The book of John.

The book of John is not his. It's ours.

Matthew, Mark, and Luke have done a great job of showing us what Jesus did and what He said. But let’s be real—who was He really? Was He just a miracle worker, a great teacher, or something more?

Well, who better to answer that question than the disciple whom Jesus loved the most and trusted with His own mother—John (John 19:26-27)? This guy had the inside scoop. And in the book of John, he unpacks who Jesus was in a pretty unique way. Let’s call it the Sevens. (And no, not the rugby kind, although that would be fun, too.) 😄


John lines up seven witnesses to testify to who Jesus was:

- John the Baptist (1:29),

- Nathaniel (1:49),

- Jesus Himself (8:58),

- Peter (6:68-69),

- Martha (11:27),

- Thomas (20:28),

- John (21:24).


Then, just to make sure you’re paying attention, John gives us seven miraculous works of Jesus:

- Turning water into wine (2:1-11),

- Healing the nobleman’s son (4:46-54),

- Healing the crippled man at Bethesda (5:1-9),

- Feeding the 5,000 (6:1-14),

- Walking on water (6:16-21),

- Healing the blind man (9:1-7),

- Raising Lazarus from the dead (11:38-44).


Just when you think you’ve seen it all, John drops the seven "I AM" statements from Jesus Himself:

- "I am the bread of life" (6:35),

- "I am the light of the world" (8:12),

- "I am the door of the sheep" (10:9),

- "I am the good shepherd" (10:11),

- "I am the resurrection and the life" (11:25),

- "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (14:6),

- "I am the true vine" (15:1).



In John's account, you don’t just see what Jesus did—you see who He was. His humanity shines in moments like when He wept for Lazarus (11:35), but His divinity is undeniable when He says, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (8:58). 


There’s more where that came from, but we’ll uncover it as we dive into reading John.

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