(REFLECTIONS ON John 8:12-30) 12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” The light of the world? Doesn’t the world already have light? There is light from the sun. There is light […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 8:1-11) Jesus came to the temple, where all the people were coming to Him, and He sat down and began to teach them. Although what followed were the scribes and the Pharisees trying to teach Jesus a lesson by testing Him so that they might have grounds for accusing Him, however as Jesus […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 7:25-53) A consistent theme in the Gospel of John is about the timing of Jesus’ life, ministry, and death. We read repeatedly in the Gospel of John that His hour had not yet come (Ref. John 2:4, 7:30, 8:20). It is only until the time is right that we read that the hour […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 7:1-24) We read in today’s Scripture that the Jews were seeking to kill Jesus (v.1). This is in reference to what occurred in John 5 when Jesus healed the sick man on the Sabbath, saying to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” (John 5:8) The Jews, refers to the Jewish […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 6:60-71) “I am the bread of life,” Jesus said. This caused many to stumble, meaning to be offended, shocked, and even disgusted. To eat His flesh and to drink His blood, for a people that do not eat blood, for the life is in the blood, how could this be what Jesus is […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 6:22-59) In the Gospel of John, Jesus frequently challenges those He is speaking with by taking the physical and material things of this world and speaking spiritual truth into them. Yes, we live in the world, and so we are familiar with the things of this world. Yet, it is for the kingdom […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 6:1-21) In today’s Scripture, as a large crowd followed Jesus, He asked Philip a question, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” Interestingly, the author of the Gospel of John, which he often does, provides us with some spiritual insight. He writes, 6 This He (Jesus) was saying to […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 5:31-47) In the context of John 5, we must keep in mind that Jesus is responding to the Jews accusing Him of healing on the Sabbath. It is in the context of these accusations that Jesus responds in courtroom fashion to the legitimacy of His actions and calling God His Father. In doing […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 5:17-30) Although the Jews were mainly concerned with Jesus’ healing on the Sabbath in John 5, Jesus was concerned with greater things, that is the work of His Father. It reminds us that our faith is dealing with greater matters than we often times “use” it for. Our life of faith should take […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 5:1-12) 10 So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.” As Jesus continued to move, to work, to do the Father’s will, He continued to show the rules according to the kingdom of God in […]