2 outs, bottom of the 9th, game 7 of the World Series. You could hear the St. Louis crowd, decked out in their Cardinal red, all the way in Kansas City. Busch stadium seemed as if it was about to burst at the seems as the whole year lead up to this moment. This was […]
Gospel
Not Condemned or Condemned Already? John 3:18
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. Introduction In many ways, our text today is a very simple, straight forward, and self-explanatory text. Nevertheless there are very important truths here that we […]
That the World Might be Saved Through Him; John 3:17
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. The Sending of the Son We see a bit of a nice little proof text here, if you will, for the covenant of redemption between the Father and […]
Sinners, Serpents, and Salvation: John 3:14-15
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. […]
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 […]