John 16:25-31 v. 25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. v. 29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 30 Now we can see that you…
John 13:26-28 26 Jesus answered, ‚ÄúIt is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.‚Äù So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him,…
John 13.8 ‚ÄúIf I do not wash you, you have no share with me.‚Äù There is a humility that is beyond the humility that somebody can tell me I need to have or that I can see and grasp. It‚Äôs beyond a virtue or anything that you can talk about, I think. Jesus doesn‚Äôt talk…
John 13:10 ¬? Jesus answered, ‚ÄúA person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.‚Äù Part of this verse shows why Universalism can‚Äôt be true. Yes, Jesus died for the sins of all people, but NO, that…
John 13:9-10 “Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean,” For a long time in my Christian life, I’ve been…
Deut. 32:36 The LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free. He will have compassion on his servants when their strength is gone. gone. not that he‚Äôll help them just before it‚Äôs gone. gone. If Jesus came…
John 11.3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‚ÄúLord, he whom you love is ill.‚Äù Something has to be said about Lazarus being loved by Jesus, a friend of Jesus, and NOT one of the disciples. Considering that the 12 are mentioned in several places and arguing about who would be the greatest and…
I just finished Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller, and it is very very good. I think it messed me up more than ever though concerning Jesus and grace! Here is the premise: In the so-called ‘parable of the prodigal son’ Jesus actually tells the story of two lost sons. One is lost because of his…
I don’t usually write at night but I just read across something and want to ink some of this out before I go to bed… khesed/grace/mercy throughout the Old Testament is, by definition, costly. that’s the statement I read tonight It also involves hospitality, honor, and covenant. It is something that, when it happens, allows,…
In John 4, Jesus talks to a Samaritan woman that has had 5 husbands. People have always talked about what a sinful woman she was, and how controversial it would be for Jesus to talk to her. Now I know why. In Ezekiel 23, God talks about having two wives that left Him and cheated….
