Feast of Tabernacles & Others
Volume 3, Number 92The Word “Believe” in the Gospel of John - Part 18:The Feast of Tabernacles:The backdrop event in our text today, John 7:1 - 53 is the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. Three groups or categories of people are referenced in this passage: 1) Jesus’ brothers, 2) rulers of Israel referred to as the Jews, and 3) ordinary citizens of Israel referred to as the people. (Jesus’ Apostles/Disciples are not mentioned.) The word “believe” occurs 5 times in our text in reference to:•Jesus own brothers, i.e., Mary’s other sons, who did not believe in Him at the time of this incident, John... Continue reading →
Jesus, The Bread of Life For Believers
Volume 3, Number 91The Word “Believe” in the Gospel of John - Part 17:Today’s study is in the 6th chapter of John’s Gospel where Jesus addressed a group of Jews who wanted to make Him King but didn’t believe He was God’s Son in the flesh. Two events immediately preceded this incident; the 4th sign in John, when Jesus fed 5000 men plus women and children (probably about 10,000 total) with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes, John 6:1 - 15 (also recorded in Matthew 14:13 - 23; Mark 6:30 - 46; Luke 9:10-17), and the 5th sign, when Jesus walked on... Continue reading →
Believe, Life, Light & Truth in John
Volume 3, Number 90Believe and other words in the Gospel of John - Part 16:“Believe” is found 100 times in the Gospel of John but it is not the only word used more often in John than in the other NT books, there are many others and all of them point to the purpose of John’s Gospel. The Holy Spirit inspired each of the Gospel’s authors to record Jesus’ ministry according to his particular view or perspective; Matthew presents Jesus Christ as God’s perfect King; Mark as God’s perfect Servant and Luke as God’s perfect Man. The theme of John is to present... Continue reading →
Significance of the eight (8) Signs in John
Volume 3, Number 89Believe - Part 15 - the significance of the 8 Signs in the Gospel of John - Part 3:•1st - turning water into fine wine at a wedding, John 2:1 - 10•2nd - healing the Nobleman’s son, John 4:43 - 54•3rd - healing the man who had been lame for 38 years - John 5:1 - 47•4th - feeding the 5000 - John 6:1 - 15•5th - Jesus walked on the water in the storm, entered the Disciples ship and they arrived immediately at the other side - John 6:15 - 21•6th - healing of the man born blind -... Continue reading →
Significance of the eight (8) Signs in John
Volume 3, Number 88Believe - Part 14 - the significance of the 8 Signs in the Gospel of John - Part 2:Dateline: Paso Robles, California.•1st Sign - turning water into fine wine at a wedding, John 2:1 - 10•2nd - healing the Nobleman’s son, John 4:43 - 54•3rd - healing the man who had been lame for 38 years - John 5:1 - 47•4th - feeding the 5000 - John 6:1 - 15•5th - Jesus walked on the water in the storm, entered the Disciples ship and they arrived immediately at the other side - John 6:15 - 21•6th - healing of the... Continue reading →
Significance of the eight (8) Signs in John
Volume 3, Number 87Believe - Part 13 - and the significance of the 8 Signs in the Gospel of John - Part 1:Jews require a sign while Greeks (Gentiles) seek after wisdom, 1 Corinthians 1:22. The Gospel of John records eight “signs,” only the 4th and 5th of which are also found in the other Gospels, the other six being unique to John’s Gospel. These eight signs were for the Jews to believe Jesus was Christ, The Son of God. •1st Sign - turning water into fine wine at a wedding, John 2:1 - 10•2nd Sign - healing the Nobleman’s son, John 4:43... Continue reading →
Samaritan Woman at the Well
Volume 3, Number 86Believe in the Gospel of John; Part 12:The Gospel and the Samaritan Woman at the Well - Part 2:Many confuse the Gospel Jesus presented during His earthly ministry with the Gospel of the Grace of God that brings salvation today. This study examines the Gospel to the Nation of Israel, including those living during Jesus’ earthly ministry. Future studies will examine the distinct Gospel we are given to believe today, which the Lord Jesus Christ revealed from heaven to the Apostle Paul.The thought conveyed by the word “gospel” itself is sometimes misunderstood. There are two forms of the Greek translated... Continue reading →
Samaritan Woman at the Well
Volume 3, Number 85Believe in the Gospel of John; Part 11:The “Gift” to the Samaritan Woman at the Well; Part 1:Dateline: Ocean Shores, Washington(Correction in the last Faith Study; it appears the difference between the births of John the Baptist and Jesus must have been a few months instead of the 1 ¼ to 1 ½ years as stated.)Continuing our study of the Greek word “pisteu’o,” translated “believe” in the Gospel of John we come to John 4:5 - 42 where its found 4 times in the context of Jesus’ contact with the Samaritan woman at the well and His subsequent ministry to... Continue reading →
John the Baptist - Barren Jewish Women
Volume 3, Number 84Believe in the Gospel of John; Part 10:God’s Gift of Life - John the Baptist:We’ve covered the first 14 occasions the word “pisteu’o,” translated “believe” is used in John; seven in the 1st and 2nd chapters and seven in the record of Jesus’ dialog with Nicodemus in the 3rd chapter. Today we come to its 15th appearance, that being in John 3:36 where we find the only record of it being spoken by John the Baptist: “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of... Continue reading →
The Pharasee Nicodemus
Volume 3, Number 83Believe in the Gospel of John; Part 9:The Pharisee Nicodemus, a Chief Ruler of Israel - Continued:We’ve studied 7 instances where the Greek word “pisteu’o,” translated “believe” is used in the 1st and 2nd chapters of John. In our last study we started in the third chapter and covered the first part of Jesus’ dialog with Nicodemus, John 3:1 - 10. In review - after Jesus told Nicodemus he must be born from above in order to see the Kingdom of God, John 3:3, Nicodemus asked how that could be, could he enter his mother’s womb to be born again?... Continue reading →