These two miracles are recorded by John to be signs pointing to Jesus’ greatness.  We know that Jesus is the Lord of All, since he is able to provide for his people and control all of nature.
Throughout the Bible, food is often regarded as a blessing from God.  For example, Solomon says, “I commend joy, [...]

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John’s purpose in this passage of scripture is to convince us that Jesus is the Son of God, is himself God, and therefore equal to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit in power and glory.  Jesus is fully and completely God. We should believe that Jesus must be God, since he does the [...]

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October 5, 2008
The Jewish leaders did not get mad at the lame man because he was carrying his mat, nor did they get mad at Jesus for healing the man.  They got mad because of when the man was carrying the mat and when Jesus healed the man.  These things occurred on the Sabbath, and [...]

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