Jesus reminded us of the vine, so full with symbolism. As we saw yesterday it symbolises the people of Israel, the Coming King, The Messiah. In Jesus’ analogy of the vine we find Messiah and the true Israel. But more than that we have a …
Bible Gem 99 – Knowing Our Place (John 15:5)
Bible Gem 98 – The Richness of the Vine Analogy (John 15:1-8)
The obvious connections that spring to mind with the vine in John’s Gospel are the changing of water to wine at the wedding in Cana and the wine of the Last Supper. Some have supposed that this discourse was delivered in the room where the …
Bible Gem 97 – I am the True Vine (John 15:1)
This is the last of the I am ‘something” references in John. The equative “I am” clauses, equate Jesus with some symbolic aspect of life which connects him to Messiah and to Old Testament symbols. Have a look at them, bread of life. Living water, …
Bible Gem 96 – A Gem in the Midst of the Love Theme (John 14:21-15:27)
Let’s return to John’s love theme. Well it is Jesus’ actually; John is just recording it for Him. Where does Bible doctrine come from? How is it that theologians say “this” and ‘that” about certain Bible themes? How can they talk about the doctrine of …
Bible Gem 95 – The Blank Cheque (John 14:14)
Yes, ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it! John 14:14 Wow that is like being given a blank cheque on which we can fill in the details of what we need. Is it really like that? Can we really ask …
Bible Gem 94 – Greater works than Jesus (John 14:12)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” John 14:12 What does this verse actually mean? The most probable meaning of the …
Bible Gem 93 – Have you Been with Me so Long and don’t Know Me (John 14:9)
We saw yesterday when Jesus said I am the way, he was saying He is the way to the Father, to God. Jesus told them. “No one can come to the Father except through Me. If you had really known Me, you would know who …
Bible Gem 92 – I AM the Way, the Truth, the Life (John 14:6)
Here is another of those I AM sayings with a complement. Note I wrote complement and not compliment. In this case three of them: I am the way; I am the truth; I am the life! I am the way to where? – the way …
Bible Gem 91 – and it was Night (John 13:30)
“You will believe that I AM the Messiah” – because you will see I knew of this beforehand. Most of us think the other disciples knew or suspected Judas of betrayal. In fact John was not very charitable toward him in John 12:6, but seemingly, …
Bible Gem 90 – How Impressive is That! (John 13:1-21)
Now that the public revelation has taken place it is time for the Messiah to “return to the Father”. Jesus knew that the Father had given Him authority over everything and that He had come from God and would return to God. Knowing that, Jesus …