Author Archives: LeGrand Baker

John 11:1-45 — Lazarus whom Jesus loved – LeGrand Baker

Posted on March 26, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

This is a story whose simple beauty makes it one of the most renowned in Christian literature. While its beauty is easy to grasp, its complex meaning seems to be so deeply buried that it cannot be excavated. John uses … Continue reading →

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John 11:43-44 & Hymn of the Pearl & others — LeGrand Baker)

Posted on March 20, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

Before we discuss the story of Lazarus, there is some background material we should examine. These are the stories we will visit: (1) Lazarus coming from the tomb to have his burial clothes removed. (2) A young man (probably Mark) … Continue reading →

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John 10:10 — ‘I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly’ — LeGrand Baker

Posted on March 14, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

It is difficult to know whether the Savior is talking about an abundant life here or hereafter. But that is probably a moot question, because this life and the next are a continuum. The experience we call death appears to … Continue reading →

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John 10:34-36 & Psalm 82 — ‘Ye are gods…children of the most High’ — LeGrand Baker

Posted on March 4, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of him, … Continue reading →

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John 10:1-42 — The Father and The Son — LeGrand Baker and Benjamin Tingey

Posted on February 29, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

Tucked away in the parable of the Good Shepherd is a great deal of information about Jehovah/Jesus’s relationship with his Eternal Father, and also about our relationship with both of them. Within the parable, Jesus says: 10 I am come … Continue reading →

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John 10:1-18 — The Good Shepherd — LeGrand Baker

Posted on February 20, 2016 by LeGrand Baker

The parable of the Good Shepherd is a beautiful, pastoral allegory about the relationship between the shepherd and his sheep, but it is also much more than that. In its subtext it is about the Savior’s eternal priesthood and kingship. … Continue reading →

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