And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John 20:30 belongs to the account of Jesus appearing to his disciples after his resurrection. Many other signs were truly done by Jesus in the presence of his disciples, and not all of them were written or recorded in the Gospel. In that setting his wounded hands and feet and his eating before the disciples showed that he had truly risen bodily, giving the disciples reason to believe.
The mighty miracles were wrought as evidence to the world that God sent him, to produce faith in him as the Son of God and acceptance of mercy through the plan of redemption. The signs that were written were recorded to provide evidence leading people to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah and Son of God and Redeemer of the world, and to receive life through his name. This belief means accepting Christ personally as the sin-pardoning Saviour who died for sinners.
The written testimony gives those who did not see his signs a basis for faith. John's testimony and teaching about the life, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus was clear, forcible, and powerful that Christ is the risen Saviour, and it helped establish him as the Messiah and led many to turn from unbelief. That testimony disturbed those in power, and the Romans, who had crucified Christ to please the Jews, sought to please them further by silencing John's voice to Jew and Gentile by banishing him to the Isle of Patmos.
Satan knew the purpose of the miracles in advance and counterfeited God's work through Moses, both to oppose the deliverance of Israel and to exert an influence through future ages to destroy faith in the miracles of Christ, leading people to explain them as human skill and power and to reject Christ. Believers are commissioned to carry the truth to those who have not heard it.
John 20:30 belongs to the account of Jesus appearing to his disciples after his resurrection. Many other signs were truly done by Jesus in the presence of his disciples, and not all of them were written or recorded in the Gospel. In that setting his wounded hands and feet and his eating before the disciples showed that he had truly risen bodily, giving the disciples reason to believe.
The mighty miracles were wrought as evidence to the world that God sent him, to produce faith in him as the Son of God and acceptance of mercy through the plan of redemption. The signs that were written were recorded to provide evidence leading people to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah and Son of God and Redeemer of the world, and to receive life through his name. This belief means accepting Christ personally as the sin-pardoning Saviour who died for sinners.
The written testimony gives those who did not see his signs a basis for faith. John's testimony and teaching about the life, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus was clear, forcible, and powerful that Christ is the risen Saviour, and it helped establish him as the Messiah and led many to turn from unbelief. That testimony disturbed those in power, and the Romans, who had crucified Christ to please the Jews, sought to please them further by silencing John's voice to Jew and Gentile by banishing him to the Isle of Patmos.
Satan knew the purpose of the miracles in advance and counterfeited God's work through Moses, both to oppose the deliverance of Israel and to exert an influence through future ages to destroy faith in the miracles of Christ, leading people to explain them as human skill and power and to reject Christ. Believers are commissioned to carry the truth to those who have not heard it.