Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus openly presents himself as the divine Son of God, not hiding his identity as he does in The Gospel According to Mark. Thus, the author of John’s Gospel does not merely narrate a series of events but singles out details that support an ordered theological interpretation of those events.

According to the Gospel of Luke, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were relatives. Some scholars maintain that John belonged to the Essenes, a semi-ascetic Judaic sect who expected a messiah and who practiced ritual baptism. John used baptism as the central symbol or sacrament of his pre-messianic movement.

God the Father is a title given to God in various religions, most prominently in Christianity. In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the third person, God the Holy Spirit.

John’s gospel is different from the other three in the New Testament. That fact has been recognized since the early church itself. Whereas in the three synoptic gospels Jesus actually eats a passover meal before he dies, in John’s gospel he doesn’t. The last supper is actually eaten before the beginning of passover.

The so-called “spiritual gospel” which presents Jesus as the “Stranger from Heaven,” stands apart from the other three. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

In his commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke, John Calvin states that the old wineskins and the old garment represent Jesus’ disciples, and the new wine and unshrunk cloth represent the practice of fasting twice a week. Fasting this way would be burdensome to the new disciples, and would be more than they could bear.

Nicodemus

Nonetheless, it is probable that he wielded a certain influence in the Sanhedrin. Finally, when Jesus is buried, Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes—about 100 Roman pounds (33 kg)—despite embalming being generally against Jewish custom (with the exceptions of Jacob and Joseph).

After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

Christians believe that there is only one God, whom they call Father as Jesus Christ taught them. They recognise Jesus as the son of God and believe God functions as a Trinity.

Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

The Church teaches that following the example of Jesus helps believers to grow more like him, and therefore to true love, freedom, and the fullness of life. The focus of a Christian’s life is a firm belief in Jesus as the Son of God and the “Messiah” or “Christ”.

The easy way to reach God’s feet is through total surrender, and this is known as saranagati.

Brahmamuhurtha occurs during the Vata phase of the morning, between 2:00am and 6:00am, and Yoga masters state that the best time to meditate is one and a half hours before dawn, because the mind is inherently still at that time, enabling one to achieve a deeper meditative state.

Fasting is a regular feature of the Hindu religion but few Hindus insist on fasting in hospital. Fasting is commonly practised on new moon days and during festivals such as Shivaratri, Saraswati Puja and Durga Puja. Some fasts may only require abstinence from certain foods.

Many Hindus believe that certain days of the week are dedicated to a particular deity and will observe fast to honour that particular deity. For example, devotees of Lord Śiva tend to fast on Mondays, while devotees of Lord Viṣṇu tend to fast on Thursdays. Many Hindus fast on certain days of the month.