Week XI John 5:19-47 The Work of the Son 12/11, Tues.

Overview
19-30 The Work of the Son
31-40 Testimonies About Jesus
41-47 Unbelief of Jesus’ Hearers

John 5:19-20
•What is source of Jesus’ works? Who do they reflect?
•What are the “great works” and “these” Jesus was referring to? What’s the reason for doing the “great work”?

What’s Love?
•Guess which one St. John used in 5:20? Why?
Love in Greek:
Eros: Romantic
Philia: friendship
Agape: Charity
Storge: affection
Thelema: desire
More detail: C S Lewis, “the four loves”
•What are the “great works” and “these” Jesus was referring to? What’s the reason for doing the “great work”?

John 5:21-23
•According to the Jews, who can raise the dead and give life?
-1 Sam 2:6, 2 King 5:7
•What did Jesus do with the power of judgment during his life time on earth?
-Jn 12:47, CCC 679

John 5:24-26
•What happens if we cease to hear and believe and obey?
-MT 13:18-23

John 5:27-30
•What is the base for judgement?
-MT 25: 31-46, Acts 24:15, Gal 6:8, Rom 2:5-8, Mt 19:29, Jn 3:36, Rev 2:23, 20:12-13, 21:7-8, 22:11-12
•Faith Alone?
-James 2:24
•What determines the kind of resurrection a person is raise to?
-CCC 1038

Death and Judgement day
•What happened after death?
-CCC 1054, 1038,1039
•When will be the judgement day?
-MT 24:36
•What about Rapture? Left behind?
-1 Thessalonians 4:15–17

John 5:31-35
•Who was testitifier?

John 5:36
•Who/what was testitifier?
•What works does it refer to? What was the purpose of the works?
-Mt 11:4-6, MK 2:1-12, CCC 548

John 5:37-38
•Who was testitifier?
•Where did the Father bear witness to the Son in the scripture?
-MT 3:17, 17:5 ccc 444

John 5:39-40
•Who/what was testitifier?
•How do the scriptures bear witness to the Son?
•What’s the source of eternal time? Scripture or Jesus?

Testimonies About Jesus
•How many witnesses were ncessary to substantiate an allegation under the law?
-Deut 19:15
•How many witnesses Jesus presented as proof?
•Who else can you think of bear witness to the Son?

John 5:41-47
•What kind of glory do the Pharisees Seek?
-MT 6:1-2, 5, 16
•What does it gain them? How are we to practice our faith and good deeds?

Advanced Questions
•What attitude shall we have about judgement day?
-Rom 8:34
•Why was it so hard for the Pharisees to accept Jesus?