Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it

John 5:10-30

The Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”

Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.  In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

It was not the general principle of the sabbath as a special day that he disagreed with (he regularly attended the synagogue) but the petty restrictions imposed by the religious authorities, which often worked against God's purpose in giving people a weekly day for rest and worship. Here he is attacked on two counts - Sabbath-breaking and blasphemy- because he puts his own work on the same level as God's. God's activity in the world did not finish with the creation.

Those who opposed Jesus were right; he was making himself equal to God' - though no independent of him. 'I can do nothing on my own... I do the will of him who sent me.'

Why?

Jesus does what the Father does, God is working until now from his creation.

Sabbath is the day that reminds people to worship God and honor the Lord. But it is not a restriction to love others. The healing shows the love of the Lord, but people like to show their ability and work to gain honor from people.

For I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. Jesus is the Son of the Lord. So he can do the miracle beyond anyone.

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猶太人認為耶穌犯兩個罪，1)在安息日治病治病 2)在安息日搬東西

天父也一直在做工，即使在安息日。1.耶穌順服父，順服在這時代似乎讓人不舒服，有反權威的心態。人因為犯罪，所以想擴張主權，不願意順服。若以愛為基礎，順服就是不困難。一個人是愛主，就是順服遵行神的命令。子與父是愛的關係。2.子要做更大的事，1)叫死人復活、得生命。2)最後的審判。子隨自己的意思，使死人活著，也是照著父的意思。靈性死的人要復活。永生不是死後開始，而是從聽從耶穌的話開始。耶穌的審判原則，完全是照著父的意思。耶穌與天父有相同的權柄。

從耶穌與天父的關係，思想我們與神，與耶穌的關係。順服的原因是因為愛，樂意也期待和神的心意一樣。當我們的心意與神的心意一致時就有無限的喜樂。

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How?

Jesus is the Son of the Lord, I trust and believed it. It is the spring of blessing from heaven.