Wednesday, September 20, 2017

John Bible Study - Lesson 50

John Bible Study - Lesson 50

Read the passage below using the 2 different Bible translations:

John 19:38-42 New International Version (NIV)
The Burial of Jesus
38 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. 39 He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[a] 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41 At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

John 20:1-10 New International Version (NIV)
The Empty Tomb
20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.



John 19:38-42 New Living Translation (NLT)
The Burial of Jesus
38 Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds[a] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. 41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. 42 And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover[b] and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

John 20:1-10 New Living Translation (NLT)
The Resurrection
20 Early on Sunday morning,[a] while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10 Then they went home.




Note:
Here are the 3 questions for you to answer. I have given some basic answers below the questions to help you understand the passage. Answer the questions first yourself before you look at my answers. Take a moment before you begin and ask God to help you understand what you are reading.


3 questions to answer:
1.    Content: What is this passage about?
2.    Lesson: What do I learn from this passage?
3.    Application: How can I apply what I have learned to my life?


Answers to the questions above and some background:

Content: What is this passage about?
·        Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate for permission to take down the body of Jesus off the cross.
·        After Pilate granted Joseph permission, Joseph, along with Nicodemus, took Jesus’ body and prepared it for burial.
·        Joseph and Nicodemus buried Jesus in an empty tomb.
·        Early on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone sealing the tomb had been rolled away.
·        Mary tells Peter and John that Jesus’ body had been removed from the tomb. 
·        Peter and John run to the tomb and discover that the linens Jesus was buried in where still there minus the body.
·        Both and John and Peter left not understanding that Jesus had risen from the dead.




Lesson: What do I learn from this passage?
·        Jesus was buried in a rich man’s tomb fulfilling prophecy.

Prophecy:

Isaiah 53:9 New International Version (NIV)
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
 nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Fulfillment of Prophecy:  (Adding the Matthew passage for more detail)

Matthew 27:57-60 New International Version (NIV)
The Burial of Jesus
57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

So, who is Joseph of Arimathea?

Joseph of Arimathea mentioned in all four Gospels:
Called “Joseph of Arimathea” because “he came from the Judean town of Arimathea” (Luke 23:51)

While there is not much information in the Bible about Joseph of Arimathea, there are certain things we can glean from the text. In Luke 23:50, we learn that Joseph was actually a part of the Council, or Sanhedrin—the group of Jewish religious leaders who called for Jesus’ crucifixion.

Luke 23:50 New International Version (NIV)
The Burial of Jesus
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man,

However, as we read on to verse 51, we see that Joseph was opposed to the Council’s decision about Jesus’ fate and was in fact a secret follower of Jesus:

 Luke 23:51New International Version (NIV)
51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God.

Also in Mark:

Mark 15:43 New International Version (NIV)
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.


Joseph was a wealthy man (Matthew 27:57), although the source of his wealth is unknown. In addition, the Bible refers to Joseph as a “good and upright man” (Luke 23:50).


Joseph risked not only his position on the Sanhedrin, but also excommunication from the synagogue due to making himself unclean by touching Jesus’ dead body.


So, who is Nicodemus?

John 3: 3-New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling councilHe came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a]
“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[c] must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[d]
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.[e] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f] 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”[g]
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

So here is what we learn about Nicodemus:
·        He was a Pharisee: Nicodemus was part of a group of Jews who were fastidious in keeping the letter of the Law and often opposed Jesus throughout His ministry. 
·        A Leader of the Jews
·        Member of the Jewish Ruling Council
·        Member of the Sanhedrin
·        Came to speak to Jesus about the kingdom of God
·        Jesus teaches Nicodemus about what it means to be born again
·        Jesus tells Nicodemus that He Jesus came to save God’s people and will be crucified to fulfill God’s plan of salvation.


(Parts of the above info from Gotquestions.org)


·        In accordance with Jewish burial customs, Joseph and Nicodemus took Jesus’ body and wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. 
·        Jesus’ body was anointed in life as well as in His death.

