Jesus Christ, our Powerful Savior and King
First of all, let us start with Hebrews 12:25 that tells us a warning. 25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from […]
Misery not due to sin but to display the work of God who sent Jesus
John 9:1-12 Most cultures including Buddhism teach ‘retribution’ as the cause of the misery. But in Jesus, the misery can be transformed to the glory to God by doing the work of God who sent Jesus. Jesus is the Light of the World, who makes this possible. Your misery may be given by God to […]
a self-righteous religious man who didn’t ask God’s forgiveness
Verses in the Holy Bible particularly interesting to me would be interesting to Buddhists because I read the Holy Bible as an ex-Buddhist. So, if I share what interested me, it will help Buddhists. One of them is ‘The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector’. The reason I didn’t understand the parable well […]
Dying in order to live
John 12:24 – 25 Happy Easter! In John 11:25, Jesus declared, “I am the resurrection and the life.” In John 11:43, when Jesus called, ‘Lazarus, come out!’, the four-day-long dead man came out alive. Jesus Himself rose from the dead in 3 days after the crucifixion. What does the Resurrection mean to us? See 1 Corinthians […]
Who is the Word
I. The Word is our Creator. See John 1:1-3. 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. As this scripture shows, Jesus was the Word. […]
Jesus, the light of the world
Jesus said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ (John 8:12) ‘I know where I came from and where I am going.’ (John 8:14) ‘You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not […]
Authority to forgive or not to forgive
John 20:19 – 23 After Jesus was raised back to life after crucifixion, He met His disciples and they were overjoyed. Jesus gave his disciples the authority to forgive or not to forgive. See John 20:23. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’ […]
Everyone on the side of truth listens to Jesus
John 18:28 – 40 (Message) The Jewish leaders told Pilate that Jesus was a criminal (30). Based on Pilate’s question “Are you the king of the Jews?” (33), we can know they accused Jesus being a king (Luke 23:2) who would be against Roman emperor (Caesar) that colonized them. To Pilate’s question (“Are you the […]
God, the Creator, who served and gave His life
John 18:1 – 14 Let us study mainly on John 18:6. 6 When Jesus said, ‘I am he,’ they drew back and fell to the ground. The above was what happened just before the arrest of Jesus. Those who came to arrest Jesus drew back and fell to the ground when Jesus said, ‘I am he’. […]
His prayer for all believers
John 17:20 – 26 In chapter 17, Jesus prays for believers. In John 17:20, Jesus prays for future believers who will believe in Him through believers’ message. Regarding to ‘message’, Romans 10:17 says Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Paul argued in Romans 10:14 […]
