It helps to embrace that John’s gospel is different than the other gospels, known as the synoptic gospels. All four gospels tell Jesus’ story, but from a different vantage point. John tends to be more concerned with showing Jesus’ majesty than following a strict timeline of how events may have happened. Keep that in mind as you read John’s account.
John shows us from the start that Jesus is the Creator, Son of God. In the first chapter, Jesus has been identified as the Word, the Messiah, the Lamb of God, the Son of Man, and a rabbi. All of that before his ministry begins in the second chapter with the events of the wedding feast. Jesus’ power was clearly seen when huge jugs of water suddenly became wine at his command. Continue reading “John 2:1-25 – Jesus’ Power”