Understanding Anointing:
·        Anointing oil, mentioned 20 times in Scripture, was used in the Old Testament for pouring on the head of the high priest and his descendants and sprinkling the tabernacle and its furnishings to mark them as holy and set apart to the Lord  
·        The New Testament Greek words for “anoint” are chrio, which means “to smear or rub with oil” and, by implication, “to consecrate for office or religious service”; and aleipho, which means “to anoint.” In Bible times, people were anointed with oil to signify God’s blessing or call on that person’s life
·        Another meaning for the word anointed is "chosen one." The Bible says that Jesus Christ was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit to spread the Good News and free those who have been held captive by sin (Luke 4:18-19Acts 10:38). After Christ left the earth, He gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16). Now all Christians are anointed, chosen for a specific purpose in furthering God's Kingdom (1 John 2:20). "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee" (2 Corinthians 1:21-22).


The Magi presented frankincense and myrrh to the child Jesus as a gift:

Matthew 2:7-12New International Version (NIV)
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.


Mary anointed the feet of Jesus: John 12:1-8

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at the table.
Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.
Jesus said, “Leave her alone so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” 



A woman anointed Jesus with expensive ointment: Mark 14:1-9

It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”
And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” 


The significance of the anointing and the presentation of oil as a gift to Jesus are symbolic of Jesus’ worthiness to be worshiped and praised.  

Below are reasons why Jesus is worthy of Worship:

1: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the Lamb of God who takes away our sin. John 1:29 says, “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Jesus died the death we all should have died because the wages of death is sin. He suffered in our place and took the full wrath of God against our sin and secured our complete forgiveness.

2: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the bread of life. In John 6:35 Jesus says these words: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Jesus promises to satisfy our souls and that we will never go hungry or thirsty spiritually. He is the only true source of nourishment and life for sinners who need salvation.

3: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the Light of the World. John 8:12 reads, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” We live in a world of darkness and sin where people do evil deeds of wickedness. Jesus shines brightly into that darkness and provides hope for the hopeless and direction for the aimless.

4: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the Good Shepherd. John 10:11: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” He voluntarily went to the cross on behalf of rebellious sinners because the only way we can be reconciled to a holy God is through the penalty of death. We are lost, helpless, hopeless and hell-bound sheep without a shepherd going our own way into sin and destruction, and Jesus reaches down into our depravity and chaos and brokenness and doesn’t wait for us to get our act together or somehow earn His favor. No, instead, He takes the initiative as the good shepherd and lays down His life for the sheep.

5: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the resurrection and the life. In John 11:25–26 Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” Through Him, we can have eternal life and not have to suffer eternally for our sins. Because of Christ, we will not have to endure eternal conscious torment in hell, but will live forever with Him in heaven as our glorious home.

6: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the ONLY way of salvation. Listen to what Jesus says about Himself in John 14:6: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus is not just one of many good or desirable ways to be accepted by God. He emphatically claims that He alone is the sole doorway or entrance into a relationship with God.

7: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the giver of indestructible joy. In John 15:11, Jesus desires that our joy be full and in John 16:22 tells us that no one can take away this joy. The joy Jesus’ gives is that deeply rooted and settled confidence and peace in His sovereignty where we trust in His promises no matter what our circumstances.

8: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit. John 14:16: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.” We have the promise from Jesus that the Holy Spirit will live in us forever and will never leave us nor forsake us.

9: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the resurrected Lord. Act 2:23-24 states, “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.”

10: Jesus is worthy of our worship because He is the Coming King. We find the Second Coming of Christ in Revelation 1:7-8: “ Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.  “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

(The Above points are from Sean Cole, lead pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church)  


·        3 days after Jesus died on the cross, Mary Magdalene returns to the tomb only to find the stone had been rolled away.
·        Mary tells Peter and John that someone had removed Jesus’ body from the tomb.

At this point, let’s get more detail from the other Gospels:

Matthew 28:1-10 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Has Risen
28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Mark 16:1-8 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Has Risen
16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”
Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.[a]


Luke 24:1-12 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Has Risen
24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” Then they remembered his words.
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

You also may be wondering about the differences in the Gospel writer’s details about the empty tomb and resurrection of Jesus.
So the question remains, can the various resurrection accounts from the four Gospels be harmonized?

By any reasonable evaluation, the resurrection accounts from the four Gospels are superbly consistent eyewitness testimonies. The central truths - that Jesus was resurrected from the dead and that the resurrected Jesus appeared to many people - are clearly taught in each of the four Gospels. The apparent inconsistencies are in "side issues." How many angels did they see in the tomb, one or two? (Perhaps one person only saw one angel, while the other person saw two angels.) To how many women did Jesus appear, and to whom did He appear first? (While each Gospel has a slightly different sequence to the appearances, none of them claims to be giving the precise chronological order.) So, while the resurrection accounts may seem to be inconsistent, it cannot be proven that the accounts are contradictory.

