Wisdom Outline for John's Story 6
The following is a flow of the wisdom statements of John’s Story 6:
Focus
—John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison.
Story
“No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.
Reflection
For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.” 31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony. 33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified this, that God is true. 34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.
Wisdom
he would have given you living water.”
Appropriating the Wisdom
those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.
In this Story, the writer of John’s gospel has placed a sentence at the beginning of the wR (wisdom statement of the Reflection section) that helps us see the flow of wisdom through these five statements: Jesus increases while John decreases. I personally think that this was the second step in how the disciples who were scribes formed each of the Stories written in the literary form of the parable. Certainly, in this initial wisdom outline it was necessary that the wAW (wisdom of the Appropriating the Wisdom section) is how or why the wW (wisdom statement of the Wisdom section) was put into practice. What do I think was the first step? The story statement of the Story section! Remember the purpose of any parable: We must first reflect on our story, the position of our heart. For only then, upon hearing the wisdom for doing so, can we put that wisdom into practice.
Focus
—John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison.
Story
“No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.
Reflection
For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.” 31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony. 33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified this, that God is true. 34 He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.
Wisdom
he would have given you living water.”
Appropriating the Wisdom
those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.
In this Story, the writer of John’s gospel has placed a sentence at the beginning of the wR (wisdom statement of the Reflection section) that helps us see the flow of wisdom through these five statements: Jesus increases while John decreases. I personally think that this was the second step in how the disciples who were scribes formed each of the Stories written in the literary form of the parable. Certainly, in this initial wisdom outline it was necessary that the wAW (wisdom of the Appropriating the Wisdom section) is how or why the wW (wisdom statement of the Wisdom section) was put into practice. What do I think was the first step? The story statement of the Story section! Remember the purpose of any parable: We must first reflect on our story, the position of our heart. For only then, upon hearing the wisdom for doing so, can we put that wisdom into practice.
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