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 […]
The Father Wants Us to See His Full Glory in Jesus
Here are some notes from John 11– v. 39, Jesus said “Take away the stone” – Moving a tombstone would have made a person unclean by the Mishna standards. there were Jewish leaders around that taught that very thing, so Jesus is immediately flying in their face. – Jesus was not concerned with the complicated […]
Jesus: Sovereign and Listening to the Father Before His Doubters
John 11.21¬†Martha said to Jesus, ‚ÄúLord,¬†if you had been here, my brother would not have died. John 11.32¬†Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, ‚ÄúLord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.‚Äù John 11.37¬†But some of them said, ‚ÄúCould […]
A Ton of Notes on John 11.28-35
v. 28 Jesus calls for Mary to come from the place of mourning to where He is. He knows that he couldn‚Äôt talk to her in that setting-esp. with professional mourners there. A lot of times God has something to tell us about a situation, but as long as we‚Äôre surrounded by people that don‚Äôt […]
The Current/Present Work of Jesus the Messiah
27¬†She said to him, ‚ÄúYes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.‚Äù Martha didn‚Äôt understand what the Messiah could or would do when He came into the world, and was looking forward to something other than what Jesus was currently doing. I don‚Äôt want […]
New video on a cool thing in John 18
Here is me talking about some cool things in John 18. My wife said this video made her carsick, and she had to listen and not watch. Sorry if you find it that way too. Jesus’ disciples were from all different walks of life. Here is some neat stuff I found out about one of […]
Sometimes God Doesn't Show Off Too Much Too Fast
v.22 ‚ÄúBut even now I know that whatever you ask from God,¬†God will give you.‚Äù This statement by Martha is curious to me. What did she have in mind? The following statements show she wasn‚Äôt expecting him to come back to life right then. I think Jesus shows so much mercy by not deliberately telling […]
The Earth and Its Events are Full of God's Glory
John 11.4 ‚ÄúThis illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.‚Äù As always, Jesus sees more to the situation than anyone else. He sees that Lazarus died for the glory of God, just like the storm came up in […]
Jesus Takes us Fully Knowing Him VERY Seriously
John 11.5-611:5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 11:6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days. John reminds us that Jesus loved them, before he drops the big SO bomb on us. Jesus was more concerned that the Father‚Äôs […]
It's Hard to Learn that Mercy Wins Over Judgment
John 10.37-38 ESV “If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.‚Äù Jesus can see that […]