Believing in Jesus
John 10:22-42
Jesus’ bold declarations and miraculous works were often controversial and divisive. Some chose to believe in Him and some chose not to believe and some even chose to do Him harm. Believing in Jesus was never a blind leap of faith. The scriptures never describe faith in that way. Faith rests in a conviction about the truth of who He is and what He does.
The Deafness of Unbelief (vs. 26-27)
Not hearing/believing/honoring/treasuring/following
The Beauty of Unity (vs. 30 & 38)
The Son comes from and is sent by the Father (8:42)
The Father who sent the Son is with Him and the Son pleases the Father. (8:29)
The Father loves the Son and has given all things to Him. (8:35)
The Son knows the Father and keeps His word. (8:55)
The Son does only what He has seen the Father do. (5:19, 10:32)
The Son is the only one who has seen the Father. (6:46)
The Son teaches by the authority of the Father and what the Father taught. (8:28, 7:16)
The Father glorifies the Son. (8:54)
The Father gives all judgment to the Son. (5:22)
The Father has life in Himself and granted the Son to have life in Himself. (5:26)
The Father raises the dead and the Son does also. (5:21)
The Integrity of Jesus’ Claims (vs. 21 & 42)
Christ (10:25) Son of God (10:36)
Bread of Life (6:35) Light of the world (8:12)
Door of the sheep (10:7) Good Shepherd (10:11)
One with the Father (10:30) I Am (8:58)
The Grace and Power of Jesus’ Works (vs. 32-33, 37-38, 41)
Compassionate healings (4:46-54, 5:1-17, 9:1-41)
Command over nature (2:1-12, 6:1-15, 6:16-21)
Laying down His life and taking it up again (10:17-18)
