Read John 12:34-36. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” 35 … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 12:34-36” »
Read John 12:29-33. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. 30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 12:29-33” »
Read John 12:23-28. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 12:23-28” »
Read John 12:20-22. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 12:20-22” »
Read John 12:16-19. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. 17 Now … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 12:16-19” »
Thank you for the question on pronouncing The Name of God, “Rather than speak the Tetragrammaton, some Torah readers substitute Adonai (Lord). Others substitute Hashem (The Name). Are these merely different traditions? What does this distinction reveal about the readers? As a Christian, I highly commend the Jewish people for their deep, reverence for the name … Read More “Question: Rather than speak the Tetragrammaton, some Torah readers substitute Adonai (Lord). Others substitute Hashem (The Name). Are these merely different traditions? What does this distinction reveal about the readers?” »
Thank you for the question on Leviticus 10:1–2, “According to Leviticus 10:1-2, two sons of Aaron were consumed by fire from the presence of the Lord for their unholy worship practice. What were their names?” Leviticus 10 says this, “Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered … Read More “Question: According to Leviticus 10:1-2, two sons of Aaron were consumed by fire from the presence of the Lord for their unholy worship practice. What were their names?” »
Thank you for the biblical question on Matthew 7:21–23, “Does Matthew 7:21-23 describe the white throne judgment?“ The Scriptures teaches that there are three future judgments of believers and unbelievers. They are as follows: A. The Bema Seat of Christ (I Cor. 3:10–15). The text says this, “By the grace God has given me, I laid a … Read More “Question: Does Matthew 7:21-23 describe the white throne judgment?” »
Thank you for the question on water baptism, “Where did Paul mention a water baptism in the Epistles in which he would have contradicted himself in Ephesians 4:5 one baptism when Rm 6:3-4, Gal 3:27, Col 2:12, I Cor 12:13 all speak of Holy Spirit baptism? Follow me as I Christ I Cor 11:1; 1:17?” May … Read More “Question: Where did Paul mention a water baptism in the Epistles in which he would have contradicted himself in Ephesians 4:5 one baptism when Rm 6:3-4, Gal 3:27, Col 2:12, I Cor 12:13 all speak of Holy Spirit baptism? Follow me as I Christ I Cor 11:1; 1:17?” »
Thank you for the question on the recipients of the Gospels, “What were the people way back then thinking about the gospel of Matt, Mark, Luke, and John?” As the Gospel of Salvation was being proclaimed to the Gree-Roman world and beyond, the believers wanted to know more about this Jesus and the salvation that he … Read More “Question: What were the people way back then thinking about the gospel of Matt, Mark, Luke, and John?” »