Tuesday of Week 5 of Lent - John 8: 21-30

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Mar 23, 2026

A focused walk through John 8:21-30 exploring Jesus saying "I am" and what being "lifted up" reveals. Short segments contrast heavenly origin and earthly blindness. Discussions highlight Pharisees' misunderstanding, the meaning of dying in sin, and links to Catholic catechism on obedience and resurrection.

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Pharisees Will Die In Their Sins

Jesus warns the Jewish leaders they will "die in their sins" because they will not repent before his ascension.
Logical Bible Study links this to separation from God and suggests it predicts Jerusalem's later catastrophe around 70 AD when leaders might seek him.

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I Am As A Divine Claim

Jesus' phrase "I am" functions as a divine name claim and ties belief in him to forgiveness of sins.
The host notes translations vary between "I am he" and the stronger "I am," which the Catechism reads as Jesus claiming to be God.

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Jesus Teaches What Father Revealed

Jesus says he declares only what he has learned from the Father, emphasizing revelation rather than independent teaching.
The host stresses this shows the intimate, obedient relationship between Father and Son driving Jesus' mission.

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John 8: 21-30- 'When you have lifted up the Son of Man then you will know what I am He.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 211 (in 'a God merciful and gracious')- By giving his life to free us from sin, Jesus reveals that he himself bears the divine name: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will realize that "I AM"." (abbreviated)

-653 (in 'The Meaning and Saving Significance of the Resurrection')- The truth of Jesus' divinity is confirmed by his Resurrection. He had said: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he." The Resurrection of the crucified one shows that he was truly "I AM", the Son of God and God himself (abbreviated).

-1693 (in 'Life in Christ')- Christ Jesus always did what was pleasing to the Father, and always lived in perfect communion with him. Likewise Christ's disciples are invited to live in the sight of the Father "who sees in secret," in order to become "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect."

-2824 (in 'Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven')- In Christ, and through his human will, the will of the Father has been perfectly fulfilled once for all. Jesus said on entering into this world: "Lo, I have come to do your will, O God." Only Jesus can say: "I always do what is pleasing to him." In the prayer of his agony, he consents totally to this will: "not my will, but yours be done" (abbreviated).

-2825 (in 'Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven')- Although he was a Son, [Jesus] learned obedience through what he suffered." How much more reason have we sinful creatures to learn obedience - we who in him have become children of adoption. We ask our Father to unite our will to his Son's, in order to fulfill his will, his plan of salvation for the life of the world. We are radically incapable of this, but united with Jesus and with the power of his Holy Spirit, we can surrender our will to him and decide to choose what his Son has always chosen: to do what is pleasing to the Father.

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