“Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day” means nothing less than your father Abraham longed to see this day, this day right in front of you this very moment – this day when the Word would become flesh, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s plan of salvation launched with Abraham in Genesis chapter twelve.

“Of all Jesus’ disputes with the religious leaders, this one is the most contentious.”

To abide in God’s Word is to enter into it frequently, faithfully, and thoughtfully

“Jesus Christ is not only bread and water for our life’s journey through the wilderness of this world, Jesus Christ is also the light we follow so that we will not get off-track, so that we will not get lost and perish, so that we shall arrive safely at our life’s Promised Land, which is nothing less than the eternal Kingdom of God.”

“only standard of judgment over our lives that really matters is the one by which we are judged by God – not the standards by which we judge ourselves and others.”

“The Spirit of God, says John, is a gift which Jesus gives to those who believe. “