Have you ever had a conversation with something that held a wild belief? Their entire worldview is built upon this belief. And they interpret everything through it. Every piece of evidence you present against their view somehow always ends up supporting their view. You cannot convince them otherwise. They’re totally convinced and their conviction is removable.
Sometimes we only want information that will reinforce what we already believe. Sometimes we’re so convinced of our view were not willing to openly engage in new information.
The Pharisees, rejected the evidence of Jesus because they were only willing to consider a Messiah that reinforced what they already believed.
In John 5:30-47, Jesus provides support for His own testimony. First, He cites the testimony of John the Baptist, second He cites His miraculous signs and wonders, third, He cites the testimony of Gods the Father, and lastly, He cites the testimony of the Scriptures. Jesus references human testimony, the testimony of miracles, the testimony of God, and the testimony of His Word.
It’s important for us to frame where this passage lies in the gospel of John. Jesus is still defending His equality with God to the Jews. He went into detail about His relationship with The Father. And then refers to various witness testimonies for additional support.
Jesus’s wraps up this argument by saying He can do nothing on His own and that His judgement between those that will inherit eternal life and those that will be condemned will be perfectly justified. And after articulating His status with the Godhead and pointing to it as His source of authority that He then appeals to what I call additional support.
many people like my father-in-law argue the point that Jesus and the Bible are just made-up stories. If you believe archaeologists and scientists there is more and more proof the every thing in the Bible is true. The walls of Jericho were found, they found evidence of Sodom and Gomorrah. The most preserved and intriguing artifacts were the troves of scrolls in the Dead Sea caves and the Jordan Valley. These scrolls are exceedingly rare finds and very fragile.
At all points to the “stories” or accounts I like to call them are true and real. When you boil it all down that things that matters most is are you trusting in Jesus Christ, so that you can be saved?
From Pity to Praise 