The Spirit of God through faith produces a new life in the soul. The thoughts and desires are brought into obedience to the will of Christ

Nicodemus viewed the signs themselves as evidence of Jesus’ divine calling but did not see them as pointing to Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah.

Philip was from Bethsaida, as were Andrew and Peter. He found his friend, Nathaniel, and told him about Jesus. John the Baptist had called Jesus “the Lamb of God.

Two disciples of John the Baptist were standing with him when Jesus walked by. John declared, “ ‘Behold the Lamb of God!’ ” (John 1:36

The prophet’s mind was directed to the words of Isaiah, ‘He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter.’ Isa. 53:7.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 136.

He was sent from God to bear witness to the Light and to prepare for the coming of the Messiah (John 1:6–8)

“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God’ ” (John 3:3, NKJV).

In John, the idea of glorifying Jesus is linked to the concept of His hour; that is, the time of His death (compare with John 2:4, John 7:30, John 8:20, John 12:23–27, John 13:1, John 16:32, and John 17:1). The cross is His hour of glory.

But the glorious side of the cross is especially presented in Luke and John (Luke 23:32–47, John 19:25–30).

‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’ ” This human, dark side of the cross is particularly presented in Matthew and Mark (Matt. 27:46, Mark 15:34, NKJV)