John 3.16

by | Feb 7, 2022 | Faith, God's Love, God's Sovereignty, Jesus as God

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  John 3.16 may be the most well-known verse in the Bible. It’s certainly important. Nearly forgotten is that it comes to us as part of...

John 1. 15-17

by | Sep 8, 2021 | Christianity, God's Love, Grace, Salvation

15.(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) We will look at the testimony of John the Baptist shortly, as this verse is repeated in verse 30 as a part of a fuller...

John 1.14

by | Aug 22, 2021 | Deliverance, God's Love, God's Nature, Jesus as God

John 1.14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. The Word, Jesus, became flesh. Sometimes theologians will use the phrase, “God incarnate”. This word, incarnate, is a...

John 1.12

by | Aug 22, 2021 | Christianity, Faith, God's Love

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…  So far John has focused on the sad irony of a created people rejecting its Creator. He shifts his focus here to point out that, in contrast to the general...

John 1.1-3

by | Jul 9, 2021 | Christianity, God's Love, Jesus as God

Commentary on John Introduction The Gospel of John is believed to have been written by the Apostle, John, one of the twelve disciples who accompanied Jesus during his three years of ministry. John considered himself “the one whom Jesus loved” (John 20.2). Perhaps this...