The Grands Letter (John/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on January 22, 2026 5:28 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
John 8:12-20, “Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
13 So the Pharisees said to Him, ‘You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true.’
14 Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.’
15 “You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.”
16 “But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.”
17 “Even in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true.
18 “I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”
19 So they were saying to Him, ‘Where is Your Father?’ Jesus answered, ‘You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”
20 These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.”
There is much being said about Jesus today; much of it is wrong. Like the Pharisees in the passage above, multitudes (or so it seems) of so-called preachers are depicting Jesus as they desire to envision Him, rather than the way He actually appears, as set forth in Scripture. A “proof-text” is a statement that purports to be true, but rests completely upon the foundation of the one stating it. Jesus is who He is, as set forth in Scripture—not as those who self-describe Him.
Careful attention to the accusation of the Pharisees reveals the weakness of their statements regarding Jesus. A lot of those same accusations concerning Him prevail today. Man is not the judge; Jesus is! Therefore, we do well when we trust Him instead of those who trust themselves alone. Mankind stumbled and fell. Jesus came to rescue man from his turbulent fall. In whom, then, do you place your trust?
Heartily in Christ,
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need, until He becomes all that we have.” –Corrie ten Boom
