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John’s Gospel: “Who Is This ‘Son of Man’?” (the invisibility of Jesus’ Jewishness)

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Well, we started this — months ago — with this question: Who is this “Son of Man”? The question is borrowed from — (John 12:34 NIV) The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 5 (The Women of John)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Another theme that subtly threads through the Gospel is the way Jesus treats women. Jesus went out of his way to elevate women. For example, in John 4, Jesus’ goal was to bring the gospel to the Samaritans. This was … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 4.3 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The assembly Of course, the early church assembled, but not in any sense to replicate the old Temple worship. Wrong analogy. Rather, the early church assembled to anticipate the end of time. The agape — the love feast — anticipates … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 4.2 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?)

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Jesus, the Temple Here’s another key passage that we often overlook — (John 2:19-21 ESV) 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”  20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 4.1 (Why Heal on the Sabbath?)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Jay F Guin

There’s another point in John that’s far from obvious unless you study the entire book at once. One of the major themes of the book is Jesus’ insistence on healing on the Sabbath. Really? Yep. In John 5, Jesus heals … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 3 (On a Mission from God)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Mission And so why does God change us? Just so we’ll be good company in heaven? No, at least in part, it’s about mission. Notice the emphasis in John on “send” and “sent” (62 occurrences in the ESV!) That has to … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 2 (Morality vs. Following Jesus)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Morality and John Notice how very little moralizing we find in John. How many do’s and don’t’s are there? How many rules? How many restrictions? You see, it’s not that God doesn’t care about our morality, but that morality is … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on John’s Gospel, Part 1 (Saved by Faith, Without Apology)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Wow! It’s been so much fun working through John these last few months. I’m not used to sticking with one subject for so long, but I’ve found the study intensely rewarding. There’s clearly something special about John. The comments and … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 21

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Chapter 21 has a definite tacked-on feeling to it. There’s the restoration of Peter. There’s a refutation of a rumor about the author. And that’s about it. The chapter certainly contains the words of Jesus, but it seems more about … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 21:18-25 (“Follow me!”)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 21:18-19 ESV) 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you … Continue reading →

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