John 5

v1-16: Jesus healed this man by speaking a word, "even though he neither asked for it nor thought of it."  This man felt the power of Christ's word healing him and then he obeyed the power of Christ's word commanding him.  The proof of his healing was his getting up and walking.  What Jesus did physically for this man, He will do for our souls.  By nature we are spiritually lame, but Christ can heal us.  We can have all our spiritual diseases healed. "The proof of our spiritual healing is our getting up and walking" in His ways.

v17-30: Christ is able to give life and restores those who were dead in their transgressions and sins.  This resurrection is taking place every time a dead souls is made alive by the preaching of the gospel accompanied by the Spirit of God.  Conversion is a movement from death to life. "It is through the voice of the Son of God that souls are raised to spiritual life; it is brought about by his power, and that power is communicated by his word: The dead shall hear, will be made to hear, understand, receive, and believe the voice of the Son of God, to hear it as his voice; then the Spirit gives life through it." We need to hear the voice of Christ speak to us in the gospel because only "those who hear and listen to what they hear will live."

v31-47: We must search the Scriptures because they contain the offer of eternal life.  We must search the Scriptures because they tell us about Christ who is the way to eternal life because eternal life is to know Him.  Searching the Scriptures does not just mean reading them and hearing them.  It will require desire, diligence, study and hard work, like we are searching for hidden treasure, mining for gold or silver.  or diving for pearls.