The Jews’ Accusation and Pilate’s Enquiry
John 18:28–32 (NKJV) 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. 29 Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” 30 They […]
He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first
John 7:53–8:11 (NKJV) 53 And everyone went to his own house. A Woman is Caught in Adultery 8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees […]
Repent your persecution. Receive the Gospel. Start a new life.
John 5:16-18 [1] 16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defence Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.’ 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not […]
Zeal for your house will consume me
John 2:13–17 13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he […]
Jesus, the Lamb of God, God’s Chosen One
John 1:29-34 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” 31 I myself did […]
Baptist John’s testimony about Jesus (John 1:29)
The Baptist & Witness John testified about himself (John 1:19-23) and Jesus (John 1:24-34). Today, let us study John 1:29. The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) Why is Jesus called ‘the Lamb of God’? ‘The Lamb’ […]
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 […]
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
Mark 7:14-19 We studied what really defiles them (Mark 7:20-23) and the background event of this teaching (Mark 7:1-13). The Law teaches not to eat unclean creatures but to eat clean ones (Leviticus 11:1-46). The problem was that the religious leaders focused on the following: To keep this law better, they created more rules to […]
Mere rule creating and mere rule keeping
Mark 7:1-13 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus (Mark 7:1). The Law in the Old Testament teaches “uncleanness and cleanness” in Leviticus 11-15 (relevant message). Based on the law, they even created more rules (the tradition of the elders) to follow (e.g., hand washing) (Mark 7:3-4). […]
Jesus teaches what really defiles them
In the past two weeks, we studied topics related to ‘uncleanness’ (Our guilt of uncleanness Jesus died for, Peter’s vision and its meaning). Mark 7:1-23 is also related to it. Let us study Mark 7:1-23 over the next few weeks. Today, let us briefly study key points only. The Pharisees and teachers of the law […]
