{"id":9166,"date":"2022-06-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2022-06-03T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:59:06","slug":"jesus-tells-us-who-he-is-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/jesus-tells-us-who-he-is-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Tells Us Who He Is!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Jesus Tells Us Who He Is! 6\/11\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=u9359-123fdcc-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One of the striking features of the Gospel of John is the way he depicts the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.&nbsp;<\/strong>The other gospels usually tell us stories about Jesus. Then, like the disciples, we are left to ask,&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Who is this, that the wind and the sea obey him? Who is this who feeds the multitude on a couple of loaves and a few fish?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But in the Gospel of John, there&#8217;s never a doubt about who Jesus is, because he tells us.\u00a0<\/strong>Usually he does so with a statement that begins with the words,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;I am.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  Put him in a situation and he will clarify who he is and what he has come to do.<br><br><strong>You can put him in the desert surrounded by people who are chronically unsatisfied, and Jesus says,<\/strong><em> <\/em><em>&#8220;I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty&#8221;<\/em>  (John 6:35).\u00a0<br><br><strong>You can put him in the midst of people who are confused, people who ask,<\/strong><em>&#8220;Who are you, Jesus? What makes you different from all the other gurus, rabbis, and religious leaders?&#8221;<\/em>  And Jesus says,\u00a0<em>&#8220;I am the gate for the sheep. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture&#8221;.<\/em> (10:7, 9).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can put him at a graveside, in the midst of grief-stricken people, and Jesus says,<\/strong><em>  <\/em><em>&#8220;I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live&#8221;<\/em>  (11:25).\u00a0<br><br><strong>Or put him in the midst of people who feel disconnected by life&#8217;s difficulties, and Jesus says,\u00a0<\/strong><em>&#8220;I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing&#8221;<\/em>  (15:5).<br><br><strong>In the Gospel of John, in one situation after another, Jesus defines himself and says,\u00a0<\/strong><em>&#8220;This is who I am&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em>In the eighth chapter, Jesus says,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  (8:12).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His words echo the opening words of the Fourth Gospel, where St. John defines the person and work of Jesus in terms of light.\u00a0<em>&#8220;What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people &#8230; The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world&#8221;\u00a0<\/em> (1:3-4, 9).\u00a0<br><br>Jesus says,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;I am the light of the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thanks to Light of the World by William G. 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