Category: John
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The Blessed
John 20:29 “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” When the Bible speaks in the present tense, as it so often does, it does so to show us the way things are, right now, at this very moment, not the way things will be. In the verse above we can make…
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The Twin
John 20:24 “Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin . . .” One aspect of Bible study that can help us to understand what it says what it does is to remember that every single word that is in the Bible has a purpose. God isn’t redundant in the way He communicates, unless…
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Unbelief
John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” The words above follow immediately after the account of the one…
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Forgiveness!
John 20:21-22 “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.’” What…
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According to the Scriptures . . .
John 20:8-9 “Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.” The account of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ is filled with references to how everything that happened there…
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The Family of God
John 19:24-27 “So the soldiers did these things, but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said…
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Truth and Consequences
John 19:19-20 “Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.’ Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.” In the account above of the…
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A Study in Contrasts
John 19:1 “Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.” Often the Lord uses similes and metaphors to teach us in His Word. For example, He tells us He’s like a Great Shepherd, a Great Physician, and a protector who wants to shelter His people like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. However, God also…
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Seeing Him
John 16:16 “after a little while, you will see me.” In the verse above, Jesus is speaking to His apostles just before His trial and death. Of course, in its context, Jesus was telling them that He was soon going to be killed, but that in a little while – just three days – they…
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Victory!
John 20:19-20 “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw…
To Encourage You 