“When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.” John 13: 31-35 How does betrayal lead to glorification? What Jesus was about to face was the greatest humiliation one could experience from human perspective. Yet, he described it as the hour of glory. Men …
“And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified… If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.” Jn 12: 23-26 Talking about following Christ, there is another perspective that …
John 12:24-26 “If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.“ To understand this better, let us follow a literal interpretation of what Jesus said. Here are the two main points: Application Questions
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Lk 14:25-33 Selfishness is at the heart of …
Mk 12:28-34 This enquirer Scribe seemed to have a genuine concern and his question was not put forward to test Jesus. We do not know what response he expected to get from the LORD but he had observed that Jesus gave good answers to all who disputed with Him. “Which of the commands was the …
