Pilate understood the words of the Jews concerning Jesus to mean that Jesus came from above [Joh 19:7-8]. There are grades of sin, some sins are greater than others [Joh 19:11].
read moreWe have to be clean to belong to Jesus and the Father [Joh 13:8]. Jesus’ atonement and intercession cleanse us from sin, but we too must not walk in sin.
read moreJesus told the Jews that He could set them free and that they would be free indeed. By this, He meant that they were really slaves—contrary to the claims of the Jews that they weren’t slaves—and that He could truly set them free [Joh 8:30-36].
read moreThe Kosmos (the world), and where the Father is are different places. Where the Father dwells isn’t a part of the world [Joh 13:1]. Jesus is greater than us all. If He can stoop to serve us, then all Christians should be willing to serve fellow believers [Joh 13:16].
read moreThe Jews asked Jesus to tell them plainly that He’s the Christ [Joh 10:24-25]. Many Christians are this way today. They want you to show them explicit verses where certain doctrines are plainly stated.
read moreJesus literally came down from heaven [Joh 6:62] Manna literally fell from heaven Jesus is the true bread from heaven Bread is that which gives life [Joh 6:33].
read moreThe Spirit does word associations. The rulers asked Jesus what authority He had to drive the people out of the “Temple”, and He responded saying “tear down this Temple” [Joh 2:18]. Bethesda means “House of Kindness” [Joh 5:1].
read moreJohn wants us to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, so that we might have life in His name [Joh 20:31]. Knowing John’s purpose, there are important questions one should consider
read more“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness didn’t understand it”. The translations that render the verse as “understand/comprehend” are correct. The verse doesn’t speak of light overcoming darkness—as the ESV puts it—but of darkness not understanding light. The context of the book of John agrees with this interpretation....
read moreThe will of God is what is known by wisdom, not necessarily by prophetic word [Col 1:9] There are two sources of knowledge from God – the priests and the prophets
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Who also declared unto us your love “in the Spirit” [Col 1:8]. This is as opposed to the Law. The “in the Spirit” refers to being in the New Covenant. See Jude 1:20 To know God’s will, one should have spiritual wisdom and understanding [Col 1:9]
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God cursed His people Israel with blindness [Isa 6:8-13]. This isn’t an Old Testament phenomenon, but the nature of God. The same curse is repeated by Jesus in the New Testament [Mat 13:3-17]. Jesus used parables when speaking to those who were not granted understanding of the Kingdom's secrets, as...
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Jesus became a bondservant to God by His death on the cross [Exo 21:1-6; Heb 10:5-10; Psa 40:6-8].
read moreNo king rules alone, but every king has officials under him. So too God. This is the summary of God’s divine council.
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Some argue that the “gods” in Psalm 82 are earthly kings. One portion of Scripture used to defend this position is Psalm 89, where God calls David “the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth” [Psa 89:27]. They use this portion to say that since David is the...
read moreGod doesn’t rule alone. He rules with angels in heaven. God has a government. He’s the supreme ruler, but He has a council – a government who partake of the governing process as God wills. The following are passages in the scriptures that show this.
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God doesn’t rule alone. He rules with angels in heaven. God has a government. He’s the supreme ruler, but He has a council – a government who partake of the governing process as God wills. The following are passages in the scriptures that show this.
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It is wisdom for the fool to be silent [Job 13:5] Don’t argue what you don’t know, it is better to keep silent Don’t show God partiality [Job 13:7-11] Don’t lie or cheat or do evil, even if it’s in defence of Him The ends do not justify the means...
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The king of Ammon lied to Jephthah that the Ammonites owned the land, but Jephthah corrected him, telling him that the Amorites owned the land and were dispossessed of it by Israel, at God’s command [Jdg 11:12-27].
read moreThe Ephraimites accused the Gileadites of being renegade tribes of Joseph [Jdg 12:4].
read moreHyperbolic language is used in the scriptures, as seen with the telling of the number of the Midianites. They obviously were not “without number” [Jdg 6:5].
read moreEvery generation of God’s people must be tested. This is one of the themes of the book of Judges. No matter how hard a generation tries, God will leave some struggles for them [Jdg 3:1-2].
read moreWe will sing a new song at the resurrection. Playing the tambourine and harp in church is prophesying of the resurrection [Psa 149:3].
read moreHead covering is a part of the Priestley garment. It is required for the priesthood. Turban/Mitre for the high priest [Exo 28:3-4, 36-38; Lev 8:9; 16:4; Zec 3:1,5; 6:9-11]. Cap/Bonnet for the priests [Exo 28:40; 29:9; 39:28; Lev 8:13].
read morecategory: Year-2023 Exodus 1-Corinthians
Head covering is a part of the Priestley garment. It is required for the priesthood. Turban/Mitre for the high priest [Exo 28:3-4, 36-38; Lev 8:9; 16:4; Zec 3:1,5; 6:9-11]. Cap/Bonnet for the priests [Exo 28:40; 29:9; 39:28; Lev 8:13].
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The blind and the lame are enemies of the King and will not enter His palace [2Sam 5:8]. Joseph was as diligent as the angel who was sent to deliver the message to Daniel. The angel, despite being resisted by the prince of Persia, did not return to God but...
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King Lemuel received counsel from his mother, and his mother will share in the glory attributed to him, for she was a part of his upbringing. This can be seen in the books of the Kings of Israel and Judah, where the mothers and wives were many times mentioned in...
read moreThe value of a soul is too costly, and no payment is ever enough [Psa 49:8]. Jesus says a soul is more costly than the entire world [Mat 16:26].
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Jesus will render unemployed/idle/useless, the one who holds the power of death [Heb 2:14]. This is contrary to the belief that Jesus will annihilate/destroy/kill Satan. The word translated ‘destroy’ in the verse is ‘katargéō’, means to render something inactive or ineffective
read moreThe doctrine Paul taught that women should cover their heads while praying and prophesying is a doctrine of Christ. We know this because, before Paul taught it, he said we should imitate him as he imitates Christ [1Cor 11:1]. Paul was imitating Christ, when he taught the doctrine of head...
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