14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. Before we jump into verse 14-15 and it’s Old Testament reference, Numbers 21, let us take a moment to connect it to its immediate context (Click here to see previous post). D. […]
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How Can These Things Be? John 3:9-15
9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you[a] do not receive our testimony.12 If I have told you earthly things and you do […]
He Knew All People; John 2:23-25
“23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.” We have […]
Of the Increase
In my previous post I discussed the key text of 1 Corinthians 15 that pushed me over the edge into embracing Postmillennialism. Once I understood that text, and once I understood partial Preterism, the beauty and the extent of the growth of the Kingdom of God began to make sense and be plain to me. Throughout the […]
The Last Enemy to be Defeated
Several weeks ago I gave some Brief Thoughts On Postmillennialism. In today’s post we will consider a text that pushed me over the edge into full embrace of Postmillennialism. The text is 1 Corinthians 15:24-26, which reads like this, “Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every […]