John 9:18-41 Why Jesus has to heal the blind differently in two steps, because Jesus time is not yet come to be caught, so Jesus doesn’t want to be found when the blind was cured so Jesus ask him to go and wash I the river so that by the
Continue readingJohn 9:1-17 Jesus is doing miraculous signs to make people believe in him. But he insists on doing his miracles on Sabbaths! He’s working counter intuitively, challenging the Pharisees to revisit their established beliefs, revamp their present and hopefully redeem their future. The Pharisees focused on finding faults with Jesus.
Continue readingJohn 8:31-59 Did the people who believed in Jesus (v 30,31) end up picking up stones to stone him (v 59)? If there is a context change I missed it. Jesus was answering the Jews questions. In one of the questions he answered “But I know him and I keep
Continue readingJohn 8:1-30 “…from now on do not sin” (v. 11). This is important for each one of us. Our God does not care about our past, he does care about our present and future. The moment we acknowledge Jesus Christ as our Lord & Savior, believe in him, and confess
Continue readingJohn 7:25-53 The courageous act of the temple police and Nicodemus should be appreciated. The temple police are hired by the temple authorities and hence they had little power compared to the authorities. However, the temple police stood for truth no matter how insignificant they were. Similarly, Nicodemus was a
Continue readingJohn 7:1-24 When someone praises us for doing God’s work, let’s give God the glory. God’s work includes preaching & teaching, leading & administering, and serving. Verse 7: Jesus boldly confront the world and its evil nature, He speaks the truth in all circumstances, no fear. Verse 12: Some were
Continue readingJohn 6:52-71 Jesus knew what Judas was going to do to him.We can’t hide anything from Jesus. John 6:66 Many disciples turned back, and Jesus doesn’t seem to care, and came to the world to care. HE cares but doesn’t force over our decision. Simon Peter’s answer is so true.
Continue readingJohn 6:22-51 John 6:22-51 Jesus clearly describes His purpose of coming to this world, that is, to give eternal life to those who believe in Him. Material blessings are perishable (temporal). For example, the bread. Spiritual blessings are imperishable (eternal). Let’s focus on that which is eternal. This is a
Continue readingJohn 6:1-21 V 6:5,6 We believe Jesus like Philip for who HE is, but to believe HIM for what and how he does it’s hard. My knowledge is my enemy to believe on his action. My knowledge says 5+2=7 and not 5+2=5000. Yes my knowledge is my enemy and hindrance
Continue readingJohn 5:30-47 According to Jesus, abiding in His word (v.38), accepting Him & believing in Him to have eternal life (v.39), and love of God (v.42) are important. The Jews failed to exhibit this. They believed Moses but not Jesus. They searched the scriptures for eternal life but did not
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