John 5

Jesus, in this chapter, heals a paralytic man, for this man had been trying to get healed in the pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight years. Jesus saw the low probability of this man getting healed, and He had compassion for him, which healed him on the Sabbath. So the Jews asked him who healed you on the Sabbath, and he did not know who had healed him, but later on, he found Jesus at the temple and learned that it was Jesus indeed who had healed him. The Jews wanted to take Jesus' life because of this healing, especially because it was done on the Sabbath.

Jesus further explained that He acts in accordance with the Father's will. He also revealed that the Father is the giver of life to the dead, and the Son has the power to give life to whomever He chooses.

Jesus went on to say that Moses wrote about Him (Deuteronomy 18:15-20). Also, John talked about Him, clarifying that His testimony was not rooted in Himself but that others had talked about His coming prior.

Jesus is the exclusive way to the Father. No other prophet, teacher, or individual has referred to God as his Father, except Jesus. "I and the Father are one (John 10:30). Also, He is "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." (John 14:6). Without Jesus, our hope is limited to the earthly realm. But when we place our hope in Jesus, our hope extends to eternity.

Application: Trust Jesus with all your being. He alone can save.