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John 5:30-47: Summary:Jesus continues to explain His equality with God. Seeking only the Father's will, He judges all in perfect accord with the Father's judgment. His judgment is the judgment of God. He is God the Son incarnate. But in a legal sense, though He is the Word, His word alone is insufficient to establish His identity as the divine Christ. He has four further primary witnesses: John the Baptist, His own works, the Father, and the Scriptures. It is a divine testimony. What will people believe if not that? And if not that, why not that? Along with His proofs, Jesus gives several pointed reproofs: spiritual fickleness, blindness, unwillingness, fear of man, pride. Whatever it is, it's not a failure of the truth, or of the will of Christ to save, but something terribly intrinsic to the sinful heart. He cannot have a better group of witnesses! May we have hearts to hear them and believe.Sermon Outline:Christ's testimony about Himself. (5:30-31)The Father's multifaceted testimony to Jesus. (5:32-40) By John the Baptist. (5:33-35) By Jesus' works. (5:36) By His own attestation. (5:37-38) By the Scriptures. (5:39-40) Christ's further reproof of His unbelieving audience. (5:41-47) How can you believe?: the fear of Man. How will you believe?: misreading Moses.