John 8:37-47 (ESVST) I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.” Jesus here is still in a conversation or more of an argument with the Jews. Jesus had told them that if they were truly ...
John 8:31-36 (ESVST) 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “ If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus is still in Judea at the temple where he was attending the feast of booths that had ended but he remained preaching to those that were there and since ...
John 8:21-30 (ESVST) So he said to them again, “ I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” Jesus is still in Judea at the temple. The feast of booth has ended and Jesus was preaching to those who were there. He had just told them that he is the light of the world. The ...
Yes, indeed there are Christians who think that God is a liar. I am talking about those that have accepted Jesus as their savior and have been baptized. The sad thing is that within the Christian community, these people are more in numbers than those that believe that God is not a liar. It is shocking that we have more Christians thinking God is a liar, accusing God of making ...
God uses his word to call his children back to himself. Jesus came here to fulfill God’s plan to save us from eternal spiritual death and to brings us back to eternal spiritual life. Jesus’s death and resurrection was the ransom that was required to remove us from eternal spiritual death row. Those of us who believe in Jesus are saved and promised eternal life in heaven. We have confidence ...
Jesus at the beginning of Matthews chapter 13 was sitting by the sea when he saw a crowd coming towards him. He went into a boat and sat there and started teaching them. He started by telling them the parable of the sower. To sow in Greek means to scatter seed. So, the sower is someone who scatters seed. To scatter is to throw in various random directions. So, Jesus ...
John 8:12-20 (ESVST) 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “ I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Jesus is still in Judea at the temple teaching. Jesus continued with his teaching and this time said to them that he is the light of the world. You would remember in chapter 7:37-39, that Jesus told ...
John 8:1-11 (ESVST) 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. Jesus is still in Judea on the lat day of the feast of booths. This is towards the end of the last day of the feast after the officers who were sent by the ...
John 7:45-53 (ESVST) The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “ Why did you not bring him?” 46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” The officers were sent by the Pharisees and the chief priests to arrest Jesus. Remember that these officers were sent to arrest him in vs 32 because the people were starting to question why the ...
John 7:37-44 (ESVST) 37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “ If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. On the last day of the feast. Remember that the feast that John is talking about here is the feast of booths. The word “booths” is a feminine singular noun meaning a booth, a thicket. This term is used ...
