John 12:44–50
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age of boutique spirituality, where men fashion for themselves gods that are convenient, therapeutic, and, above all, manageable. The modern world is quite happy to have a Jesus, provided he is a Jesus of their own making. They will accept a Jesus who is a gentle moral teacher, a revolutionary sage, or a personal life coach. They want a Jesus who affirms them, a Jesus they can edit, a Jesus whose difficult sayings can be dismissed as culturally conditioned artifacts. In short, they want a Jesus who does not intrude, a Jesus who does not make absolute claims, a Jesus who stays in his lane. But the Jesus of the Scriptures will not be managed. He refuses to be one option among many on a spiritual buffet line. As John brings the public ministry of Jesus to a close, he records for us this final, thunderous, public declaration.