After telling us about a whole bunch of people who were into Jesus but not really into Jesus, John gives us a case study of one of them. His name was Nicodemus, and what Jesus says to him in this conversation makes his head spin.

In this section of John, the operating system by which relationships run can be seen in way Jesus interacts with others. If you want to have healthy wise relationships you will need to be well attuned to the way it works.

Jesus is the true temple – the meeting place of God and humanity. As the true temple, he was the one most qualified to deal with the racket going on in the physical temple – the selling and buying of goods. 

In this section of John’s gospel (John 2:1-11), Jesus is at a wedding when a serious catering problem arises. Before long, Jesus gets involved, and in doing so his intervention becomes exhibit A in who he is.

In this opening account of Jesus’ interactions with people, we see his personhood on display. He engages in conversation with others, they become his disciples, and he speaks into them.