{"id":46048,"date":"2021-05-03T21:46:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=46048"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:57:21","slug":"does-moses-accuse-people-according-to-john-545","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/05\/03\/does-moses-accuse-people-according-to-john-545\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Moses Accuse People According to John 5:45?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let\u2019s <\/span>read <\/span>the <\/span>passage <\/span>first:<\/span><\/p>\n

John <\/span>5:<\/span>45-<\/span>47 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>Do <\/span>not <\/span>think <\/span>that <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>accuse <\/span>you <\/span>before <\/span>the <\/span>Father. <\/span>There <\/span>is <\/span>one <\/span>who <\/span>accuses <\/span>you: <\/span>Moses, <\/span>on <\/span>whom <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>set <\/span>your <\/span>hope. <\/span>For <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>believed <\/span>Moses, <\/span>you <\/span>would <\/span>believe <\/span>me; <\/span>for <\/span>he <\/span>wrote <\/span>of <\/span>me. <\/span>But <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>believe <\/span>his <\/span>writings, <\/span>how <\/span>will <\/span>you <\/span>believe <\/span>my <\/span>words?”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At <\/span>first <\/span>glance, <\/span>this <\/span>might <\/span>sound <\/span>like <\/span>Moses <\/span>is <\/span>standing <\/span>somewhere <\/span>in <\/span>heaven <\/span>accusing <\/span>people <\/span>before <\/span>God. <\/span>But <\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>what <\/span>Jesus <\/span>means <\/span>here. <\/span>The \u201c<\/span>accuser\u201d <\/span>Moses <\/span>refers <\/span>to <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>Moses <\/span>himself <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>person, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>words <\/span>and <\/span>writings <\/span>of <\/span>Moses<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>the <\/span>Law <\/span>he <\/span>gave\u2014<\/span>those <\/span>are <\/span>the <\/span>things <\/span>that <\/span>accuse <\/span>people.<\/span><\/p>\n

These <\/span>words <\/span>of <\/span>Moses, <\/span>inspired <\/span>by <\/span>God, <\/span>become <\/span>a <\/span>testimony <\/span>against <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>reject <\/span>them. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>why <\/span>verse <\/span>47 <\/span>ends <\/span>by <\/span>saying, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>But <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>believe <\/span>his <\/span>writings, <\/span>how <\/span>will <\/span>you <\/span>believe <\/span>my <\/span>words?\u201d<\/span><\/em> The <\/span>rejection <\/span>of <\/span>Moses\u2019 <\/span>message <\/span>is <\/span>essentially <\/span>the <\/span>rejection <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Himself, <\/span>because <\/span>Moses <\/span>foretold <\/span>the <\/span>coming <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Messiah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How <\/span>Do <\/span>the <\/span>Words <\/span>of <\/span>Moses <\/span>Accuse <\/span>People?<\/span><\/h3>\n

We <\/span>will <\/span>explore <\/span>this <\/span>shortly, <\/span>but <\/span>first, <\/span>let\u2019s <\/span>look <\/span>at <\/span>what <\/span>Jesus <\/span>says <\/span>elsewhere <\/span>about <\/span>His <\/span>words <\/span>and <\/span>judgment:<\/span><\/p>\n

