38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks […]
Heaven
Supreme Satisfaction; John 6:35
35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. Introduction Here again, our Lord uses illustrations of the earth to communicate spiritual realities. That is one of the main strategies Jesus employed in his teachings and parables, and […]
Bread of Heaven; John 6:30-34
30 So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who […]
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 Cleft of the Rock
“Moses said, ‘Please show me your glory.’ And he said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The LORD.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But,’ he said, ‘you cannot see […]