God is True John Calvin: As nothing is more dear to Him than His truth, so we cannot render to Him more acceptable worship than when we acknowledge by our faith that He is true, for then we ascribe that honor which truly belongs to Him. John 3:31-36 He who comes from above is above … [Read More...] John 3:31-36

He Must Increase, but I Must Decrease Thomas Watson: The right manner of growth is to grow less in one’s eyes.     John 3:22-30 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water … [Read More...] John 3:22-30

And This is the Judgment A.W. Tozer: Unbelief is actually perverted faith, for it puts its trust, not in the living God but in dying men.   John 3:19-21 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. … [Read More...] John 3:19-21

For God so Loved the World John Chrysostom: The immortal, the infinite Majesty, without beginning or end, loved those who were but dust and ashes, who were loaded with ten thousand sins but remained ungrateful, even as they constantly offended Him. John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, … [Read More...] John 3:16-18

So Must the Son of Man be Lifted Up John Wenham: At the heart of the story stands the cross of Christ where evil did its worst and met its match.   John 3:9-15 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you … [Read More...] John 3:9-15

You Must be Born Again D.L. Moody: The doctrine of the New Birth is the foundation of all our hopes for the world to come. To be born again is the greatest blessing that will ever come to us in this world. John 3:3-8 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one … [Read More...] John 3:3-8

This Man Came to Jesus at Night Harry Ironside: God gave miracles to authenticate the Word, but faith must rest on something far better than miracles.   John 2:23-3:3 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus … [Read More...] John 2:23-3:3

Zeal for Your House will Consume Me A.W. Pink: In raising Himself from the dead He would furnish the final proof that He was God manifest in flesh, and if God, then the One Who possessed the unequivocal right to cleanse the defiled temple which bore His name. John 2:12-22 After this he went down … [Read More...] John 2:12-22

The First of His Signs Charles Haddon Spurgeon: If Christ can turn water into wine by His will, He can do anything and everything. If Jesus has once exercised a power beyond Nature, we may readily believe that He can do it again—there is no limit to His power—He is God and with God all … [Read More...] John 2:1-11

You Will See Greater Things than These F.F. Bruce: Whatever doubts Nathanael had vanished instantly.  The One who manifested such intimate knowledge of his movements and his thoughts was certainly the one to whom the ancient Scriptures pointed forward. John 1:43-51 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said … [Read More...] John 1:43-51