The Seven I AM Sayings in the Gospel of St John

Since 2003 I have written weekly reflections, mostly covering themes that can be found in the Gospel of St John as well as the last series I have just completed, which took three years, which was on The Revelation, the mysterious last book in the Bible. During this time I also wrote a book. The focus of all this work has been to try to make sense of the human I AM which we must all become aware of if we are to become fully aware of who we are as human beings. We don’t need to go to counsellors to find this out, we can do this work ourselves and all that I write seeks to assist you in this work.

I thought that it would be useful to retrace my steps through the first series of reflections I did in 2003 on the seven I AM sayings in John’s Gospel. You can purchase this series for AU$7.50 or US$6.50 delivered as a pdf file. http://esotericconnection.net/Reflections

These I AM sayings give us many clues about how to be more aware of how we experience this I AM every day. If you follow me over the next seven weeks you will discover how these sayings play out in our lives if we can step over the biblical tone in the words and unlock their hidden meaning.

These seven sayings are as follows:
1. I am the Bread of Life
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.” John 6:35
2. I am the Light of the World
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
3. I am the Door of the Sheep
So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them. I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:7-10
4. I am the Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.” John 10:11-18
5. I am the Resurrection and the Life 
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
6. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life 
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; henceforth you know him and have seen him.” John 14:6-7
7. I am the True Vine
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I  in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.” John 15:1-7

In the Bible when the Greek words ego eimi are used for ‘I am’ we can read this to mean the fourth member of our being, the I AM. The fourfold human being comprises physical, etheric or life forces, astral/soul or consciousness and I AM or individuality. The present purpose of evolution is that we become more strongly connected with this I AM and allow it have more influence in daily situations. If we don’t, our habitual soul/astral forces often make life difficult by responding to life in a lower (instinctive) way. The seven I AM sayings show how we can develop ourselves to respond to life in the highest way possible.