Kenneth Copeland — The Honor That Comes From God OnlyPosted by admin on August 26th, 2009
The honor that comes from God, by Kenneth Copeland. I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. I receive not honour from men (John 5:36-41).
Honor that comes only from God is very special. This is the kind of honor Jesus was referring to here in John 5. He was talking to the Jews who had censured Him not only for doing the works that He did, but also for doing them on the wrong day of the week.
Think how horrible it must be to heal a man on the Sabbath. That’s just terrible, isn’t it? No, of course it isn’t! God had said, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). I wonder what those Pharisees thought healing was—unholy? That’s how twisted the minds of men can get.
Jesus told them that the Father Himself had sent Him and bore witness of Him, but that they did not even know Him because they did not have His Word abiding in them. This must have been a terrible shock to the self-righteous Pharisees. They spent a lot of time reading the Scriptures and felt very confident in their own understanding.
“You are looking in the Word, searching for eternal life,” Jesus said, “and here I am. The very Scriptures you are studying testify of Me.”
He went on to tell them: “You say you are searching for life, but you won’t come to Me that you might have life. I don’t receive honor from any of you.”
That is a terrible indictment to make about anyone, that he does not give honor to the Son of the living God.
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