by admin | Aug 30, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Uncategorized
Before we leave John chapter 8, let’s look at verses 34-36 and 42-47. We would do well to review cross-references for these verses, particularly verse 34. Romans 6:16: Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you...
by admin | Aug 23, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience, Salvation
There is much to unpack in John 8:21-24. We will take these verses at face value and attempt to tease out the greater meaning and application to ourselves. The great I AM appears in verse 24. “I am He,” Jesus says. By this, He refers to the Messiah. God reveals...
by admin | Aug 16, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Obedience, Salvation, Sin, Teachings of Jesus
To understand John 8:2-11, we must draw reference from the Lord’s approach in dealing with the woman suspected of adultery. The parallel law which Christ appears to follow is found in Numbers 5:11-31. Numbers 5 assumes that there is some doubt as to whether the woman...
by admin | Jul 26, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus, Uncategorized
The majority of John chapter 7 revisits and expounds on Christ’s interactions with the Jews in chapter 5, and explanations on the relationship between the two chapters were highlighted in the post on chapter 5. The one verse we will expound on now is John 7:38, and...
by admin | Jul 19, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Fruit of the Spirit, Obedience, Salvation, Teachings of Jesus
The second part of John 6 is resurrection unto eternal life. Christ’s teaching on manna spiritualizes the miracle in Exodus. At first glance, it may appear as if Christ is either recreating the miracle of the manna or implying that He was present in the manna in the...
by admin | Jul 12, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Doubt, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus, Uncategorized
There are two elements to chapter 6 which are related but deserve separate attention. One element revolves around signs, and the other element revolves around the manna. The request for a sign in John 6:30 is quite interesting. To this point, we are told that the...