Well did you do it? Did you read through Romans Chapter 1 looking for the answer as to how God’s wrath is being revealed? If not, don’t be afraid of self-destructing within 10 seconds. It will take longer than that. The manual will always be …
Word Study Gems
Bible Gem 136 – Of Slaves and Saints and other things (Romans 1:1 & 7)
The words that need attention: servant [ δοῦλος] is better translated slave than servant. To dig on this word look at ISBE where it gives you eight pages of comment. So often we consider ourselves “servants of the Lord” with the implicit sense that we …
Bible Gem 128 – Cleaning up after the BBQ (John 21:15-17)
I think as I told you yesterday that Jesus is asking Peter “do you love me more than the others love me?” But Jesus may be meaning both senses of “these”. This is Peter’s moment of reckoning in the aftermath of his denial. There are …
Bible Gem 127 – Behind the scenes at the breakfast BBQ (John 21:15-17)
Did you get time to do your own digging to find out what is happening behind the scenes on this verse? Before we start, let’s look at the source of their breakfast before we get into the deeper stuff. In verses 21:7-9 we are told …
Bible Gem 126 – Peter do you love me? (John 21:15-19)
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these? ” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “You know I love You.” “Then feed My lambs,” Jesus told him. Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love …
Bible Gem 79 – The Timing of it All (John 11:55)
Today I just want to tantalize you a little and not let you forget John’s theme of “time”. “My time is not yet come . . . The time is coming – indeed is here now . . . The time is coming . . …
Bible Gem 77 – The Meaning of the Very Emotional Moment (John 11:33-38)
a deep anger1 welled up within Him, and He was deeply troubled2 John 11:33 Then Jesus wept3. John 11:35 Jesus was still angry1 as He arrived at the tomb, John 11:38 What really is going on here: Let’s investigate. Follow the footnotes above to the …
Bible Gem 38 – The I AM sayings (John 4:26)
Isn’t it interesting that Jesus discloses His Messiahship for the first time to a SAMARITAN WOMAN? They are talking about prophets and the coming Messiah and He says to her, “I am [He, I am the Messiah.]” The woman said, “I know the Messiah is …
Bible Gem 34 – A Key Word Play – John 4:8/4:34
Isn’t it interesting that John 4:7, 8 are side by side. (Ha ha, you say that is because 8 follows 7 Ian.) but you know what I mean. John 4:7 . . . Jesus said to her, “Please give Me a drink.” John 4:8 His …
Bible Gem 17 – Jesus, Saviour of the World (John 1:29/4:42)
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 …