THE I AM’S

John’s Gospel has seven or eight “I am” statements – depending on how you count them. The seven are:

1. And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).
2. Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).
3. “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9).
4. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
5. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25).
6. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
7. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1).

There is another (#8) that might be the most important and staggering ‘I am’ of them all: John 8:58:

“I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I am!” Jesus