Before continuing in John 8, take a look at the picture above. It's called a "Heat Map". This heat map was configured by a man with a PhD in Informatics. It is a visual way to display the words most used in the book of John. Notice the words that name or describe JESUS:
- JESUS
- God
- Man
- Prophet
- Spirit
- Word
- Son
- Christ
- Name
- Witness
- Truth
- Glory
- Bread
- Life
- Light
- One
- Stone
- Jew
- Lord
- High Priest
Here is the second section of John chapter 8, that we'll focus on today. Several of those popular names/descriptions of JESUS are in this section:
12 When JESUS spoke again to the people, HE said, “I am the LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Whoever follows ME will never walk in darkness, but will have the LIGHT OF LIFE.”
13 The Pharisees challenged HIM, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
14 JESUS answered, “Even if I testify on MY own behalf, MY testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
16 But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the FATHER, who sent ME.
17 In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.
18 I am ONE who testifies for myself; my other WITNESS is the FATHER, WHO sent ME.”
19 Then they asked HIM, “Where is your FATHER?”
“You do not know ME or MY FATHER,” JESUS replied. “If you knew ME, you would know my FATHER also.”
20 HE spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized HIM, because HIS hour had not yet come.
