Deal With It | Pastor Tommy Creutz

About this episode

Pastor Tommy Creutz discusses the true identity and authority of Jesus as presented in John 5:18–47.

Everybody has an opinion about Jesus. Some people want Jesus the moral teacher, but not Jesus the judge. Some want Jesus the forgiver, but not Jesus the Lord. Others build a version of Jesus that conveniently agrees with everything they already believe. But John 5 will not let us shrink Jesus down into something manageable. Right after healing a man on the Sabbath, Jesus makes a claim so massive that the religious leaders immediately understand what he’s saying: he is making himself equal with God. And instead of backing away from that claim, Jesus presses even further. He says the Son gives life, executes judgment, deserves the same honor as the Father, and will one day call the dead from their graves. Today Tommy Creutz walks through John 5:18–47 in our series Believe! The Gospel of John, and this passage forces us to deal with the real Jesus, not the version we would prefer to build for ourselves. Because Jesus is not someone you reduce, review, or reject. He is the divine Son you must receive. This is a sermon about the identity of Jesus, the authority of Jesus, and the question every person eventually has to answer: what will you do with him? Let’s get into it.Executive…

People in this episode

Guest: Pastor Tommy Creutz

Topics covered

• identity of Jesus
• authority of Jesus
• belief in Jesus
• judgment
• forgiveness

Keywords

• Jesus
• moral teacher
• judge
• forgiver
• Gospel of John

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: John 5

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