A True Israelite
John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.’ Nathanael means ‘gift of God’. Israel means ‘one who prevails with God’. The original name of Israel was Jacob. Jacob means ‘Supplanter’. ‘deceit’ (47) reminds us of Jacob who deceived his father Isaac, […]
Andrew brought to the Messiah Simon Peter on whom the church will be built
John 1:40–42 (NIVUK) 40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus. […]
Three Wise Men Worshiped and Presented Jesus with Gifts
Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem (1) and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’ (2) ‘Magi’ is sometimes translated to ‘wise men’. They might likely […]
What is glory and how glory is important to our faith (John 1:14c)
@johnsharingthegospel John 1:14 (NIV): We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father ##glory ##crownofglory ##ministeroflife ##godofglory ♬ original sound – John Reference
We all have gone astray
Isaiah 53:6 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6a says we all, like sheep, have ‘gone astray’ and each of us has ‘turned to our own way’. This happens when we […]
Zaphenath-Paneah
Exodus 41:45a Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. I. Background Joseph was one of twelve sons of Jacob (Genesis 35:22b, Genesis 35:24). His brothers sold him to merchants for some silver due to their jealousy (Genesis 37:27-28). The merchants sold in Egypt Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard (Genesis […]
Grace
Today, let us study on ‘Grace’ in John 1:17b (“grace and truth came through Jesus Christ”) I. Definition Grace is a free gift from God. The gift is ‘righteousness’ (precisely, the Righteousness of God, as opposed to self-righteousness). The Righteousness of God is the ticket to the Paradise. So, the gift is also ‘salvation’. II. […]
The Unclean and the Clean
Ezekiel 44:23 23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. I. The sin of ‘not teaching the unclean and the clean’ (Ezekiel 22:26) Via the prophet Ezekiel, God pointed out the sins of priests in Jerusalem […]
I desire mercy, not sacrifice
Part I shows Sabbath related verses in the books of the Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) and Part II shows what Jesus taught about the Sabbath day (= the Sabbath). (Quick Links) I. Sabbath related verses written in the books of the Law in the Old Testament II. What Jesus taught about the Sabbath […]
God or idol?
In this message, the focus is not anyone else but Adam or the reader, who is responsible to put God first even though Adam or we may tend to blame others. It is surprising that how much the first 3 chapters in the 1st book (Genesis) in the Holy Bible tell us. I. God pointed […]
