Peter tells us this happened in the interval between the Savior’s Crucifixion and Resurrection [see 1 Peter 3:18–19]. Perhaps one of the most striking similarities between the ministries of Moses and the Savior is the use of “I Am” statements. [1916], 208). Intimate in that the Savior felt each person’s pains, sufferings, and sicknesses. [1965–73], 1:188). Many Jews of Jesus’s day studied the scriptures, believing that through this study they would have eternal life: “[Ye] search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life” (John 5:39; italics added). Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles testified that Jesus came to earth to “reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven. … To come to earth with such a responsibility, to stand in place of Elohim—speaking as He would speak, judging and serving, loving and warning, forbearing and forgiving as He would do—this is a duty of such staggering proportions that you and I cannot comprehend such a thing. We may wonder how the same group of people who wanted to make Jesus Christ a king one day (see John 6:15) could abandon Him the very next day (see John 6:66). Brother! Healing miracles are not wrought in any such manner” (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. Many Jews refused to listen to Jesus because they believed He was not obeying the Mosaic law, which over the centuries had become corrupted. The feeding of the five thousand provided the opportunity for the Savior to teach that He was the Bread of Life, the source of eternal life (see John 6:35, 48). The … “The second Bible testament of Christ is the New Testament, which records His birth, His life, His ministry, His gospel, His Church, His Atonement, and His Resurrection, as well as the testimonies of His Apostles. By going forward in faith, you will find that your faith will increase” (“Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2003, 22). Jesus explained that to eat in the way He was describing meant to “live by [Him]” (John 6:57). John 4:23 - But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. Mrs. B's advanced biology. How could you use Peter’s response (see verses 68–69) to help someone who is struggling with a “hard saying” of the gospel? The Lord saved Israel in Horeb when Moses miraculously brought forth water out of a rock (see Exodus 17; Numbers 20). To better understand what the Savior meant by those words found in John 7:34, see the commentary for John 8:21–24. Acceptance of Jesus as the Christ implies obedience to the laws and ordinances of His gospel” (Jesus the Christ, 342–43). Is this even a salvation issue? Spell. As part of His discourse on His relationship to His Father, Jesus Christ testified that Heavenly Father had “committed all judgment” unto His Son and “given him authority to execute judgment” among men (John 5:22, 27). The golden candelabras, which were 50 cubits tall (approximately 73 feet or 22.25 meters), not only provided light for the celebrations, but they symbolized that Israel was to be a light to those who walked in darkness. Just as men were often identified according to their fathers, so also did Jesus identify Himself according to His own heavenly Father. In addition to being doctrinally rich, chapters 5–7 of John highlight a wide assortment of attitudes toward Jesus Christ, including some of the opposition and hostility that eventually resulted in His death. “Chapter 23: Eternal Truth,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor (2011), 209–18 “Chapter 23,” Teachings: John Taylor, 209–18 Chapter 23. A testimony of tithing comes by paying tithing. … I testify that if you continue in the purposeful process of searching for and accepting spiritual light, truth, and knowledge, it will surely come. John recorded that the Savior declared, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35, 48, 51; italics added). The Savior tried to correct this false belief by teaching that the scriptures, which the Jews looked to as the final authority, testified that eternal life is found not in the scriptures but in following Jesus Christ. She's six years old about to be seven and has blonde hair and brown eyes. He made other similar “I am” statements during His ministry (see John 8:12; 10:9, 11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1). It will not be poured out by a priest on the altar as was done at the Feast of Tabernacles; it will arise and flow miraculously from within the believer. At the pool of Bethesda, the Savior healed a man who had “had an infirmity” for 38 years, and the man was immediately made whole. Those who are of the earth remain under the curse of the law that was imposed on Adam for his sin. CHAPTER 20 *. 3:3). My title for this lesson is "Special Days". A testimony of the efficacy of prayer comes through humble and sincere prayer. However, when men do not want to believe something, no amount of evidence is sufficient to convince them. Jesus had been teaching in the Court of Women when the Pharisees brought to Him the woman caught in adultery. They did not believe what Peter testified in Acts 4:12, saying. What does it mean to partake of the “bread of life”? Jesus never claimed to be both Father and Son. We are only able to do what we do because of your support. He did something no one else could do. As Jesus taught people about “the bread of life,” He drew upon the background of His listeners. 1 Cor. 18 I am He who testifies of Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies of Me.” 19 And so they were saying to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”. LIFE-STUDY OF JOHN MESSAGE TWENTY-THREE THE NEED OF THE DEAD—LIFE’S RESURRECTING (1) The case of raising Lazarus from the dead is certainly a wonderful case. There is nothing of more value to me than the principles of eternal truth. After the healing at the pool of Bethesda, the Jews sought to kill the Savior because the healing had occurred on the Sabbath (see John 5:10, 16, 18). More sacrifices were offered at the temple during this week than during any other religious commemoration. 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