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20 For athe Father loves the Son, and bshows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.  
21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, aeven so the Son gives life to whom He will.  
22 For the Father judges no one, but ahas committed all judgment to the Son,  
23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. aHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.  

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, ahe who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, bbut has passed from death into life.  
25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when athe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.  
26 For aas the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have blife in Himself,  
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What Does John 5:22 Mean?



John 5:22

God the Father has appointed Jesus Christ to judge humanity. Only He has ever lived a perfect life. In addition, He knows what it is like to be a human being and what difficulties His people have while living in this present, evil world (Hebrews 2:14-18). Thus, He is eminently qualified to be the Judge of all mankind.

Staff
Basic Doctrines: Eternal Judgment

Related Topics: Eternal Judgment | Jesus Christ as Judge of Mankind | Judgment | Judgment, Eternal | Judgment, God's | Judgment, Righteous | Righteous Judgment



John 5:19-23

Jesus would have had to have been with the Father to see the Father do these things. He even asserts Himself as having the powers that go with Deity: to raise the dead.

In verses 22-23, Christ is clearly asserting and affirming to those people that He is one of the God Family. One is called the Father. The other is called the Son. The plural Elohim is simple to understand within this instance.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Nature of God: Elohim

Related Topics: Elohim | God as Family | God the Father | God the Son | God's Nature | Nature of God




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing John 5:22:

Ephesians 6:4


 
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