Liberating Gospels
Freedom in Christ Jesus
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)
John 8:12-20 The Voice12 On another occasion, Jesus spoke to the crowds again. Jesus: I am the light that shines through the cosmos; if you walk with Me, you will thrive in the nourishing light that gives life and will not know darkness. Pharisees: 13 Jesus, what You are claiming about Yourself cannot possibly be true. The only person bearing witness is You. Jesus: 14 Even if I am making bold claims about Myself—who I am, what I have come to do—I am speaking the truth. You see, I know where I came from and where I will go when I am done here. You know neither where I come from nor where I will go. 15 You spend your time judging by the wrong criteria, by human standards; but I am not here to judge anyone. 16 If I were to judge, then My judgment would be based on truth; but I would not judge anyone alone. I act in harmony with the One who sent Me. 17 Your law states that if the testimonies of two witnesses agree, their testimony is true. 18 Well, I testify about Myself, and so does the Father who sent Me here. Pharisees: 19 Where is the Father who testifies on Your behalf? Jesus: You don’t know the Father or Me. If you knew Me, then you would also know the Father. 20 Jesus said all of these things in the treasury while He was teaching in the temple; followers and opponents alike gathered to hear Him, but none of His enemies tried to seize Him because His time had not yet come. For Reflection
"The Pharisees’ challenge in 8:13 shows how much they don’t want to believe – how blinded they are to the light of the world. “Here you are,” they say, “appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.” They were holding on to what it says in Deuteronomy 19:15: “A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.” And Jesus responds in no uncertain terms: “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my own testimony is valid” (8:14).
Anything that is not light needs the light of a witness to illuminate it, defend it, define it, and expose it. But light is light – it doesn’t need light to illumine it – it doesn’t need someone or something else to defend it. Jesus is light. He doesn’t need witnesses to expose him. He doesn’t need arguments to shed light on his divinity. He just shines."
Heidi De Jonge, https://cepreaching.org/commentary/heidi-de-jonge/john-812-20/PrayPray, and let the Holy Spirit guide your life. Pray, and the Holy Spirit fill you with the light of Jesus. Pray and let your light be the only witness you need to the truth.
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