Tag: Christianity
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Why John the Baptist’s purpose is our purpose too. Exploring John 1:29-34
John the Baptist came to point to Christ, to witness to Christ, to be the bridge between BC and AD. In John 1:29, John the Baptist sees Jesus. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! It’s very possible…
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Why the world missed Jesus (and why we miss him today) – Exploring John 1:4-13
In one of his stand-up specials, the comedian Jim Gaffigan talks about camping. In the monologue, Gaffigan mentions that his wife enjoys camping and says that it’s a tradition in her family. But he points out that it used to be a tradition in everyone’s family before we invented the house. He asks “If it’s…
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How is Jesus God? 4 life-changing truths from John 1:1-3
I was always a curious person. Growing up, I didn’t go to church, but I always thought “there’s gotta be something out there.” As a kid, I had cousins who were raised Catholic and who went to mass every week. They had a crucifix in their house, and there was this person on it. I…
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Jesus is the God of creation and new creation – Exploring John 1:1-18
Jesus is the Lord of creation and new creation. I’m going to highlighting a few words and phrases in this opening prologue to John. “In the beginning.” “Word.” “Life.” “Light.” “Darkness.” Just to name a few. These are all found both in John 1, but also in Genesis 1. The Word of God Opening phrase…
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An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets
An empty tomb in a graveyard of false prophets and gurus. In Saudi Arabia, 270 miles from Mecca is the Tomb of Mohammed where the founder of Islam is buried. It’s viewed as a sacred landmark in the Muslim world. It’s customary for Muslims to visit this tomb when they take their pilgrimage to Mecca. …
Josh Benner 