Jesus in the Gospel of John

I recently read a quote that made me think: in the Jesus of the Gospels it is not ‘self-consciousness’ that strikes us, but God-consciousness. Throughout the story we get the impression of one who, with all His high claims, kept thinking far less of Himself than of the Father. Even in Him—or should we say, … Read more

Rivers of Living Water (John 7:37-39)

The following passage in John 7 has baffled me for a long time. 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”[c] 39 By this he meant the … Read more

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