Studies on the Gospel of John
The Gospel of John was written so that anyone who reads this book has the opportunity to believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God who gives eternal life.
Gospel of John
Chapter 12 Part 1
In John 11, we saw the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. This was miracle #8. It was the quintessential miracle that Jesus performed. In the final verses of John 11 a great fear came over the religious leaders resulting in a plot to kill Jesus. Report of some who witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus: Therefore, many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,…
Gospel of John
Chapter 11
Lazarus from the Dead Lazarus was Sick and going to die. It was reported to Jesus through a message sent from two of the friends of Jesus Mary of Bethany and Martha her sister. The report has been delivered from Bethany but was 20 miles away from where the illness of Lazarus had taken place. Once Jesus received word of the Illness of Lazarus , He chose to wait 2…
Gospel of John
Chapter 10 Part 1
Self-righteousness leads to self-destruction You claim to have something that you cannot have on our own. Grace. The Good Shepard God’s elect are like sheep in a pen. There is one way in and one way out. “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.John 10:1 NIV Only…
Gospel of John
Chapter 9 Part 2
The Blind man was questioned but was not believed again … just as Christ questioned Nicodemus. The works of Christ were enough to reveal who he was. Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”…
Gospel of John
Chapter 9 Part 1
Does God cause people to have defects from birth? Jesus encounter with a blind man. As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”John 9:1-2 NIV Just because there is an infirmity or there is an event does not mean anyone did anything to cause it. God creates events for the…
Gospel of John
Chapter 11
Where is my miracle? Perception rules your reality. “Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” When he heard this,…
Gospel of John
Chapter 8 Part 3
He is the same as the father: I am he! 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”25 “Who are you?” they asked.“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26 “I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have…
Gospel of John
Chapter 8 Part 2
Who is Jesus : The Light of the world When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 8:12 NIV Light: φῶς (phōs) Light, a source of light, radiance, luminesence World: κόσμου (kosmou) order, the worldworldly affairs; adornment. Base meaning a decoration…
Gospel of John
Chapter 8 Part 1
2 at dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.John 8:2 NIV Jesus teaching caused the religious community to continually test his knowledge and ultimately attempt to discredit him. It was a trap. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made…
Gospel of John
Chapter 6 Part 3
Recap of the Gospel of John up till now: In chapter 1, Jesus is God. He is the creator of the universe. All men before salvation walk in darkness…that is they do not understand the things of the spirit of God. Jesus is the only one who can bring men out of darkness and this was the testimony of John the Baptist. In chapter 2, we looked at the events of the first Miracle…