I want to briefly discuss three things that stood out to me as I read this chapter. 1) The damage that occurs when we are selfish: The hostility of the religious leaders toward Jesus we saw in the last chapter has turned into pure evil in chapter twelve. In verses 10-11 they were plotting to… Read More »
Chapter Eight
A book could be written about this chapter of John’s gospel, but I’m going to focus my comments on four things. One, the story of the woman caught in adultery. After her accusers have left, Jesus says to her in verse 11: “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”… Read More »
Chapter Seven
I can’t help but think about modern Americans when I read chapter seven in John’s gospel. It seems that the common people were becoming divided in their opinion of Jesus. Some believed He was the Christ (promised Messiah) or at least a great prophet, while others thought he was crazy. This division is clearly seen… Read More »
Chapter Six
There is so much I could write about in this chapter, but I’m going to focus on the way some people who are interested in following Jesus struggle with some of what He says and ultimately turn away. The chapter begins with a large crowd following Jesus (verse 2). They experience the miracle of Jesus… Read More »
Chapter Four
There is so much in chapter four of John’s gospel about which I could write, but I want to briefly deal with two things that jumped out at me. First, the energy we receive from God when doing His work. Jesus was physically tired, sitting by a well while His disciples had gone into town… Read More »