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Sermon: John 5:16,17 Is Jesus Just a Good Man?

John 5 v 16-47


Is Jesus Just a Good Man?


When people today are confronted with the claims of
Jesus and with the Christian message Christians
discover that the same stock answers come up over and
over again. Answers that are based on popular
assumptions people make. Assumptions that because
enough people make them have gained a credence far
beyond what they deserve. And, tragically, assumptions
that allow people to dismiss the Christian message and
the claims of Jesus as so much nonsense without a
second thought.


One such assumption is that Jesus is no more than a
man. If you speak to people today and challenge them
with the claims of Jesus on their lives almost always the
response will be


‘But why should Jesus have any claim on my life. He’s
just a man. A good man, perhaps even a great man, but
just a man nevertheless.’


Mary Magdalene in the rock musical ‘Jesus Christ
Superstar’ speaks for many when she says


‘He’s a man, only a man, and I’ve known so
many men before - he’s just one more.’


Of course this kind of thinking about Jesus did not find
it’s origins in popular culture. It’s what the academics of
the church - the religious establishment have been trying
to get us to understand for the last 100 years or sothough
their message only seems to have penetrated in
the last 30 years or so.

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Hi there - I am a member of Greenview and have been for over 20 years. For a number of these years I functioned as an elder, however, indifferent health forced me to take more of a back seat. I see this as an opportunity to do a little writing, often focussing on issues that are a matter of evangelical debate today. Naturally the views expressed are my own and may not reflect the views of the elders or church at large, though differences are likely to be in the detail and not the substance.

These articles and sermons were written partly to clarify my own thoughts and partly with the intention of provoking thought in others who may read them. If you read one I hope you find it stimulating. Please feel free to give me feedback or discuss my articles in the forums.

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