John 5:39

In John 5:39 says, Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.   Then, Jesus said they had the witness of the Scripture.  They were waiting His coming because God's Word said He was coming.  We have not just the Old Testament that foretold His coming, but also the New Testament that tells of His dying for us and His coming again to receive His followers to Himself.  We today also have the witness of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter sent to be with us until Jesus returns.  We can either acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God and our redeemer, or one day face Him as our accuser.  Jesus continues to speak of the Jews belief in the Scripture. Jesus' life was the very fulfillment of the Scripture that they would use to condemn Him.  If anyone today begins to proclaim that something is right that the Scripture, the Bible, says is wrong, we can be sure that they are wrong.  Jesus pointed the Jews to the truth of the Scripture, and we can point the world to the same truth. When we hear that we cannot legislate morality and pass a law based on that assumption, then I guess we would have to say that we can legislate immorality.  The Scribes and Pharisees had hundreds of laws, but they did not recognize the truth of the Scripture when Jesus was standing in front of them.  Verse forty says, And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.  Verse forty-one adds, I receive not honour from men. Again, He wasn't what they were looking for. Jesus then said they would not come to Him that they might have life and that He received no honor among men.  The same is true today.  Verse forty-two continues. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.  Jesus was talking to the scribes and Pharisees, the religious leaders, and He said they had no love for Him.  If we would be saved, it doesn’t matter what position we may hold in the church if we do not accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Those who will not come to Him to receive everlasting life certainly do not honor Him.  They may simply ignore Him, or they may ridicule and persecute those who believe in Him.  Verse forty-three states, I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.  Jesus came in the Father's name, and they didn't believe Him, but if one came in his own name, they would believe.  Verse forty-four adds, How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?  Jesus asked how could they believe when they sought only their own honor and not the honor of the One sent from God.  We cannot put our faith in Jesus and think only of our own honor and glory.  Look at the religions today based on the teachings of those who came in their own name, and we can see this is true. Verse forty-five says, Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.  Verse forty-six continues, For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.  Verse forty-seven concludes, But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?  Then, He said not He, but Moses, would accuse them before the Father, because they did not believe Moses, because if they had, they would have believed Jesus, since He was the One Moses wrote about.  They were condemning Him for not believing the Law of Moses, and Jesus said Moses himself would condemn them before the Father. When anyone tries to use the Bible, or even just the Old Testament, to point to anyone other than Jesus as the Savior, then we can be sure they are wrong.  Jesus also said that hey didn’t believe Moses, so how could they believe Him.  If we don’t believe the scriptures, which all point ot Jesus, we will not believe that He is Who He says He is.