Another Witness of Jesus – the Scriptures
John 5:39-40 [1] 39 You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me to have life. We studied three other witnesses of Jesus in the past few weeks. Today, let us study another witness […]
Have Eternal life or Remain Condemned
John 3:35-36 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. I. God has placed everything in His Son’s hands (35) See John 3:35. 35 The Father loves the Son […]
He Must Become Greater
John 3:30 30 He must become greater; I must become less. I. Baptist John The word of God came to Baptist John son of Zechariah in the wilderness (Luke 3:2). He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3). Gloriously, so many people came […]
Rebirth by God’s Sovereignty
John 3:9–11 (NIV 2011) 9 ‘How can this be?’ Nicodemus asked. 10 ‘You are Israel’s teacher,’ said Jesus, ‘and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. I. The Rebirth and […]
Lying is an act of hatred
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin. Today, let us study one verse from the Proverbs, which is called the Book of Wisdom. It is the middle book of the Old Testament because it is the 20th book among 39 books in the Old Testament. Based on […]
Humility before God and Confidence in His Grace
Defining ‘Truth’
Today, let us define ‘Truth’ in John 1:17b (“grace and truth came through Jesus Christ”) The Reality as opposed to a shadow The law is mere a shadow of the reality, but truth is the reality (Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1) [2]. What reveals and assures what grace does Grace always forgives and gives, and truth […]
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 […]
The warning about a way that appears to be right, that leads to death in the end
12 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25) This warning may be applied to those who live according to their commonsense their pseudo philosophy their religion without the basis of the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is able to make you wise […]
Chapter 2 in the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs 2:1-22 The Protasis (=condition) (1-4) 1-2 Listen attentively to the teacher (accept as valid, memorize, focus all attention) 3-4 Seek 3: call out for insight, cry aloud for understanding (as for asking God or a king for deliverance from trouble) 4: as one seeks lost money or hidden treasure The Apodosis (=result) (5-11) Greater […]
