LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DIVINITY
Personal Conversation Paper
Submitted to Professor Kevin Phillips,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
BIBL 323
John
by
Rev. W. Christopher King
July 20, 2020
BIBL 323 Assignment
Personal Conversations with Jesus
Contents
Contents.......................................................................................................................................2
John 1...............................................................................................................................................4
First Conversation (John 1:35-42)...............................................................................................4
Second Conversation (John 1:43-45)...........................................................................................4
Third Conversation (John 1:46-51).............................................................................................5
John 2...............................................................................................................................................6
Fourth Conversation (John 2:1-11)..............................................................................................6
Fifth Conversation (John 2:12-25)...............................................................................................7
John 3...............................................................................................................................................8
Sixth Conversation (John 3:1-21)................................................................................................8
John 4...............................................................................................................................................8
Seventh Conversation (John 4:1-28)...........................................................................................8
Eighth Conversation (John 4:29-42)............................................................................................9
Ninth Conversation (John 4:43-54)...........................................................................................10
John 5.............................................................................................................................................11
Tenth Conversation (John 5:12-25)...........................................................................................11
John 6.............................................................................................................................................12
Eleventh Conversation (John 6:1-15)........................................................................................12
Twelfth Conversation (John 6:16-24)........................................................................................13
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Thirteenth Conversation (John 6:25-60)....................................................................................13
Fourteenth Conversation (John 6:61-71)...................................................................................14
John 9.............................................................................................................................................15
Fifteenth Conversation (John 9:1-5)..........................................................................................15
Sixteenth Conversation (John 9:1-34).......................................................................................16
Seventeenth Conversation (John 9:35-41).................................................................................16
Eighteenth Conversation (John 9:40-41)...................................................................................17
John 10...........................................................................................................................................18
Nineteenth Conversation (John 10:1-21)...................................................................................18
Twentieth Conversation (John 10:22-42)..................................................................................18
John 15...........................................................................................................................................19
Twenty- First Conversation (John 15:1-27)..............................................................................19
John 19...........................................................................................................................................20
Twenty- Second Conversation (John 19:12-25)........................................................................20
Twenty- Third Conversation (John 19:25-27)...........................................................................21
Twenty- Fourth Conversation (John 19:28-37).........................................................................22
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John 1
First Conversation (John 1:35-42)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Simon bar Jona (Simon Peter)
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Peter was questioning where Jesus lived. After revealing where He was living at that
time, Jesus was calling Simon Peter and Andrew to follow Him.
3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) The Messiah-ship was revealed to Peter from the very beginning. He was also very
powerful in how He “called” them. Jesus literally changed the name of Peter.
4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result)
a) Belief is the result of the conversation. Peter accepted the call, the name change, and
ultimately ended up being an incredible apostle for Christ.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) The deity of Christ reveals itself, all we have to do is pay attention.
Second Conversation (John 1:43-45)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Phillip
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus was calling Phillip to follow Him.
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3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus was written about by Moses. He was indeed born in Nazareth and was the stepson
of Joseph.
4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result)
a) The result of the conversation was Phillip following Jesus as one of His disciples. This
was definitely belief and acceptance of the teachings as Jesus as the Messiah.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) The history of Jesus is documented and even reiterated from other sources both inside
and outside of the Scriptures.
Third Conversation (John 1:46-51)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Nathanael
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus was calling Phillip to follow Him.
3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus knows every person.
4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result)
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a) Nathanael accepted that Jesus was the Messiah and ultimately ended as one of Jesus’
disciples.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus knows all and the omniscience of Jesus doesn’t stop merely because He descended
from Heaven as a baby.
John 2
Fourth Conversation (John 2:1-11)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Mary the Mother of Jesus
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus and His mother were at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. At this wedding, they ran out
of wine. Mary approached Jesus to present the issue to Him because she knew He would
fix it.
3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) He Jesus has miracle working power.
4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Jesus turned water into wine.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus has miracle working power and able to do anything. If His mother had to believe in
Him, then we must as well.
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Fifth Conversation (John 2:12-25)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) The money changers in the temple
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) He was asking why they were turning the temple into a place to take advantage of others.
3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) This reveals that Jesus is human by showing that He does get angry. However, it also
shows His divinity by also showing the relationship with the Father in that the temple
was built for God and by corrupting it, they were not only defiling the temple but
disrespecting the Father as well.
4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Jesus cleaned the people that were in the temple at that time from being there and then
they rebutted “where do you get the authority to do this?” He responded and they kept on
in their unbelief and this was ultimately fueled as part of the accusation at His
crucifixion.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus was fully human and fully man. He experienced emotions much like we do and
reacted while defending right. Also, the holiness of the temple and ultimately the church
building should be taken in a literal since to be revered.
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John 3
Sixth Conversation (John 3:1-21)
6) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Nicodemus
7) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The subject I son how Jesus is a messenger from God and testifies to the Kingdom of
God. He begins to teach salvation and repentance.
8) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) The revelation that comes from this set of scriptures is that Jesus is indeed from God and
how Jesus is sent from God. The context that this set of scriptures is in reveals also the
need for the saving gospel through Jesus Christ.
9) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Nicodemus allowed himself to be changed by the power of Jesus and defends him in
chapter 7. He was ultimately at the tomb helping anoint for the burying of Jesus in
chapter 19.
10) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) The power of Christ can change anyone if they allow Him to and the legacy left can be
one that incredibly impacts others.
John 4
Seventh Conversation (John 4:1-28)
11) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
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a) Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well
12) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The conversation starts off with the simple question of asking for a drink but quickly
turns into how Jesus is the life giving water from a well that will not run dry. He
essentially presents the gospel to her and reveals to her that He is the Messiah.
13) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) .He knows all and nothing can be hid from Him. It also reveals the Messiah-ship of Him
in the eyes of Gentiles.
14) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The woman believed and went to tell others and many believed because of her testimony.
15) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus wants us to worship in in truth with our heart focused on Him and His truths. He
wants us to bare our hearts when we come to Him and not just merely skim the surface
with our laundry list of things for Him to do for our selfishness.
Eighth Conversation (John 4:29-42)
16) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the disciples.
17) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The disciples encourage Him to eat and Jesus turns this toward the reaping and sowing of
the harvest. He then prescribes that they should be out reaping the harvest.
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18) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) He has a heart for missions.
19) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Jesus convinced the woman that she needed to believe and she did. As a result of this, the
disciples ministered to the ones that came to Jesus because of the woman. She sowed and
they reaped.
20) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus is all about letting others know His good news and drawing people to Him.
Ninth Conversation (John 4:43-54)
21) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Royal official at Capernaum
22) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) He was asking Jesus to heal his son who was dying due to sickness. Jesus is using this as
a sign to the other people around.
23) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus has the power to speak power into the life of someone and heal them.
24) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
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a) The man takes Jesus at His word and leaves to go to his son. As the man is on his way,
his servants come to him and explain the boy was okay.
25) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) All it takes is one word from the Master and the problems we have are gone because He
is omnipotent.
John 5
Tenth Conversation (John 5:12-25)
26) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the Jewish leaders.
27) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The conversation is on how Jesus and God are equal. Later in the conversation, He
confirms John as a messenger for God.
28) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) This conversation reveals the equality with God, the authority and power to perform
miracles that Jesus possesses, and the honor and right to judge that the Father has given
to Him.
29) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) There is not any further explanation on the results of this conversation. However, this in
turn is used as accusation later at the trial of Jesus.
30) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
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a) Jesus is equal with God but submits to the Father. Also, that salvation comes in the name
of Jesus and those who do not receive Him will not inherit the kingdom of God.
John 6
Eleventh Conversation (John 6:1-15)
31) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to His disciples.
32) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The disciples are coming to Jesus asking where they could buy food to feed the people
coming to listen to the teaching of Jesus.
33) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus is revealed to have power throughout the Gospels but in particular that nothing is
too great for Him.
34) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) He turns five barley loaves and two fish from a child into enough to feed five thousand
men plus women and children that would have been with them and enough left over to
fill twelve baskets.
35) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) He provides in abundance when the need is there and it’s genuine. There is nothing to
great for Him.
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Twelfth Conversation (John 6:16-24)
36) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to His disciples.
37) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus is walking to them on the water while the disciples were heading across the lake
headed for Capernaum. He is encouraging the disciples to not be afraid.
38) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) He grants peace and encourages us to not be afraid.
39) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The result was that He calmed their fear and the boat landed on dry ground.
40) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) He is the peace speaker and gives us grace to help in our time of need.
Thirteenth Conversation (John 6:25-60)
41) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the people of Capernaum.
42) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The people He had fed were now following Him wanting more. He is presenting the
Gospel to them from a material understanding by relating to what they had just eaten.
43) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
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a) It reveals the deity of Christ by revealing the fact that God provides physical bread just
like He provides spiritual bread. Only through salvation in Christ can one eat this bread.
44) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The Jews began to grumble and many left. They thought it was a hard teaching and that
no one could accept it.
45) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) The Gospel is hard for some to understand and even harder for some to accept. But, if we
do not accept it, we will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Fourteenth Conversation (John 6:61-71)
46) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the disciples.
47) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Upon explaining the truths to the people, Jesus was questioning if the twelve disciples
would want to leave too. They reply no but Jesus begins to focus towards Judas.
48) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) This conversation once again points to the fact that Jesus knows all and can even predict
what is happening since He knows ahead of time.
49) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
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a) The disciples refuse to leave Him. They begin to understand that someone among them is
pretending to love Jesus.
50) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus reveals Himself to those who will listen. Peter was willing to listen and knew that
Jesus gave words of life. There is nothing that Jesus cannot do.
John 9
Fifteenth Conversation (John 9:1-5)
51) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to His disciples.
52) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus explains that blindness is not the result of sin it is that the power of God may be
revealed through him.
53) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus was doing the will of the Father and that we must all do the same while we can for
the day is coming when we will not able to.
54) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) This is tied directly into the next conversation and will be alluded to more on the next
conversational breakdown.
55) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) WE must be actively seeking to share the Gospel with others while we still can.
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Sixteenth Conversation (John 9:1-34)
56) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the blind man.
57) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus gives the blind man explicit instructions to go to the Pool of Siloam and wash.
58) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus’ methods sometimes are weird to the human way. However, He knows what He’s
doing.
59) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The man regained his sight.
60) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) There is miracle working power through faith in Jesus.
Seventeenth Conversation (John 9:35-41)
61) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the, now, former blind man.
62) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus asks the blind man if He believes in the Son of Man and then reveals Himself to the
former blind man.
63) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
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a) Jesus reveals that even when a miracle is performed people still do not always understand
that it was Jesus performing it.
64) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The man worshipped Jesus as the Son of God.
65) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus speaks and miracles happen and we need to worship Him once we understand it
was Him doing it.
Eighteenth Conversation (John 9:40-41)
66) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the Pharisees.
67) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) They are questioning if they are blind too since they saw Him do the miracle.
68) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus replies that they are blind because they cannot see their guilt for casting this man
out.
69) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) There is no further information on this conversation.
70) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
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a) We must see that we are in need of Christ and ask for His forgiveness to be freed of being
blind.
John 10
Nineteenth Conversation (John 10:1-21)
71) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the Pharisees.
72) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus is telling the Pharisees there is only one way to enter into Heaven and that is
through Him. They don’t understand this so he tells them a different way.
73) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus knows the ones who follow Him by name.
74) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The Jews who heard the words were divided and some even claimed He was possessed
by a demon.
75) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus knows us by name and He leads us. Anyone who enters in through Jesus will have
life. He has the power to lay His own life down and take it up again.
Twentieth Conversation (John 10:22-42)
76) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the Jews at the Festival of Dedication.
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77) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) The Jews are asking for Jesus to tell them plainly who the Messiah is. He explains that
He did and they just are not listening.
78) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) The words of Jesus can be confusing sometimes. However, if we believe we must do so
because we feel we need Him not because He does miracles.
79) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The people tried to seize Him but He avoided them.
80) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
No matter what we see, we can choose whether to believe or not. But, we must believe even
without the miracles. Those are just testifying to the fact that He is king.
John 15
Twenty- First Conversation (John 15:1-27)
81) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Jesus is talking to the disciples.
82) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus is teaching them three principles. First, we are to abide in Him and bear fruit.
Second, the world will hate the ones that follow Him but do not worry about it. Third, He
introduces more on the Holy Spirit.
83) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
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a) Jesus is our source of life.
84) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) The disciples ended up being part of the greatest revolution EVER and the creation of the
church.
85) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Without abiding in Jesus, everything we do is for nothing. We must desire to live and
breathe Jesus. Apart from Him, we are worthless. Everything we do should be an
overflow from abiding in Jesus.
John 19
Twenty- Second Conversation (John 19:12-25)
1) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) Pilate
2) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Pilate was questioning if Jesus was indeed the Son of God.
3) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) Jesus didn’t have to answer the questions. Either way, He knew He would be crucified
and that He would experience the pain of crucifixion as this was His mission coming to
earth. Jesus was not of this world and showed that He knew where Pilate’s authority
came from.
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4) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Pilate questioned Him again and ended up finding no fault in Him but due to receiving
pressure from the leaders of his day, Pilate gave Jesus over to be crucified. Pilate
believed that Jesus was who He said He was but was tormented due to his position in the
government.
5) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus power is greater than anything this world has to offer. The authority given to people
of our day is still subject to the authority of Jesus Christ and ultimately God the Father.
Twenty- Third Conversation (John 19:25-27)
6) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) John the son of Zebedee
7) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus knew His time was up and wanted someone to take care of His mother after His
death.
8) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) He had compassion on His mother even His dying breaths. He loved His mother.
9) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) John the disciple took Mary, Jesus’ mother, into his home.
10) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
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a) The extents that He would go to show that same compassion he had on His mother to us
is limitless.
Twenty- Fourth Conversation (John 19:28-37)
11) Question #1: Who is Jesus talking to?
a) The crucifixion guards, his executioners
12) Question #2: What is the subject of the conversation?
a) Jesus was thirsty.
13) Question #3: Does this conversation reveal something about the person (humanity/deity) of
Jesus? If so, what?
a) The fact that Jesus consciously knew He needed to fulfill every prophecy of the
Scriptures shows His desire to prove His love for us by proving that He was indeed the
Messiah.
14) Question #4: What is the result of the conversation? (belief, rejection/unbelief, uncertainty,
clarity, other result).
a) Jesus fulfilled the scripture in Psalm 69:21.
15) Question #5: What is one practical truth that you can learn from this conversation?
a) Jesus was concerned, even in His last moments, with people knowing He was the
Messiah and that He wanted them to believe in Him. He wants to rescue everyone from
the pits of hell.
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