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(John 3:9-12 NIV) 9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?  11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what … Continue reading →

(John 3:6 ESV)  6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Verse 6 implies that we cannot enter the Kingdom except as spirit. To be born of the … Continue reading →

(John 3:1-2 ESV) Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.  2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from … Continue reading →

The end of chapter 1 and chapter 2 of John include the calling of the apostles, the wedding feast at Cana, and the cleansing of the Temple. The calling of the apostles We’ve already considered the wedding feast at some … Continue reading →

(John 2:12 ESV)  12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. It’s hard to see the relevance of this verse to John’s narrative … Continue reading →

Well, this should be fun. Everyone knows, of course, that the Spirit inspired this account in order to stimulate Bible classes to debate whether it’s okay to drink alcoholic beverages. But then, given that drinking wine was not even a little … Continue reading →

The theme of this series on John is to meet Jesus as a person. What is his personality? What are his passions? You see, Christians are called to become like Jesus, the very image of God. And if that’s so, no … Continue reading →

(John 1:43-45 ESV)  43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”  44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.  45 Philip found Nathanael and said to … Continue reading →

(John 1:32-34 ESV) 32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.  33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to … Continue reading →