by admin | Nov 2, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin, Trust
In today’s post, we will pause to look at John 12:4-6 a little longer. Just who was Judas and why did Christ choose him as a disciple? It is interesting that John gives more time to Judas than the other three gospels. John also gives details that none of the other...
by admin | Oct 25, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience, Salvation
Before we leave John 11, verse 21 deserves some discussion. “Martha therefore said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” We often say to God similar statements. We may say something like, “Lord, if you had only acted sooner or...
by admin | Oct 18, 2026 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Doubt, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
The entirety of John chapter 11 points to the cross. The resurrection of Lazarus was the catalyst for the cross. That Christ did not shy away from triggering the cross demonstrates His commitment to humanity to complete the mission given to Him by God the Father. The...
by admin | Oct 11, 2026 | Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus
We sometimes want to relieve the New Testament hearers of responsibility to believe in Christ because they did not have the whole Bible. We must understand, however, that Christ in John 10:22-42 is not holding them responsible for the whole Bible. He is holding them...
by admin | Oct 5, 2026 | Faith, Following Christ, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Salvation, Teachings of Jesus
John 10:7: Jesus therefore said to them again, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. What does Christ mean by the “door”? John Lightfoot wrote, “Pure Israelitism among the Jews was the fold; and the door; and all things. For if any one was of the...
by admin | Sep 27, 2026 | Following Christ, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Teachings of Jesus
Christ makes a number of bold “I am” statements throughout the gospel of John, and John 10:7 contains one of those statements. In John 10:1, the Jews would have understood “door” to mean all the trappings of Jewishness and genealogy. In the Old Testament, however,...