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Christmas John

John 1:1 | THE WORD

The most beloved of all the Disciples, John, writes to us his gospel and he does not start his gospel with a baby Jesus in a manager. The birth of Jesus in his Gospel is much earlier than Bethlehem. John goes back […]

Easter John

John 3:18 | Who is God to Judge?

The Old Testament God is so vengeful and hateful. What right does God have to judge when we are just trying to be good people and live our best lives? Look at this command from God in Exodus. It is awful because […]

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John 10:11 | Jesus is Shockingly Confrontational

My favorite Biblical view of Jesus is the Good Shepherd. I think this view of Jesus is less popular and less understood in western culture due to the fact that more people live in cities and have never had to care for […]

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John 5:24 | Relationship not Religion

Jesus as recorded in the Bible continues his ministry performing miracles and his visits are the equivalent of health care for those that are broken and sick. But his purpose is not simply to heal people. The healings are used to give […]

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John 8:10 | I am not here to Judge

John 8 opens with the Pharisees bringing before Jesus a woman “caught” in adultery. The Pharisees came to trap Jesus trying to find some way to condemn him. They would bring him questions or situations that would force him to choose between […]

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John 14:15 | Love Me

What makes a Christian a Christian? Does following Jesus Christ restrict life to a burdensome set of rules? Why do followers of Jesus attempt to live lives based on out of date rules of the Bible? Do they do this out of […]

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John 18:3 | Jesus Your Will not my Sword

The end is drawing close and all that Jesus has been preparing the disciples for is coming to a conclusion. Judas having become disillusioned and realizing that Jesus was not going to make him wealthy has traded Jesus in for silver. But what […]

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John 16:13 | The Perfect Helper

Jesus knew exactly what he was doing when he was executing his earthly ministry. He was spending time with his Father and because of that he knew the mission. His disciples are clueless and are surprised by every big move Jesus made. […]

Galatians

Galatians 3:23 | Faith vs Works

Faith vs works is a topic that is hard to understand in practice. Faith leads to works and I want to use Paul’s example from Galatians to demonstrate this in a new way. To do this I want you dear reader to […]

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:3 | Justified before the King

How does God judge us? When God judges he looks at more than our actions. God has a record of all our actions. But those actions are not the final determining factor we are judged on. We are judged on our thoughts […]