1. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” 2 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are…
In John 8:6, there was an assertion that Jesus could write and that He wrote in the presence of the woman and these men. What Jesus wrote has been an endless source of inference for teachers, preachers, and commentators. Some think that Jesus dabbled in the dirt. The verb translated wrote could also mean, to draw. Some think Jesus slowed for time. Some believe that Jesus wrote the passage in the law that indicted the extramarital woman. Some think Jesus…
In John 8:6, “Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger:” Undoubtedly, this was careful and deliberate feedback from Jesus. Instead of making a harsh verbal response, He stooped down. Then He wrote on the ground with His finger, presumably in the dirt. Stooped down indicates humility. Jesus didn’t react with hostility or immediate acrimony. He didn’t scream at the woman or those who brought the woman. Jesus paused and stooped down. Descriptively, stooped down is a…
1. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” 2 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Again Jesus spoke to them,…
Norman Brown said: “As a young naval officer, I had to memorise procedures for navigating our ship, firing its guns, and dealing with emergencies. By knowing techniques by heart, I didn’t need written instructions in urgent situations. Scripture serves a similar purpose. I know I am to love God, my neighbour, my wife and family, and even my enemies. When I’m tempted to be unloving, the Spirit often brings to mind a fitting word of Scripture to resist the wrong.”…
James C. Howell said: “The gift of the Beatitudes is kin to another curious thought from Jesus: “Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” (Matt. 6:3). How much more wonderful is it to be drawn in, almost when we weren’t looking? A promise was uttered, and in response to our good fortune, we simply nodded spontaneously. If I begin to be poor in spirit or meek, if I hunger and thirst for righteousness or…
1. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 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.” 2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. For in him, the whole fullness of deity dwells…
Once again, the calling to excel is a divine call for all to function together. Yes, it is a call to walk in the Spirit because those in Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with all the affections and lusts. With this in mind, we are working the work to do the work of God together. That’s it!!!
Upon the arrival of the introduction of the congregation at Pentecost, as depicted in the Book of Acts, individuals of numerous ethnicities could convey across language hindrances yet still in their local tongues. They were of one essence and combined to share everything in like manner so that all were focused on, in an intentional local area not subject to the state. The open ground for the local neighborhoods may lie further even than shared identity or language.
1. “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not to love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, to remove mountains, but have not to love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned but have not love, I gain nothing….