“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.” Deuteronomy 18:15 All true prophets among the Hebrew people were raised up by the Lord. None could become a true prophet by self-will or desire. Israel would have a succession…
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 “The way” indicates that Christ is not merely a way, but rather the only way to God. Through His death and resurrection, Christ went to prepare a place for us in heaven,…
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die…” John 11:25 Christ is “the resurrection” for those who believe and are physically dead, and He is “the life” for those who believe and have not yet died. When Jesus asked Martha…
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.” John 10:14-15 The good shepherd has an intimate knowledge of His sheep, and His own know Him. Jesus also…
“Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,…
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”” John 8:12 In this verse we learn where John first heard the term light used in reference to Christ. He heard it from Christ…
“Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 With the term “I am”, Jesus clearly identified Himself as the source of real life, which lasts forever. “Bread of life” means bread which supplies life. John…
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.” Hebrews 1:1-2 “In various ways” indicates God’s prophetic Word…
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace…
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought…