Jesus' refrain in John 5:30-47 is "not me, but God." He baffles the expectations and confronts the comforts of fallen humanity by being a Messiah who comes not in his own name, seeking his own praise, but by coming in his Father's name and pursuing his Father's praise.
In verses 37-47, Jesus issues a seemingly relentless string of indictments against self-seeking humans:
- Verse 38: You don't have God's word in you. You don't believe the one whom he has sent.
- Verse 40: You don't want to come to me.
- Verse 42: You don't have the love of God in you.
- Verse 43: You don't believe me.
- Verse 44: You cannot believe.
- Verse 45: You don't believe Moses, and you don't believe me.
HT: Desiring God
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