All Men Should Honour the Son (John 5:22-23)

2024-04-14

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. (John 5:21-23)

Jesus spoke this concerning the coming judgment. According to this, Jesus raises the dead, judges them, and is honored. This type of judgment here is one of condemnation. He did not come to condemn the world at His first coming, but He surely will judge the world in the future.

See also that it is not enough to honor the Father only. To honor the Father, you must also honor the Lord Jesus Christ His Son also. How do I honor Him? How could I be delivered from the certain future judgment? The next verse tells us.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24)