The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge.Continue reading “John 8; 48-59…Jesus hides, but not from fear!”
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John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!
As he was saying these things, many believed in him.So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never beenContinue reading “John 8: 30-41….Here’s what we really think!”
John 8: 21-29….More of the same!
So he said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.” So the Jews said, “Will he kill himself, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?” He said to them, “You are from below;Continue reading “John 8: 21-29….More of the same!”
John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” SoContinue reading “John 7: 40-52….Why didn’t they check the facts?”
John 7: 32-39…..A Public Announcement.
The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I amContinue reading “John 7: 32-39…..A Public Announcement.”
John 7: 25-32…..What do you think?
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? But we know where this man comes from, and when the ChristContinue reading “John 7: 25-32…..What do you think?”
John 7: 20-24….What does work consist of?
The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If on the Sabbath a man receivesContinue reading “John 7: 20-24….What does work consist of?”
John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?
The Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying, “Where is he?” And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.About the middleContinue reading “John 7: 11-20…..Is Jesus suffering from Paranoia?”
John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.
After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews’ Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. ForContinue reading “John 7: 1-10….Another Day, Another Feast.”
John 6: 60-71….The teaching was too hard for many.
When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where heContinue reading “John 6: 60-71….The teaching was too hard for many.”
As I read it! 