Three of the four gospel writers include a significant healing event during the earthly ministry of Jesus (Matt. 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26). When a paralyzed man was lowered into the crowd through the roof of the house where Jesus was ministering, He forgave the man of his sins. The religious elites took offense to […]

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. – 1 Cor. 2:2
This is quite a statement coming from the Apostle Paul, whom the Holy Spirit used to give us the systematic theology of Romans and a number of prophecies concerning the “End Times.” This was a man who […]

Please forgive the tardiness of this last installment in this series. There are lots of valid reasons, as well as some good and poor excuses, but, in the interest of preserving the “bite-sized” endeavor of this blog, I will simply continue from where I left off…
In verses 24-27 of John 9, we see the […]

A continuing commentary on John chapter 9
To understand the stirring among the both the religious leaders and the laity, we must consider the uncontested claim in verse 32 of the text: “Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.”
This was an exceptional miracle. […]

Continued commentary on John chapter 9…
Jesus said, “I [translations based upon the Nestle-Aland and United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testaments read “We”] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the […]