Men read the Gospel of John and think they’ve found their trump card. They wave around verses like John 1:1 and John 10:30, certain they have proven Jesus is God Himself. They use it as a weapon in theological debates. In doing so, they prove they are as blind as the Pharisees John wrote about, obsessed with the letter and completely dead to the Spirit.
The Gospel of John is the most profound and most misunderstood book in the entire collection. It is not a historical biography. It is a spiritual meditation on consciousness itself. It is the roadmap from the ego-mind to the Christ-mind.
1. "I AM": The State of Divine Consciousness
The core of John's message is in the "I AM" statements. "I am the bread of life," "I am the light of the world," "I am the way, the truth, and the life." The religious mind hears this and thinks Jesus, the man, is making exclusive claims about his personal identity. This is a profound misunderstanding.
"I AM" is the name of God, the name of pure, unconditioned Being. It's what was revealed to Moses at the burning bush. When Jesus says "I AM," he is not saying, "I, the carpenter from Nazareth, am these things." He is pointing to a state of consciousness, a state of direct knowing and oneness with the Father, that is accessible to humanity. He is demonstrating the destination. He is saying that when you let go of your personal ego-story ("I am Peter," "I am angry," "I am a sinner"), you can awaken to the "I AM" presence within you. That presence is the way, the truth, and the life.
This is why he could say, "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these" (John 14:12). He wasn't setting himself up as a unique, unrepeatable God-man. He was demonstrating the potential of every Son of God who awakens to their true identity.
2. The Word (Logos) is Not a Book
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1:1). Theologians have built entire careers twisting this verse. The "Word" is the Greek Logos. It means the divine Reason, the underlying intelligence and principle of creation. It is the silent, living vibration of God that holds all things together.
It is not the Bible. To worship the Bible as the Word of God is idolatry. It is to worship the signpost instead of following the road. Jesus himself condemned this exact error when he told the Pharisees, "You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." (John 5:39-40). The book points to the living reality; it is not the reality itself. The true Word of God is the living Spirit within your heart.
3. "The Father is Greater Than I"
John's Gospel is the clearest refutation of the man-made Trinity doctrine, for those with ears to hear. Jesus constantly and consistently points away from himself to the Father. He is not the source; he is the perfect expression of the Source.
- "My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all." (John 10:29)
- "The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing." (John 5:19)
- The most direct statement of all: "If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." (John 14:28)
How much clearer can it be? The relationship is one of perfect sonship, not of co-equal identity. Jesus is the Son of God, not God the Son. He is the way to the Father. The goal is not to stop and worship the Son, but to follow his path to the same unity with the Father that he himself demonstrated.
John's Gospel is an invitation to be "born again" (John 3:3), not into a religious system, but into a new state of consciousness. It is a call to stop thinking about God and to start knowing God through the direct, inner experience of the "I AM" presence. It's a call to stop worshipping the signpost and start walking the path.