God-centered resources from the ministry of John Piper

This week's message: "The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus' Hands "

Is John the Baptist still speaking in John 3:31-36, or is it now John the Gospel writer?

Whichever John it is, it's clear what he's doing: lifting up the unique and extraordinary person and work of Jesus as the Gospel of John does again and again. The reader who keeps pleading, "Show me your glory!" should not be disappointed.

In John 3:31-36, Jesus is lifted up as 1) coming from God, 2) being full of God, and 3) speaking and ruling as God. Jesus is perfectly united with his Father—so united that the pathway to eternity divides with Jesus. Those who embrace Jesus have eternal life. Those who reject him remain under the wrath
of God.