Jesus’ defense began with the unity of activity with the Father and now transitions to the witness of the Father.

2. John 5:30-32
“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I
judge, and my judgment is just, because I
seek not my will but the will of him who
sent me. If I alone bear witness about
myself, my testimony is not true. There is
another who bears witness about me, and I
know that the testimony that he bears
about me is true.
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3. John 5:33-35
You sent to John, and he has borne witness
to the truth. Not that the testimony that I
receive is from man, but I say these things
so that you may be saved. He was a
burning and shining lamp, and you were
willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
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4. John 5:36-37
But the testimony that I have is greater
than that of John. For the works that the
Father has given me to accomplish, the
very works that I am doing, bear witness
about me that my Father has sent me. And
the Father who sent me has himself borne
witness about me. His voice you have
never heard, his form you have never seen,
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5. John 5:38-42
and you do not have his word abiding in
you, for you do not believe the one whom
he has sent. You search the scriptures
because you think that in them you have
eternal life; and it is they that bear witness
about me, yet you refuse to come to me
that you may have life. I do not receive
glory from people. But I know that you do
not have the love of God within you.
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6. John 5:43-44
I have come in my Father’s name, and you
do not receive me. If another comes in his
own name, you will receive him. How can
you believe, when you receive glory from
one another and do not seek the glory that
comes from the only God?
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7. John 5:45-47
Do not think that I will accuse you to the
Father. There is one who accuses you:
Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
For if you believed Moses, you would
believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you
do not believe his writings, how will you
believe my words?”
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9. ANYBODY can make ANY
claim, but the LEGITIMACY of
the claim is confirmed or
contradicted by the evidence.

10. ANYBODY can make ANY
claim, but the LEGITIMACY of
the claim is confirmed or
contradicted by the evidence.
The question is not whether Jesus made
DIVINE claims, but was He RIGHT in the
claims he made?

11. ANYBODY can make ANY
claim, but the LEGITIMACY of
the claim is confirmed or
contradicted by the evidence.
The question is not whether Jesus made
DIVINE claims, but was He RIGHT in the
claims he made?
Jesus’ defense began with the unity of
ACTIVITY with the Father and now transitions
to the WITNESS of the Father.

12. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED

13. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED
The defense calls JOHN the BAPTIST

14. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED
The defense calls JOHN the BAPTIST
The defense calls the WORKS of Jesus

15. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED
The defense calls JOHN the BAPTIST
The defense calls the WORKS of Jesus
The defense calls the FATHER

16. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED
The defense calls JOHN the BAPTIST
The defense calls the WORKS of Jesus
The defense calls the FATHER
The defense calls the SCRIPTURES

17. Radical claims need
SUPPORTED before BELIEVED
The defense calls JOHN the BAPTIST
The defense calls the WORKS of Jesus
The defense calls the FATHER
The defense calls the SCRIPTURES
The defense calls MOSES

18. Jesus provides a lineup of
CREDIBLE witnesses each
playing a part in the
FATHER’S witness to the Son

19. Jesus provides a lineup of
CREDIBLE witnesses each
playing a part in the
FATHER’S witness to the Son
The Physician provides the diagnosis for their
SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS

20. Jesus provides a lineup of
CREDIBLE witnesses each
playing a part in the
FATHER’S witness to the Son
The Physician provides the diagnosis for their
SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
Jesus did not leave us with the OPTION for
Him being just another teacher…

21. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on the claims Jesus made of Himself
( ) Meditate on the evidence that confirms His
claims
( ) Reflect on how my life witnesses to Jesus
( ) Evaluate if I am living to please the Father
or ...
( ) Other________________________