John 5:40-47 – Unwilling to Believe
Jesus gives us the reason right here why many souls are lost. They have no desire to come to Christ to be saved. It is not their sin that keeps them from salvation – all kinds of sins can be forgiven. It is not because Christ’s death on the cross isn’t good enough or complete enough. It is something else : it is man’s own unwillingness to come to Christ, repent, and believe. Either from pride, or laziness, or love of sin, or love of the world, many have no mind, or wish, or heart, or desire to seek life in Christ. This is the whole reason why many are not saved.
The Lord Jesus tells the Jews they are not honest in their religion. With all their apparent desire to hear and learn, they care more about pleasing man than God. True faith does not depend just on our head knowledge, but also on our heart. Our mind may be convinced, our conscience guilty, but so long as there is anything we love more than God, there is no true faith. We need to make sure that we really want the praise of God above all else.
Finally, notice in these verses that Christ testifies to the fact that Moses wrote Scripture. Many so-called experts try to claim that Moses never existed, or that if he did, he never wrote part of the Bible. But Jesus disagrees. Our Lord Jesus Christ testifies to the fact that every word in the Old Testament, as well as in the New, is given by the inspiration of God.
Questions
- Why do people not turn to Christ?
- Is it enough to know the Gospel in our head?
- What is Christ saying about the Old Testament?
Prayer Points
- Pray for the preaching and hearing of God’s Word tomorrow.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.