Jesus, the Testifier of Truth

Main Text:                 John 18:37

Book Reference:    Book of John

Topic:                         The Truth that Jesus Testifies

Title:                            The Truth About You, the World and About Him

Introduction: Definition of testifier:

1. To make a declaration of truth or fact under oath; submit testimony: witnesses testifying before a grand jury.
2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.
3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness 

I.                    Jesus is the Only Testifier of Truth

a. The prophets of old talked about Him, as He is the fulfillment of all prophecies and law. Isaiah 53 and Matthew 5:17

b.     He is the Word, the God that was manifested in the flesh

c.  He is the testifier of truth because He is the truth – John 14:6, John 1:14&17

d.     He committed no sin nor was there any guile in His mouth – 1^st Peter 2:22

II.                  What did Jesus testified about?

Jesus was misunderstood by the Jews who killed Him because of envy [Matthew 26:3-4], because of their ignorance [Matthew 26:64-66] because of telling the truth {Luke 4:21-29] because of kingship [Matthew 2:2-3] because of healing on the Sabbath [Matthew 12:9-14] and because of unbelief [John 5:38-47].

It’s evident that when a person rejects the truth; that person is blind and is walking in darkness – the reason why Jesus testified the truth is because He wants to shed light to those people in darkness, the light He is giving will drive out all darkness caused by the lies of the devil. John 3:18-21.

Jesus Testified about Man:

1 – Man’s Condition – Mark 7:19-23

Corrupt and deceitful in heart

Lustful and ungodly

Dominated by satan – John 8:44

Children of the devil

Doomed to eternal hell without God or hope – Matthew 25:46

            a.     2 – Man’s means to be saved:

                                                               i.      Need to be born again – John 3:3

                                                             ii.      Everlasting life is made available to those who believed

– John 3:15-16

                 2 -   Jesus testified the truth about the Father

a.     The Father sent Him – John 7:29

b.     Their oneness John 10:30

When Jesus declared, “I and the Father are one, He was not referring to numerical value or sense, it was rather a sense of unity like a husband and wife being one flesh, [Genesis 2:24] or the church being many members yet one body. [1^st Cor. 12:12]

In fact those in Christ are made one with the Father and the Son [John 17:21-23], Jesus repeatedly declared He did not come to do His will [John 5:30; 6:38] say His own words [John 3:32-34; 8:28; 14:10] or do His own works [John 5:36; 10:37] He traced everything He said and did back to the Father.

c.     The Father loves the Son and committed everything into His hands – John 3:35

d.     The Father gives us to Jesus – John 6:37

e.     God made their dwelling in the one who loves Jesus, has His words and keeps them – John 14:21-23

Jesus’ testimony about the Father is making man understand the essence of God, this He did by making a visible manifestation of an eternal and infinite God, the mystery of His deity which was hidden from man now revealed through Jesus.

             3. Jesus testified the truth about Himself:

1 – He came from the Father – John 16:28

2 – He came to do the will of the Father – John 5:30; 6:38

Yet even though He was separate from the Father in His person, yet there was no contradiction with God in any of His expression, whether in thought, word or in deed. He was never at variance with God, never in competition with Him, and thus never required correction. He grew in wisdom and favor with God, yet never had to repent, adjust His focus or recover from a moral setback.

f.        3 – He came to lead men to light – John 8:12; 9:5

g.     4 – He came to expose the darkness in men – John 8:12; 9:5

h.     5 – He came to give life – John 10:10

i.         He came to set free – John 8:32, 36

j.         He came to lead men to God – John 14:6

Jesus was able to fulfill all this by dying on the cross, which was His main purpose of coming here; He needs to impart these truths to men in order for men to be saved.

When a person accepts these truths, He will accept Jesus, His works, His redemption, His sacrificial death, and His resurrection, that truth remains in Him. A person who after learning the truth about himself and God is transformed, his eyes will be opened, will follow the course of truth and will continually to stay in that path. Satan blinded the world with lies and so people are living in a life of lies in darkness leading to judgment and condemnation [John 3:18] but once you have known the truth, the truth will set you free so that you will walk in the light of God leading to life.

III.                Jesus, Testified about life: 
             Let’s focus on Jesus’ words: He testified the truth found in John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Jesus referred to the battles that He has already won…

Tribulation may refer:

1.      Satan’s plot against all believers

2.      Life’s necessities

3.      Sicknesses and diseases

4.      Pains and sufferings

It is a big lie that you are incapable of winning, that you are hopeless, alone, inferior etc., because the truth is Jesus overcame these and all you have to do is live in that truth because Jesus lives in you.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

“For my grace is sufficient for you…” 2^nd Cor. 12:9

Conclusion:

When Jesus testified the truth, it is different from Satan’s sugar-coated lies, Jesus doesn’t make the truth sound better so you will feel better, He doesn’t flatter man to convince man of his sins and his need of a savior or that he is loved by God, in fact, Jesus speaks from His heart, He speaks the truth in order for the world to accept Him and if by chance the world rejects Him, the world will realize what awful choice they made, He doesn’t threaten or frighten you to obey, He upholds His righteousness and justice for man to follow so that man will not face judgment.

He speaks and will continue to testify about the truth in your life because man is bound by the deceptive lies of the devil; He speaks the truth to set us free, to know Jesus is to know the truth!