Episode Summary
In this episode of Witnessing Christ from the New Testament, Jon and Molly discuss John 7–10.
This podcast episode covers the following:
- John 7:1–53; 8:1–59; 9:1–41; 10:1–42
- Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
- Jesus Teaches at the Festival
- Division Over Who Jesus Is
- Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
- Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
- Dispute Over Who Jesus Is
- Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are
- Jesus’ Claims About Himself
- Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
- The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
- Spiritual Blindness
- The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
- Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims
- Key concepts in this episode include:
- What does it mean when Jesus says “I am”?
- What does it mean to do the “will of God”?
- What can we learn from the story of the adulterous woman?
- How are we, as children of God, set free?
- What did it mean when Jesus said, “The blind will see”?
- How can we explain that Jesus is the gate? The good shepherd?
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Share this conversation starter with your LDS friend:
There is just one door to God. Just one door to heaven. It should be locked, right?
When you think of how sinful we human beings are… When you look around at all the corruption in our world… When you’re honest about all the evil in your own heart… That door to God and heaven should be locked tight.
But it’s not. It’s open to you and to me.
Because here’s Jesus’ promise: “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture” (John 10:9).
Isn’t that amazing? The gate to heaven is open to all who believe and trust in Jesus’ perfection for us. It’s open because the blood of Jesus paid for all of our sins and won for us eternal life.
Jesus is the gate; whoever enters through him will be saved!