John <\/span>12:<\/span>47-<\/span>49 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>If <\/span>anyone <\/span>hears <\/span>my <\/span>words <\/span>and <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>keep <\/span>them, <\/span>I <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>judge <\/span>him; <\/span>for <\/span>I <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>come <\/span>to <\/span>judge <\/span>the <\/span>world <\/span>but <\/span>to <\/span>save <\/span>the <\/span>world. <\/span>The <\/span>one <\/span>who <\/span>rejects <\/span>me <\/span>and <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>receive <\/span>my <\/span>words <\/span>has <\/span>a <\/span>judge; <\/span>the <\/span>word <\/span>that <\/span>I <\/span>have <\/span>spoken <\/span>will <\/span>judge <\/span>him <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>last <\/span>day. <\/span>For <\/span>I <\/span>have <\/span>not <\/span>spoken <\/span>on <\/span>my <\/span>own <\/span>authority, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>Father <\/span>who <\/span>sent <\/span>me <\/span>has <\/span>himself <\/span>given <\/span>me <\/span>a <\/span>commandment\u2014<\/span>what <\/span>to <\/span>say <\/span>and <\/span>what <\/span>to <\/span>speak.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Notice <\/span>this <\/span>carefully: <\/span>Jesus <\/span>says <\/span>the <\/span>words <\/span>He <\/span>speaks<\/span><\/strong> will <\/span>be <\/span>the <\/span>basis <\/span>of <\/span>judgment <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>last <\/span>day. <\/span>It\u2019s <\/span>not <\/span>Jesus <\/span>arbitrarily <\/span>condemning <\/span>anyone, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>of <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>spoken <\/span>through <\/span>Him, <\/span>that <\/span>will <\/span>stand <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>final <\/span>standard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, <\/span>Moses <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>personally <\/span>stand <\/span>to <\/span>judge <\/span>us, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>message <\/span>Moses <\/span>delivered<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>the <\/span>Law <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>prophecy <\/span>about <\/span>the <\/span>Messiah, <\/span>will <\/span>testify <\/span>against <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>reject <\/span>Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Role <\/span>of <\/span>Prophetic <\/span>and <\/span>Apostolic <\/span>Words <\/span>in <\/span>Judgment<\/span><\/h3>\n

It <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>only <\/span>Moses\u2019 <\/span>words <\/span>that <\/span>will <\/span>accuse <\/span>and <\/span>judge; <\/span>the <\/span>words <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>prophets <\/span>and <\/span>apostles <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>Bible <\/span>also <\/span>serve <\/span>this <\/span>purpose. <\/span>For <\/span>example, <\/span>the <\/span>Apostle <\/span>Paul, <\/span>inspired <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>writes:<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Corinthians <\/span>6:<\/span>9-<\/span>10 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>Or <\/span>do <\/span>you <\/span>not <\/span>know <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>unrighteous <\/span>will <\/span>not <\/span>inherit <\/span>the <\/span>kingdom <\/span>of <\/span>God? <\/span>Do <\/span>not <\/span>be <\/span>deceived: <\/span>neither <\/span>the <\/span>sexually <\/span>immoral, <\/span>nor <\/span>idolaters, <\/span>nor <\/span>adulterers, <\/span>nor <\/span>men <\/span>who <\/span>practice <\/span>homosexuality, <\/span>nor <\/span>thieves, <\/span>nor <\/span>the <\/span>greedy, <\/span>nor <\/span>drunkards, <\/span>nor <\/span>revilers, <\/span>nor <\/span>swindlers <\/span>will <\/span>inherit <\/span>the <\/span>kingdom <\/span>of <\/span>God.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If <\/span>someone <\/span>hears <\/span>this <\/span>warning <\/span>but <\/span>dismisses <\/span>or <\/span>disobeys <\/span>it, <\/span>Paul\u2019s <\/span>inspired <\/span>words <\/span>stand <\/span>against <\/span>them <\/span>in <\/span>judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul <\/span>further <\/span>clarifies <\/span>the <\/span>authority <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>gospel:<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans <\/span>2:<\/span>16 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>On <\/span>that <\/span>day <\/span>when, <\/span>according <\/span>to <\/span>my <\/span>gospel, <\/span>God <\/span>judges <\/span>the <\/span>secrets <\/span>of <\/span>men <\/span>by <\/span>Christ <\/span>Jesus.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This <\/span>means <\/span>that <\/span>all <\/span>inspired <\/span>Scripture\u2014<\/span>whether <\/span>Moses, <\/span>the <\/span>prophets, <\/span>or <\/span>the <\/span>apostles\u2014<\/span>is <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>perfect <\/span>Word<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>standard <\/span>by <\/span>which <\/span>God <\/span>will <\/span>judge <\/span>humanity, <\/span>both <\/span>now <\/span>and <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>final <\/span>judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Present <\/span>and <\/span>Future <\/span>Power <\/span>of <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word<\/span><\/h3>\n

