An Amazing Love

John 3:16-21

The verse John 3:16 is one almost all good Christian kids know by heart. It is the doctrinal "biggy" for all evangelicals. It is almost expected that if you just hear this verse, you will come running to accept Christ as your Savior. "For god so loved (you) the world..."

But, there is more, much more to this verse. Verse 16 almost begs the question, "why?" Why would He do this? Why would He have to do this? How do I know that this shows tha... Read More

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Who is this Jesus?
 
John 1:1-5
 
In the Bible, the Book of John is significant. John claims to be the disciple that Jesus loved, but he is also the son of Salome, Mary's sister, making him Jesus' cousin.
 
John tells the story of Jesus from the perspective of the God-man that was Jesus, 100% god and 100% man. It is through this hypostatic union of god and man that Jesus could be the propitiation for our sin.
 
John tells us here that Jesus exi... Read More

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Read James 1:12-15, 5:11; Mt 10:22; 1Pet3:14; Dan. 12:12; Rev 2:10;3:11; 1Cor. 9:25; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1Pet 5:4;

1. In all of these verses, there is a sense that we can and should persevere no matter what the trial is, and that we should strive to endure by trusting Christ and not what we see. In each of the verses, how or why does it say that we should persevere under trials?

2. How, in each of these verses does our end... Read More

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Trusting God's Faithfulness

James 1:12-18

Being equipped for faith does not always mean that we will appropriate that grace given to us. In fact, almost on a daily basis, we thwart the very purpose of our faith. We do this because we desire our own will, even to our detriment. There is a reason that god equips us with our own ability to trust Him and there is a reason that god calls us to use that trust--or faith--during trials that we all know will come.

I... Read More

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