Posts from April 2022 (Page 4)

Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life. (John 5:24)   What a relief this promise is. So many of us carry a hidden fear that in spite of our best efforts we will yet fall under the judgment of God. We worry that we have not done enough or that our hidden faults will be brought…

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants. The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, so that all people may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. (John 5:21-23)   Here Jesus tells us what we must do now that we…

Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son likewise does these things. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing, and he will show him greater works than these so that you will be amazed. (John 5:19-20)   Jesus often began his most important statements with, “Truly I tell you…” Whenever…

Today, we will begin studying a new passage of Scripture, John 5, in which Jesus explains what it means for us to know him as the Son of God. It begins with the Jewish leaders complaining that Jesus was doing good works on the Sabbath day, a day designed for rest. Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.”…

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (Revelation 22:16)   We now know that the brightest star in the sky is the planet Venus. It is the first star to appear and the last one to vanish. In the morning, just before the sun rises, the morning star remains bright in the sky, a harbinger of the coming day. Jesus…

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (Revelation 22:16)   Jesus Christ is the Son of David, which is another term for the Messiah, God’s anointed king. When King Saul neglected to honor God, God chose another king whose heart was right, a young boy named David who was tending his father’s sheep. The prophet Samuel anointed David as king,…