The Carson Center Podcast

Pictures of Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life (John 11:1–53)

Episode Summary

Don Carson explores Jesus's response to Lazarus's death in John 11, highlighting his love and sovereignty, and emphasizing the broader implications for resurrection and salvation.

Episode Notes

In this lecture, Don Carson discusses John 11, focusing on Jesus's delayed response to Lazarus's illness and subsequent death. Carson highlights the irony in this account, illustrating how Jesus's actions reveal his sovereignty over death and his role as the resurrection and the life, ultimately pointing to his future sacrifice. Carson reflects on the broader implications of Jesus's death and resurrection, underscoring the fulfillment of God's plan for salvation.

He teaches the following:

• Why understanding Jesus's claim as the resurrection and the life requires seeing it in the context of unfolding irony
• How Jesus demonstrated his love by delaying his response to Lazarus's death
• The narrative framework highlights Jesus's love for Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
• The mixed responses to Jesus's actions from the Jewish audience
• The fulfillment of Caiaphas's prophecy reveals that Jesus's death is also for the scattered children of God
• Jesus's resurrection power has an ongoing impact, both in individual lives and in future resurrection on the last day