Enduring Word John 18 (2024)

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What is the main point of John chapter 18? ›

This chapter records the events on the day of the Crucifixion of Jesus, starting with the arrest of Jesus the evening before (in Judaic calculation, this would be considered part of the same day). The three denials of Peter (John 18:15–18;25–26) are interwoven into the narrative concerning the trials of Jesus.

Truth is the one who stands on trial before Pilate. Following the assigned text is Pilate's question, “What is truth?” (18:38). We have heard the true witness of the text. Truth is standing before us in Jesus Christ.

Essentially, God tells Jesus that it is his will for Christ to save all of his children. In John 18:8-9 Jesus Christ offered Himself to His enemies if they would let His disciples go free. This ensured the immediate physical safety of the Apostles, who would become the leaders of the Church following Jesus's death.

When God revealed Himself to Moses, He identified Himself as "I Am" (Exodus 3:14). This summarizes God's nature as the only uncreated, eternal, always-existing being: He just is, because He must be.

The remark made here reiterates that Jesus' accusers have no evidence against Him. If they did, they would have been able to "bear witness about the wrong." Simply defending Himself by pointing out that there is no evidence is not worthy of assault.

In all these circ*mstances our Lord Jesus is still telling us, “Put your sword away!” Second, the cup. Jesus went on to say, “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” He was talking about the cup of humiliation, suffering and death.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a son of perdition is a person who will not take part in the glory of God in the afterlife.

Context Summary

Much as a courtroom prosecutor might ask an accused to explain their actions, the high priest gives Jesus an opportunity to confess what He has taught. Yet, as Jesus points out, everyone there already knows what He has been teaching.

"This," as referenced here, is the fact that Roman soldiers, not Jerusalem's priests, will be the ones to put Jesus to death. This is something Christ has already predicted in detail (Matthew 20:18–19; Luke 18:32).

Jesus accepts being described as "King" but denies that His current purpose is earthly rule. A mob assembled by Jesus' enemies reject Pilate's attempt to free Jesus.

What is the meaning of John 18 4? ›

Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 18:4. Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, Jesus was fully aware of everything that would happen to Him. All four gospels indicate that He was fully knowledgeable of what was about to happen.

John 18:28–40 describes Jerusalem's religious leaders taking Jesus to the local Roman governor. While Jewish authorities are allowed punish blasphemers, Roman law will not let them administer the death penalty. Jesus is too well-liked to be assassinated, so His enemies will attempt to paint Him as a rebel against Rome.

John's theme of life- eternal life, comes up again and again. One could argue this is his main purpose: to demonstrate Jesus as the source of eternal life.

In a lighthouse outside London, John undergoes purification for "eating civilization." Fasting, whipping himself, and vomiting, John strives to exorcise the guilt he feels for Linda's death and his horror of sexual contact with Lenina.

John 1: Jesus as the Word and the First Disciples

The glorious, divine presence that hovered over the ark of the covenant became a human, Jesus. This leads us to his last claim that the one true God of Israel consists of God the Father and the Son, who has become human to reveal the Father to us.

The rooster's crow brought our Lord's words to Peter's mind (Mark 14:72), and through Peter's meditation on Jesus' prediction and his failure, the Spirit worked contrition in his heart.