When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever. Pilate is really a chicken at heart like most all of Jesus detractors and many of His disciples. It is our earthbound fear that controls so many of the stupid decisions we make. Our fearful, finite, earthbound perspective rules our hearts and determines our … Continue reading Chicken Hearted – John 19:8
Category: John
Questioning – John 18:23
“If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit Me?” Jesus opens up even His direct accusers and eventual murderers with a question. Even as He is being marched to His death He is approaching people in such a way as to open them … Continue reading Questioning – John 18:23
Speaking Openly – John 18:20-21
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered him. “I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple complex, where all the Jews congregate, and I haven’t spoken anything in secret. Why do you question Me? Question those who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said.” The irony … Continue reading Speaking Openly – John 18:20-21
In My Name – John 14:13-14
Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. 'In my Name' - according to the character, nature, being and essence of Who Christ is. It is the Name of Christ that … Continue reading In My Name – John 14:13-14
Believing and Receiving – John 13:20
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” To receive a believer in Christ, one whom Jesus has sent, is to receive Christ Himself. To receive Christ Himself is to receive God the Father. Thus, as we receive our … Continue reading Believing and Receiving – John 13:20
Purpose, Origin and Destiny – John 13:3
Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, that He had come from God, and that He was going back to God. He knows His purpose, His origin and His destiny. These guide His actions just as they guide the actions and words of all of us. How did we get here? … Continue reading Purpose, Origin and Destiny – John 13:3
Blasphemy- John 10:33
“We aren’t stoning You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You — being a man — make Yourself God.” He absolutely did not ‘make Himself God’. He is the Eternal God and always has been. He is the infinite starting point necessary for this finite existence of ours. He … Continue reading Blasphemy- John 10:33
