Author Archives: Covenant Presbyterian

Scripture: John 6:4 (ESV) – “Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.” John includes this detail not simply to timestamp the event, but to set a theological backdrop. The Passover was more than a holiday—it was the memorial of God’s deliverance, the night when the blood of a lamb spared theContinue reading “The Passover Was at Hand”

Scripture: John 6:3 (ESV) – “Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.” Jesus, seeing the crowds approach, retreats—not into hiding, but into purposeful stillness. He goes up the mountain, not to escape, but to teach and prepare. This is a scene of intentional withdrawal, where the noise ofContinue reading “Jesus Went Up the Mountain”

Scripture: John 6:2 (ESV) – “And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.” Here John introduces a large crowd—curious, perhaps desperate—drawn not by Christ’s words, but by the signs. They followed Jesus not in faith, but because of what they saw Him do. ItContinue reading “A Following Fueled by Signs”

Scripture: John 6:1 (ESV) – “After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.” On the surface, this verse appears to be a simple travel notice—Jesus crosses the sea with His disciples. But in John’s Gospel, even movements and geography often carry spiritual meaning.Continue reading “Crossing Over with Christ”

Scripture: John 5:47 (ESV) – “But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?” With this final verse of the chapter, Jesus closes His confrontation with a searching question. He has just said that Moses wrote about Him—now He presses further: If you won’t believe Moses, whom you claim toContinue reading “How Will You Believe My Words?”

Scripture: John 5:46 (ESV) – “For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.” Jesus now makes explicit what was implicit in the previous verse: Moses, whom the religious leaders revered, wrote about Him. If they had truly believed the writings of Moses—not merely read or revered them—they would haveContinue reading “If You Believed Moses”

Scripture: John 5:45 (ESV) – “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.” Jesus delivers a stunning rebuke to the religious leaders. They were accusing Him of blasphemy, rejecting His teaching, and clinging tightly to their identity asContinue reading “The One Who Will Accuse You”

Scripture: John 5:44 (ESV) – “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” Here Jesus uncovers one of the greatest obstacles to faith: the craving for human praise. He asks a piercing question—How can you believe—when your heart is shapedContinue reading “The Glory That Comes from God Alone”

Scripture: John 5:43 (ESV) – “I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.” Jesus exposes a deep inconsistency in the hearts of those confronting Him. Though He comes in the authority and mission of the Father, they refuse toContinue reading “Rejecting the One Who Comes in the Father’s Name”

Scripture: John 5:42 (ESV) – “But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.” In this verse, Jesus offers a devastating but clear diagnosis: “You do not have the love of God within you.” These were men deeply involved in religious life—teachers of the law, students of Scripture, leaders inContinue reading “You Do Not Have the Love of God Within You”