Life’S Enlivening— The Need Of The Impotent
LIFE'S ENLIVENING— THE NEED OF THE IMPOTENT
In this booklet we shall consider the fourth case in the Gospel of John—the need of the impotent (John 5:1-47). This case exposes the vanity of religion and reveals the sufficiency of Christ as life to enliven us.
RELIGION'S LAW-KEEPING AND THE SON'S LIFE-GIVING
When the Lord Jesus came, He came as the One who was prophesied in the Old Testament. He was the One who came to be salvation, life, righteousness, holiness, redemption, glory, and everything to God's people. But, when He came, God's people, the Jews, were fully occupied with their religion. They had no room in their hearts for this coming One. If you read the four Gos pels, you will see that wherever the Lord went and wherever He was, He was opposed by that typical religion formed according to God's Holy Word. Those religionists opposed this living One according to their religion. They thought that they were opposing Christ for God. They