(REFLECTIONS ON John 9:1-23) In today’s Scripture, we see Jesus and His disciples encounter a man blind from birth. The disciples asked Jesus, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Although we aren’t told how the disciples knew that this man was born blind, and even though the disciples were […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 8:48-59) Previously, the Jewish leaders claimed that Abraham was their father, and that they only have one Father, God. However, in not believing Jesus’ words and accepting Jesus as coming from the Father, it showed that although they claimed God as their Father, that in fact they did not know God. If they […]
(REFLECTIONS ON John 8:31-47) In today’s Scripture, Jesus talks about being free, but His definition of freedom is different than the Jews definition of freedom. This is a pattern that exists throughout the Gospel of John, that Jesus is often defining things differently than those that hear Him speak. Even as today’s Scripture begins stating that […]
(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 […]