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Getting out of the Way John 3:22-36 Jesus was the reason John's ministry existed. john was the witness to the fact that Jesus was the Messiah, come to save the world. John's response to them must have been disconcerting for his response was to say that it was Jesus, and not John, who was the main event. He reiterated the offices of Christ as prophet, priest, and king, and told the people that Christ was the very Son of God who came to br... Read More
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
Can you read my mind? john 2:23-25 What would it be like to be able to read people's minds? My kids used to think, when they were little, that I could. How many of us fell for the idea that our mothers had eyes behind their heads, and could see or anticipate our every move? I often wondered if when I became a mother I would grow eyes in the back of my head....ugh! Well, Jesus didn't have eyes in the back of His head; no, He was the All Seeing Eye. Jesus is omniscient.... Read More
Commentary When we know that we have eternal life, needless to say, we can go before the Lord with confidence. john describes this confidence in verses 14, 15. We know that if we ask anything according to God's will, He hears those prayers and will answer them. Indeed we should fear to pray for anything that is not in accordance with His will. Perhaps someone will say, "But how can I know the will of God?" In a general way, the answer is that God's will... Read More
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