Can I Get A Witness John 5:31-47

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• Chapter 5 Review
• The big idea How can I know God?
• Epistemology entails two parts
• Part 1 deals with the means
• By what means can we know God?
• By what channel does God reveal Himself?
• Part 2 deals with verification of the means

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• The Testimony of the Father
• The Testimony of John the Baptist
• The Testimony of Jesus Miracles
• The Testimony of the Scriptures

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• The Testimony of the Father
• Someones own testimony is not valid
• The Father testifies and still is
• The Fathers witness is special
• The Fathers witness is expressed in the other
  testimonies

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• The Testimony of John the Baptist
• John has already been established as a credible
  witness
• John is chosen because he is a prophet
• John is sent from God
• John does not speak on his own accord
• John is a lamp that burned and gave light

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• The Testimony of Jesus Miracles
• Jesus calls His miracles and signs His work
• This work is a testimony greater than John
• What is this work?
• There are signs symbols or pointers
• It reveals God and His attributes
• At least believe My miracles

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• The Testimony of the Scriptures
• This is the most important witness
• It is the very thing they spend so much time
  studying
• Jesus relates Moses as their accuser
• If O.T. Scripture is from God ..
• Jesus claims to fulfill those Scriptures

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Can I Get A WitnessJohn 531-47

• Summary
• The are three witnesses to the person and work of
  Jesus Christ as God.
• John the Baptist prophetic word
• Jesus Miracles acted word
• The Scriptures written word

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Can I Get A Witness

• Application
• What is the primary function of Scripture?
• It does record history for us!
• It does communicate truth!
• But primary function is to point us to Christ!
• Have you been pointed to the cross?
• Do you use Scripture to point others to the cross?