And the Father who sent me has himself testified on my behalf. You have never heard his voice or seen his form, and you do not have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he has sent. “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life. (John 5:37-40, NRSV)
You refuse to come to me and have life!
How is it we get life? According to verse 40 it is by coming to Jesus. He will give us life. God sent Him and whoever believes that God sent Him will have life. The promise is there from God.
Yet we search the scripture to find the answer, even though the scriptures point to Him.
But here in John Jesus says ” “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life…” They didn’t get that He was the fulfillment of scripture. That it is not about fulfilling the scriptures on our own. We can’t do that, He has done it for us.
Search the scriptures for the right rules, for the right way to worship, for the right things to say, for all of the right things and you will not find it. Scripture points to Jesus. If you want life you have to follow Jesus and give up control, and understanding. He will not be confined to your understanding of scripture.
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