he has seen and heard; he bears witness to these things, but no one accepts his testimony.
Whoever does receive his testimony acknowledges the truthfulness of God. The one sent by God speaks
God’s words, and gives the Spirit unstintingly. The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything
into his hands. Whoever believes in the Son lives with eternal life; but he who will not believe in the Son
will never know life, and always faces the justice of God.”
Reflection:
Contrasts are meant to highlight the differences of two variables.
Here Jesus uses the art of contrast to drive His point. The gist is that He
comes from the Father and speaks of His own intimate encounter with Him. All
others speak from their own little knowledge and scarce experience of the Father.
Thus He is the most credible among all who speaks of the Father. May we always
listen to Jesus’ voice and distinguish it from among other voices who pretends
to be God’s spokesperson here on earth.
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