Faith Reassured in Truth, Part 2

Seromn Outline:

Introduction

• The Four Witnesses of John 5:32-35
• Review
• The Next two sets of witnesses build upon the first set of Witness found in verse 6

I. Four Sets of Witnesses (vs. 6-9)

A. By the Way Jesus Came (vs. 6)
1. By Water and Blood (v. 6a)
2. The Spirit of Truth Bears Witness that Jesus Came by Water and Blood (v. 6b)

B. Three that Bear Witness in Heaven (v. 7)

1. The Father (Matthew 3:17; 17:5; John 12:28, 54; Romans 1:3)
2. The Word (John 5:17; 1:14; 2:19)
3. The Holy Spirit (John 1:33-34; Luke 1:31-32; Matthew 12:28; Hebrews 2:3-4; John Chapters 14-16; Acts 2:33; 5:29-32)
4. “These Three are One”

C. Three that Bear Witness on Earth (v. 8)

1. “the Spirit” – Two Observations: the Order of the Witnesses (First here, last in verses 6 and 7), and the Usage of “Spirit,” not “Holy Spirit” (v. 7), or “Spirit of Truth”(v. 6; John 3:6) (v. 8a)
2. The Water
3. The Blood

D. The Witness of God Within the True Believer (v. 9)

II. Belief & Unbelief in the Testimony of these Witnesses (vs. 10-12)

III. The Purpose of the Apostle Writing These Things (v. 13)

Conclusion and Application

• Let us not be fearful in defending the Truth as it is Revealed in Scripture concerning Jesus Christ
• Beloved in Christ, walk by faith in this life with the confidence and sure knowledge that He who saved you will keep to the end – Do not Fear, nor be Timid, but love and be bold in Christ