At the Feast of Tabernacles in John 7, crowds of people were quietly discussing whether Jesus was a good person or a deceiver. “However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews” (see John 7:12-13).Many of them followed the Lord. They loved Him and wanted to trust Him, but they knew the […]
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Each of the four Gospels has a very different purpose. John’s purpose as a writer was not to give you an exhaustive chronology of Jesus, but the exact identity of Jesus. There’s a principle that I want you to see in that: God doesn’t give us all the information He has. He doesn’t give us […]
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Jesus Christ is always on trial. People consider Him and His claims. They evaluate Him and decide whether to accept or reject Him—especially His claim to be the Son of God (see John 5:18). And yet, while He is tried in the court of popular opinion every day, Jesus is also the judge.Jesus said, “For […]
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In John 4, we find the familiar story of the time Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well. Notice her response to their conversation (see vv. 1-30, 39-42).”The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, ‘Come, see a Man who told me all things […]
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When Jesus overturned the money changers’ tables and cleansed the temple in John 2, the religious leaders were astonished by His behavior. But some wondered, “Do these signs prove He is the Messiah, the one that God sent?” Among that interested group was a man named Nicodemus, to whom Jesus would later say, “You must […]
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