Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 Some commentators debate as to where John got this notion from. Where does it come from in the Old Testament? Lamb is mentioned and often seen in the context of …
Bible Gem 17 – Jesus, Saviour of the World (John 1:29/4:42)
Bible Gem 16 – I am not the Messiah (John 1:20)
Remember John’s Theme: but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name. John starts by arranging material to show us matters related to the Christ. The Son …
Bible Gem 15 – Son of God / Son of Man (John 1:34)
Today is Son of Man / Son of God day as I promised. Both of these are terms that relate to the Messiah Son of Man comes out of the Old Testament as a quick phrase search using E-sword will show you. It is found …
Bible Gem 14 – Paran means to Endow with Glory (John 1:14, Num 11:10-13)
And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 I have received questions from people and the struggles they are going through so …
Bible Gem 13 – I Saw and I keep Seeing it (John 1:14 + 1:32)
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Still on John 1:14 and once again there is so much more to say about …
Bible Gem 12 – His Glory and His Afterglow (John 1:14)
It is clear that GLORY is the focus of this verse. Not only is it repeated twice – “we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father . . .” but it is also hidden in the word for tabernacled. God …
Bible Gem 11 – He Tabernacled Among Us (John 1:14)
Now for that verse again: And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 A fellow Bible translator wrote to me yesterday in response …
Bible Gem 10 – That Sparking Gem (John 1:14)
Now we come to a huge verse. One of my favourites in all of Scripture. John 1:14 (AMP) And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, …
Bible Gem 9 – Zoe Life (John 20:31)
I told you all in Gem 8 that we would look at #4 in John’s theme statement. ( I haven’t forgotten #3 – I am saving it. Giving you time to do some thinking and digging.) Through these Gems I hope to not only share …
Bible Gem 8 – Knowing Jesus is the Christ (John 20:31)
Let’s return to John’s theme statement and investigate further. Remember this? but these things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in his name. John 20:31 believe that Jesus …