Here is a possible harmony of the narratives of the resurrection of Christ and His post-resurrection appearances, in chronological order:


Jesus is buried, as several women watch
(Matthew 27:57-61Mark 15:42-47Luke 23:50-56John 19:38-42).

The tomb is sealed and a guard is set (
Matthew 27:62-66).

At least 3 women, including Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, prepare spices to go to the tomb (
Matthew 28:1Mark 16:1).

An angel descends from heaven, rolls the stone away, and sits on it. There is an earthquake, and the guards faint (
Matthew 28:2-4).

The women arrive at the tomb and find it empty. Mary Magdalene leaves the other women there and runs to tell the disciples (
John 20:1-2).

The women still at the tomb see two angels who tell them that Jesus is risen and who instruct them to tell the disciples to go to Galilee
(Matthew 28:5-7Mark 16:2-8Luke 24:1-8).

The women leave to bring the news to the disciples (
Matthew 28:8).

The guards, having roused themselves, report the empty tomb to the authorities, who bribe the guards to say the body was stolen
(Matthew 28:11-15).

Mary the mother of James and the other women, on their way to find the disciples, see Jesus (
Matthew 28:9-10).

The women relate what they have seen and heard to the disciples
(Luke 24:9-11).

Peter and John run to the tomb, see that it is empty, and find the grave clothes (
Luke 24:12John 20:2-10).

Mary Magdalene returns to the tomb. She sees the angels, and then she sees Jesus (
John 20:11-18).

Later the same day, Jesus appears to Peter (
Luke 24:341 Corinthians 15:5).

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The below events will be dealt with in upcoming lessons

Still on the same day, Jesus appears to Cleopas and another disciple on their way to Emmaus (
Luke 24:13-32).

That evening, the two disciples report the event to the Eleven in Jerusalem (
Luke 24:32-35).

Jesus appears to ten disciples—Thomas is missing (
Luke 24:36-43John 20:19-25).

Jesus appears to all eleven disciples—Thomas included (
John 20:26-31).

Jesus appears to seven disciples by the Sea of Galilee
(
John 21:1-25).

Jesus appears to about 500 disciples in Galilee (
1 Corinthians 15:6).

Jesus appears to His half-brother James (
1 Corinthians 15:7).

Jesus commissions His disciples (
Matthew 28:16-20).

Jesus teaches His disciples the Scriptures and promises to send the Holy Spirit (
Luke 24:44-49Acts 1:4-5).

Jesus ascends into heaven (
Luke 24:50-53Acts 1:6-12).

(The above details from Gotquestions.org)





The most important thing we can learn from the empty tomb eyewitness accounts is that Jesus truly is God’s Messiah who rose from the dead to demonstrate God’s love, grace and power over sin and death. With Jesus’ resurrection, we can be confident in God’s plan to save His people and the inheritance of eternal life given all those who follow Jesus.


God’s display of His great love:

Romans 5:7-9 New Living Translation (NLT)
Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.

John 3:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 


Belief in Jesus and confession of faith are needed for salvation:

Romans 10:9 New International Version (NIV)
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.


Faith is a gift from God that comes from God’s grace:

Ephesians 2:8-9 New International Version (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast



Next time we will visit the disciple’s as they realize that Jesus had truly risen from the dead fulfilling prophecy and God’s plan of salvation.


Application: How can I apply what I have learned to my life?
·        Spend time in God’s Word each day for eternal perspective.
·        Understand that you can have different points of view of an eyewitness account that add up to the truth.
·        Trust God’s Word to lead you to an abundant life.
·        Live out your faith with action.  
·        Understand that Jesus is worthy of our worship and praise.




Don’t forget:

John’s main purpose in writing this Gospel:
·        To tell the world that Jesus is the Messiah for the Jews and Gentiles
·        The events were recorded so that we might believe and have eternal life

John 20:30-31 New International Version (NIV)
The Purpose of John’s Gospel
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.


Questions to ponder:
·        How do you honor God?
·        Is Jesus the pinnacle of your worship and praise?
·        Do you believe that the resurrection account can be harmonized?
·        Are you a secret disciple or do people know you as a follower of Jesus?





Have a great week…………….Dave






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