John 13-15 The world hated him first
From John 13-15 Jesus expects the hatred of the world. This hatred will be passed on to those he pulls out of the world. Their hatred and denial that he is the Christ is not [ Read More … ]
John 11-12 Believe in the resurrection and the life
From John 11-12 What does it mean to ‘believe in Jesus’? This post is part of my bible in a year series.
John 9-10 No one will snatch them away
From John 9-10 Jesus is the Christ. His signs and works bear witness. Jesus and the Father will never let those who know his voice and follow him be snatched away. He won’t let them [ Read More … ]
Weekly Random Links
Right, Wrong, or Neither? It is too easy for an individual, a local church or a denomination to decide that they have a corner on the market of interpretation and truth and that anyone who [ Read More … ]
John 7-8 Whoever is without sin throw the first stone
From John 7-8 The judgment of man can often be heartless and cruel. Implicit in Jesus’ response is that we have all sinned at some point in time. Jesus could stone us to death if [ Read More … ]
John 5-6 Feeling hungry and thirsty?
From John 5-6 The work of God is to believe in the one he sent. Jesus Christ. So listen to him and believe what he says. Those who believe have eternal life and the Spirit [ Read More … ]
John 3-4 Have you been born again?
From John 3-4 Jesus can be quite cryptic when he wants to be. I guess he recognizes it is the Spirit’s work to reveal these things. Those who He does will have entered the kingdom [ Read More … ]
Word Study – ‘Repent’
Repentance is about avoiding God’s coming wrath for sin and wrongdoing. It assumes God judges all people by the way they live and rewards or punishes accordingly. Repentance involves recognising a lifestyle and/or behaviour that [ Read More … ]
Mind Games – Tendency to ‘see’ what is not there
Human beings are remarkably prone to ‘see’ things that are not, in truth, there.
John 1-2 Where were you in the beginning?
From John 1-2 As the word, Jesus existed in the beginning because he is God. He is the light of the world, but not all people grasp this. Those who do have been born of [ Read More … ]