Paul <\/span>also <\/span>teaches <\/span>about <\/span>love <\/span>and <\/span>spiritual <\/span>gifts:<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Corinthians <\/span>13:<\/span>1-<\/span>2 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>If <\/span>I <\/span>speak <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>tongues <\/span>of <\/span>men <\/span>and <\/span>of <\/span>angels, <\/span>but <\/span>have <\/span>not <\/span>love, <\/span>I <\/span>am <\/span>a <\/span>noisy <\/span>gong <\/span>or <\/span>a <\/span>clanging <\/span>cymbal.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Even <\/span>great <\/span>spiritual <\/span>gifts <\/span>and <\/span>knowledge <\/span>are <\/span>worthless <\/span>without <\/span>love. <\/span>At <\/span>judgment, <\/span>the <\/span>Word <\/span>will <\/span>reveal <\/span>if <\/span>we <\/span>truly <\/span>lived <\/span>by <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>standards\u2014<\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>by <\/span>external <\/span>signs <\/span>or <\/span>powers, <\/span>but <\/span>by <\/span>love <\/span>and <\/span>obedience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, <\/span>the <\/span>Word <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>actively \u201c<\/span>accusing\u201d <\/span>us <\/span>now. <\/span>It <\/span>convicts, <\/span>exposes <\/span>sin, <\/span>and <\/span>calls <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>repentance. <\/span>Ignoring <\/span>or <\/span>despising <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word <\/span>is <\/span>dangerous\u2014<\/span>not <\/span>only <\/span>for <\/span>eternal <\/span>judgment <\/span>but <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>present <\/span>spiritual <\/span>battle, <\/span>because <\/span>Satan <\/span>uses <\/span>these <\/span>very <\/span>Scriptures <\/span>to <\/span>accuse <\/span>us <\/span>before <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How <\/span>Does <\/span>This \u201c<\/span>Accusing\u201d <\/span>Work?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Think <\/span>of <\/span>it <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>legal <\/span>case: <\/span>when <\/span>a <\/span>person <\/span>claims <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>saved <\/span>but <\/span>continues <\/span>knowingly <\/span>in <\/span>sin, <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>sexual <\/span>immorality, <\/span>Satan <\/span>can <\/span>bring <\/span>the <\/span>Word <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>as <\/span>evidence <\/span>in <\/span>heaven:<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Corinthians <\/span>6:<\/span>16 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
“<\/span>Or <\/span>do <\/span>you <\/span>not <\/span>know <\/span>that <\/span>if <\/span>anyone <\/span>is <\/span>joined <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>prostitute, <\/span>he <\/span>becomes <\/span>one <\/span>body <\/span>with <\/span>her? <\/span>For, <\/span>as <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>written, ‘<\/span>The <\/span>two <\/span>will <\/span>become <\/span>one <\/span>flesh.'”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If <\/span>a <\/span>believer <\/span>knowingly <\/span>and <\/span>willfully <\/span>sins, <\/span>Satan <\/span>can <\/span>stand <\/span>before <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>say, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Lord, <\/span>this <\/span>person <\/span>claims <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>Yours, <\/span>but <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>deliberately <\/span>broken <\/span>Your <\/span>commands <\/span>which <\/span>You <\/span>revealed <\/span>through <\/span>Your <\/span>Word.\u201d<\/span><\/em> This <\/span>becomes <\/span>a <\/span>valid <\/span>accusation.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>is <\/span>why <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>crucial <\/span>to <\/span>obey <\/span>and <\/span>hold <\/span>fast <\/span>to <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word<\/span><\/strong> daily, <\/span>lest <\/span>the <\/span>devil\u2019s <\/span>accusations <\/span>prevail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Final <\/span>Appeal<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>Bible\u2014<\/span>the <\/span>66 <\/span>books <\/span>inspired <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit\u2014<\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>ultimate <\/span>authority <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>standard <\/span>of <\/span>judgment. <\/span>If <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>not <\/span>yet <\/span>received <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>as <\/span>your <\/span>Savior, <\/span>today <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>time. <\/span>Satan <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>want <\/span>you <\/span>to <\/span>accept <\/span>salvation <\/span>because <\/span>he <\/span>desires <\/span>your <\/span>eternal <\/span>separation <\/span>from <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>God <\/span>offers <\/span>forgiveness, <\/span>new <\/span>life, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>indwelling <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>to <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>repent, <\/span>believe <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>and <\/span>are <\/span>baptized <\/span>in <\/span>His <\/span>name. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>how <\/span>we <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>secure <\/span>and <\/span>assured <\/span>of <\/span>eternal <\/span>life, <\/span>avoiding <\/span>the <\/span>condemnation <\/span>that <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word <\/span>rightly <\/span>pronounces <\/span>against <\/span>sin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summary<\/span><\/h3>\n