19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may […]
Testament
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]