When Abner came with twenty men to David at Hebron, David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. And Abner said to David, “I will arise and go and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you mayContinue reading “2Samuel 3: 20-25……Who can you trust?”
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2 Samuel 3: 12-19…..Treasonous sell-out!
And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, “To whom does the land belong? Make your covenant with me, and behold, my hand shall be with you to bring over all Israel to you.” And he said, “Good; I will make a covenant with you. But one thing I require of you; thatContinue reading “2 Samuel 3: 12-19…..Treasonous sell-out!”
John 10: 31-42….One God, many gods!
The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you,Continue reading “John 10: 31-42….One God, many gods!”
John 10: 22-31….Christian Asurance.
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them,Continue reading “John 10: 22-31….Christian Asurance.”
John 10: 11-21….Are these the thoughts of a demon?
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is aContinue reading “John 10: 11-21….Are these the thoughts of a demon?”
John 10: 1-11a…Double claims of Jesus.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and heContinue reading “John 10: 1-11a…Double claims of Jesus.”
John 9: 35-41… seeing leads to believing.
Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” He said, “Lord,Continue reading “John 9: 35-41… seeing leads to believing.”
John 9: 24-34….an ignorant, but wise, man!
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” They saidContinue reading “John 9: 24-34….an ignorant, but wise, man!”
John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and IContinue reading “John 9: 13-23…. You’d have thought that everyone would have been happy!”
John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must workContinue reading “John 9: 1-12….Jesus – the light of the world.”
As I read it! 