John 5:30-47 30 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. 31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who testifies in my favor, and I know that his testimony about me is true. 33 “You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved. 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light. 36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing—testify that the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, 38 nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent. 39 You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life. 41 “I do not accept glory from human beings, 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”
Here the Lord Jesus said that what he did was not to please himself, but to please God the Father. John the Baptist testified about him, but there is a greater testimony than John, that is, what God the Father wants him to accomplish, the Lord Jesus performed many sings and wonders, etc. All these things testify that he was sent by God the Father. Heavenly Father has himself testified about the Lord Jesus. When the Lord Jesus was baptized, there was a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” The Old Testament also testifies about the Lord Jesus, but people still don’t believe. The Lord Jesus came in the name of the Father, and people did not receive him. If someone else comes in his own name, people will receive him. People receive glory from each other, but do not seek the glory from the only God, don’t seek praise and approval from God, so they cannot believe in Jesus. In the Old Testament Moses wrote about the Lord Jesus. If they believe in what Moses wrote, they will believe in the Lord Jesus. If they don’t believe what Moses wrote, they will not believe in what the Lord Jesus says. The Jews said that they believed in Moses, but they did not believe in the Lord Jesus, so they did not really believe in Moses.
May God bless you. 😀
