Category: Bible
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We have found the Christ. Studying John 1:41-45
Jesus is the Christ I’m doing a study in John 1. In John 1:35-51, we see a series of affirmations about Jesus made by his first disciples. In this section, Andrew has been pointed to Jesus by John the Baptist and has spent time with Jesus and he tells his brother “we have found the…
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What are you seeking? Studying John 1:35-38
The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all give stories of Jesus calling the first apostles. And we see Jesus interacting with some of these same men in this passage. Yet the account in John is different than the accounts in the other gospels. The other gospels all talk of Jesus calling upon fisherman to…
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Best Commentaries on the Gospel of John
I’ve preaching off and on through John for over two years, and in that time, I feel like I’ve looked through a seemingly endless number of commentaries. If you’re ever looking to study John’s gospel in depth, I wanted to share my favorite commentaries. 1. Edward W. Klink – Zondervan Exegetical Commentary of the New…
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Behold the lamb of God! Studying John 1:29-34
John the Baptist came to point to Christ, to witness to Christ, to be the bridge between BC and AD. We see him speak in John 1:29:: The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! I will note that…
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The ministry of John the Baptist. Studying John 1:23-28
This post is a continuation of a study of John the Baptist in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is found in all four gospels and is a figure who was prophesied in the Old Testament and who would come as a forerunner to Jesus. He discusses that divinely given ministry in John 1:23-28.…
Josh Benner 