John 12:36-43 (ESVST) While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light. When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken […]
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John 12:20-36 – Jesus will be lifted up and Glorified
John 12:20-36 (ESVST) 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. There is a bit of a debate around these Greeks that are being referred to here in this verse. Some say these are Gentiles who beleived in the God of the Jews, who might or might not […]
John 12:12-19 – Jesus the King
In the last message, the chief priest had decided that since people were starting to beleive in Jesus because of Lazarus, it was better that Lazarus must also die. Now, the Jews had decided that both Jesus and Lazarus must die. John 12:12-19 (ESVST) 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to […]
John 12:1-11 – Mary Anoints Jesus and the Plot to Kill Lazarus
When we completed chapter 11, it was when the high priest and his jewish council had now finally concluded that they had to kill Jesus. They had even send out a word that if anyone knew where he was, they should inform them. Jesus could no longer walk openly as a result of this. Jesus […]
Was a woman created subordinate to a man? – Part 5
2- Since Jesus paid a ransom for our past, present and future sins, does it mean this punishment in Genesis 3:16 is no longer applicable? Now we all know that Jesus paid with his life so that we don’t. We all know that Jesus died on the cross so that we don’t have to die. […]
Was a woman created subordinate to a man? – Part 4 – 1 Cor 14:34-35 & 1 Tim 2:11-14
Paul in 1 Cor 14:1-33a speaks of tongues and prophesies, which one is better, how each one is used, the reason for each and how they must be used in an orderly fashion in church. In verses 34-35, he speaks directly to women in church and in verses 36-40, he defends his staments that he […]
Was a woman created subordinate to a man? – Part 3 -1 Cor 11:1-12
This is what we finally concluded in Part 2 of this series: Although, the woman was created equal but opposite to a man (Part 1), as part of the punishment, God decided that the woman will desire to control her husband but she will not succeed because, the man will have dominion or authority over […]
Was a woman created subordinate to a man? Part 2
In the last post we clearly showed that a woman was indeed created equal but opposite to a man. We saw that both women and men equally need each other in order to equally comply with God’s instructions of being fruitful, to multiply and rule. Something happened after the creation and this is something that […]
Was a woman created subordinate to a man? Part 1
This is by far these days the most controversial topic in the world of Christianity. We have churches split on those that believe that men and women are equal in all respect and those that believe the opposite. There are women groups that are fighting for women’s rights with some men saying, it is unbiblical. […]
Man made gods: Luck and Coincidence
One of the basic believes of every Christian is and should be that God is in control of everything on earth and in heaven. God is in control of both good and evil. Our consistent failure to live up to this believe, has allowed the devil to create for us man made gods such as […]