It is not the approach of the divine and human nature in the region of the spiritual which is common to both that strikes the writer with wonder, but that men should have power to become sons of God, and that the Word, of whose glory he has spoken in the earlier verses, should ...
Chapter 14 Christ comforts his disciples.(1-11)He further comforts his disciples.(12-17)He still further comforts his disciples.(18-31) Verses 1-11Here are three words, upon any of which stress may be laid. Upon the word troubled. Be not cast down and disquieted. The word heart. Let...
John 1:14 Meaning and Commentary John 1:14 And the word was made flesh The same word, of whom so many things are said in the preceding verses; and is no other than the Son of God, or second person in the Trinity; for neither the Father, nor the Holy Ghost, were made flesh, as...
John is the most difficult Gospel to get my brain around on a holistic level, though I find individual verses and passages as some of the most meaningful and beautiful in Scripture. I am looking forward to mastering it—at least attempting to do so. ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionIt was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.New Living TranslationBefore the Passove...
How to Use the Book of John Copywork Pages My younger son completes one chapter of memory work each week, so he is expected to copy one chapter each week. You could follow this pattern with your student, if desired. If you use this method, the copywork exercises will last 21 weeks. ...
Read full chapter Footnotes Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin Romans 8:3 in all E...
1:21. Elias (Elijah): Malachi predicts the coming of Elijah in the last two verses of the Old... John 1:23 1:23. I am the voice: When asked who he is, John replies that who he is matters less than what... John 1:25 1:25. Why baptizest thou: Bapti...
One way to understand John chapter 1 is to think in terms of predestination. Not the silly kind of predestination that Calvinists teach, but the ability to plan at one point in time and then being able to follow up at a future point in time. For example, if I buy green paint for my...
In which words it is easy to observe plain traces of what the evangelist says in the first four verses, and in the fourteenth verse of this chapter; yet it is much more probable, that Plato had his notion of the Logos, or word, out of the writings of the Old Testament, than that ...