewise, know yourself. Rome said Be strong, discipline yourself. Judaism says Be holy, conform yourself. Epicureanism says Be sensuous, enjoy yourself. Education says Be resourceful, expand yourself. Psychology says Be confident, fulfill yourself. Materialism says Be acquisitive, please yourself
- 3. Pride says Besuperior, promote yourself Asceticism says Be inferior, suppress yourself Diplomacy says Be reasonable, control yourself Communism says Be collective, secure yourself Humanism says Be capable, trust yourself Philanthropy says Be unselfish, give yourself
- 6. The Healed InvalidAnd Human Nature John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
- 7. 3 Here agreat number of disabled people used to lie - the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. The Healed Invalid And Human Nature
- 8. 6 When Jesussaw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" The Healed Invalid And Human Nature
- 9. 7 "Sir," theinvalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me." The Healed Invalid And Human Nature
- 10. 8 Then Jesussaid to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk." The Healed Invalid And Human Nature
- 11. 9 At oncethe man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The Healed Invalid And Human Nature
- 12. John 5:9 Theday on which this took place was a Sabbath, 10 and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat." An Outward And Inward Look At Human Sin
- 13. 11 But hereplied, "The man who made me well said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'" 12 So they asked him, "Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?" An Outward And Inward Look At Human Sin
- 14. 13 The manwho was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. An Outward And Inward Look At Human Sin
- 15. 14 Later Jesusfound him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." An Outward And Inward Look At Human Sin
- 16. John 5:16 So,because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Life-Giving Father and Son
- 17. 17 Jesus saidto them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." Life-Giving Father and Son
- 18. 18 For thisreason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. Life-Giving Father and Son
- 19. 19 Jesus gavethem this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these. Life-Giving Father and Son
- 20. 22 Moreover, theFather judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. Life-Giving Father and Son
- 21. 21 For justas the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Life-Giving Father and Son
- 22. John 5:21 Forjust as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Real "Life" For People
- 23. The life ofJesus in us: • Enjoy and • Reflect. Real "Life" For People
- 24. John 5:24 "Itell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. Real "Life" For People
- 25. 25 I tellyou the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. Real "Life" For People
- 26. 26 For asthe Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. Real "Life" For People
- 27. 28 "Do notbe amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out - those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. Real "Life" For People
- 28. Here are thefive testimonies about the identity of Jesus: • John the Baptist (5:33-35) • Jesus' works (5:36) • God, the Father (5:37) • Scriptures (5:39-40) • Moses (5:45-47) Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 29. John 5:31 "IfI testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. 32 There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is valid. 33 "You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 30. 35 John wasa lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 31. 36 "I havetestimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent me. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 32. 37 And theFather who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 33. 39 You diligentlystudy the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 34. 42 but Iknow you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 35. 44 How canyou believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God? Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 36. 45 "But donot think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity
- 37. 46 If youbelieved Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?" Five Witnesses Of Jesus' Identity