Jesus the Great I Am - The Vine (Vogel SP)
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Jesus said in John 8:58: “before Abraham was, I Am.”
Such an extremely significant statement!
By making that statement Jesus is stating unequivocally that He is God.
Not like God.
Not equal to God — God.
So, in John 8:58 we have the foundation for another 8 “I AM” statements in the Gospel of John.
The “I Ams” of the Gospel of John:
Which total 9 when you count the original John 8:58 passage
The 9 “I AM” statements of John’s gospel are:
“I am” (8:58)
“I am the Messiah” (4:26 NLT)
“I am … the bread of life” (6:35).
4. “I am … the light of the world” (8:12; 9:5).
5. “I am … the gate” (10:7, 9).
6. “I am the good shepherd” (10:11).
7. “I am the resurrection and the life” (11:25).
8. “I am the way and the truth and the life” (14:6).
9. “I am the true vine” (15:1).
John 15:1–11 (LSB) “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine-grower. 2 “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He cleans it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit from itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. 7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. 9 “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 10 “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. 11 “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.