Taken In Adultery, Jn 8:1-11

Taken In Adultery John 8:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Some people use the Bible wrongly in two ways. To accuse others of wrong doing and to justify themselves. (Luke 16:15  “And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which...

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The Pharisees’ Big Mistakes, Jn 7:40-53

The Pharisees’ Big Mistakes John 7:40-53 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The problem with the religious Pharisees is that they were often judgmental and proud and so they attempted to discredit and destroy anyone, or anything, that didn’t match their narrow understanding of religion. It was because of this that they missed...

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The Very Christ, Jn 7:25-39

The Very Christ John 7::25-39 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are six ways to determine if Jesus was the very Christ in this text. The things that Jesus said in this text were spoken at the Feast of Tabernacles after the third Passover that Jesus had during His ministry. Within six...

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Righteous Judgment, Jn 7:14-34

Righteous Judgment John 7:14-34 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The difference between Jesus and the Pharisees is that His doctrine and judgment were right and the doctrine and judgment of the Pharisees were wrong. The Pharisees were the most learned of men, but the problem was that they had not learned...

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Differing Opinions, Jn 7:1-13

Differing Opinions John 7:1-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this text we find varying opinions about Jesus. The opinion of the Jews: They wanted to kill him (verse 1) In verses 19-20 they lied to him and denied it. They wanted to kill him because he healed on the Sabbath...

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Foreknowledge of Jesus, Jn 6:64-71

Jesus’ Foreknowledge John 6:64-71 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus has just finished his discourse on eating the flesh of the Son of man and drinking his blood. This caused a stir because some people thought this was literal.  This is not literal; it has to do with believing his words.  He...

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Eating His Flesh and Blood, Jn 6:48-64

Eating His Flesh and Blood John 6:48-64 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This is one of the passages that have been used to teach that communion, eating his flesh and blood, is a sacrament essential for salvation. This is not true and we are going to find out why. Jesus used their...

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The Father Draws Them, Jn 6:43-47

The Fathers Draws Them John 6:43-47 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The part of this passage that seems to cause problems for people from time to time is the part that says “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him...

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They Did Not Believe, Jn 6:22-46

They Did Not Believe John 6:22-46 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jesus had used the miracle of feeding the five thousand as an opportunity to get the Jews to believe that he is the one who could give them eternal life, not just temporal life from the bread.  But they didn’t believe...

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Three Great Qualities of Christ, Jn 6:15-21

Three Great Qualities of Christ John 6:15-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This story is also found in Mark 6:45-51 and Matthew 14:22-33.  When you study these other accounts, you find three great attributes that are part of Jesus’ ministry.  The people realized Jesus was the Son of God based on what...

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