Share On Facebook Share On X Share On Gmail Who Do We Look to for Affirmation of Our Beliefs and Actions? Jesus was frustrated with the religious leaders of His day. They focused on the Bible, but they didn’t believe what it said. They would praise one another...
In John chapter 5, Jesus faces the religious leaders’ anger for calling God His Father, a clear assertion of His divinity. Jesus explains that their concern over His Sabbath work misses the point; He and the Father are always working. He further reveals that the...
John chapter 4 tells of the encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan women at the well. The Samaritans were “half-breeds,” as 700 years earlier, the conquering empire had moved many people from afar to this area. They intermarried with the Jews. They also...
In the Gospel of John, we find Jesus, His disciples, and His mother at a wedding. They run out of wine, and Mary tells the attendants to do whatever Jesus says. He has them pour water into a picture, then take a cup from it and bring it to the host. The host tells the...
The Pharisees missed the healing of the lame man because they were stuck on their man-made rules for the Sabbath. Jesus is coming into Jerusalem and finds a man who has been lame for thirty-eight years. He is waiting next to the pool of Bethesda, and it appears to...
