Jesus, the Light of the World
John 9:1-12 See v1. 1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. There are many types of handicaps – lame, deaf, blindness, and others. A lame man is miserable because he cannot climb rocky mountains. A deaf man is miserable because they cannot hear birds’ singing. But a blind man is more […]
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 […]
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son has made Him known
See John 1:18. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. I. No one has ever seen God (18a) Moses closely encountered God, but was not allowed to see His face, but only His back (Exodus […]
What spirit do you have? How to accept Jesus?
Previously, we learnt that one’s ‘hearing’ God would show one’s ‘belonging’ to God (John 8:47). ‘hearing’ God or not was the test to know where one belongs. Today, let us learn about another test to know where the spirits are from. I. How to test the spirits whether they are from God 1 John 4:1 […]
The importance of ‘listening to’ Jesus
‘Hearing’ is prerequisite of ‘believing’ (Romans 10:17). I. It is God’s will (command) for us to listen to Jesus. See Matthew 17:5. 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’ […]
The Importance of ‘knowing’ truth
I. Truth sets us free from sin. See John 8:31-32. 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ This freedom is freedom from slavery to sin (John 8:34-36). The Condition […]
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 […]
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. […]
Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ
John 1:17b grace and truth came through Jesus Christ I. The Law gave them the shadow but not the reality (Colossians 2:17, Hebrews 10:1) The law was ‘given’ (17a). The Jews relied on the law and boasted in God (Romans 2:17). Even though they had the law, they didn’t know grace and truth. Their hearts were […]
