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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 59

The Witness of God the Father

Text: John 5:32, 37

THE WITNESS OF GOD THE FATHER

Once again, Jesus brought up the witness of God the Father. These two verses are best read together.

“There is another who bears witness of Me, And I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.”

 John 5:32, 37

1. “There is another who bears witness of Me”

a. This is a reference to the Lord God.
b. Jesus declares that God’s witness is absolutely true.

2. “The Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me”

a. Jesus addresses the Lord God as “The Father”.
i. There is such deep affection between Father and Son expressed here.
ii. The bond between Father and Son is unfathomably deep and strong.
b. The Father’s role
i. He had sent Jesus as the Messiah, the Anointed One.
ii. He had testified, that is, borne witness, that He is indeed the promised Anointed One!

3. The problem at hand

a. Jesus stated the problem forthrightly.
b. The opposing had never heard the voice of the Father at any time.
c. They had never seen the form of God at any time also!

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STATEMENT

Jesus was making an important and sharp distinction between Himself and His opponents.

1. Jesus

a. He was the Son of God.
b. This was proven by the way God bore witness of Him in many ways.
c. Jesus was the One who was approved of God.

2. The unbelieving Jews

a. They did not really know God.
b. They did not have real faith in Him.

Thus, they could not understand or appreciate the teachings and the works of the Lord Jesus Christ!

经文：约翰福音 5: 32, 37

上帝，父的见证

耶稣再一次提及父神的见证。以下两节经文应当一起阅读。

“另有一位给我作见证，我也知道他给我作的见证是真的。”

《约翰福音 5: 32》

“差我来的父也为我作过见证。你们从来没有听见他的声音，也没有看见他的形象。”

《约翰福音 5: 37》

1. 另有一位给我作见证

a. 这指的是主，上帝
b. 耶稣宣称上帝的见证是绝对正确的

2. 差我来的父也为我作过见证

a. 耶稣称主上帝为 “父”
i. 父与子之间如此深厚的感情在这里充份表达
ii. 父与子之间深切与浓厚的关系是深不可测的
b. 父神的角色
i. 祂差遣耶稣为弥赛亚，即受膏者
ii. 父神作证，即作证人，耶稣确实是应许的受膏者！

3. 紧要的问题

a. 耶稣直截了说出了问题
b. 反对耶稣的人从未听过父的声音
c. 他们在任何时候都从未见过上帝的形象！

声明的意义

耶稣在祂自己和对手之间做出了重要而明确的区分。

1. 耶稣

a. 祂是上帝的儿子
b. 上帝在许多方面对于祂的见证证明了这一点
c. 耶稣是被上帝认可的

2. 不信的犹太人

a. 他们真的不认识上帝
b. 他们对祂没有真正的信心

因此，他们无法理解或欣赏主耶稣基督的教训和职事！