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I AM the Resurrection and the Life (John 11)

Read John 11. Jot down any insights you may have.

Would you describe yourself more as a subjunctive person (thinking of what might have been or might yet be) or an indicative person (thinking of what is to be done)?

Verse 20: In what ways might Martha have heard that Jesus was coming?

The Greek word the NIV translates as “meet” in verse 20 often refers to a meeting in which conflict is expected. Do you think it might have that significance here? Why or why not?

Read verses 21-22. Do you think Martha was hoping Jesus would raise Lazarus when she said, “I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask”? What is the reason for your answer?

What did Jesus mean by saying, “I AM the resurrection” (v. 25)? How do you think Martha understood his statement?

What is the connection between Jesus being the resurrection and Jesus being the life? (cf. 1 John 5:12, 20)

When Jesus says that the person who believes in him will live, even though he dies (verse 25), to what is he referring?

How can Jesus say that the person who believes in him (v. 26) will never die?

Jesus asked Martha if she believed this (that he was the resurrection and the life and that those who believe in him will not die). She answered, “Yes.” Do you think she had a clear understanding of what Jesus meant?

Read John 11:33-35. Why do you think Jesus wept when he already knew he was going to raise Lazarus?

To what was Jesus referring when he prayed (v. 41), “Father, I thank you that you have heard me”?

Read verse 45. If Jesus had healed Lazarus 4 days earlier, would it have had the same effect on people?

 

Some Eternal Life Texts From John’s Gospel

John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 3:15 that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."

John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.

John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

John 5:39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me,

John 5:40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life.

John 6:27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval."

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

John 6:47 I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.

John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

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