Three Choices John 11:45–53 What are we to do? John 11:47 Let me turn the story of the Jerusalem council around in order to address you personally. It began with a question: “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.” Make this your question. What am I doing with the Miracle-worker? There […]

Safe in Jesus’s Hands John 10:27–30 They will never perish. John 10:28 Jesus speaks of God’s perseverance with his saints. That is, that none whom God has called to faith in Christ will be lost. Indeed, how can they be, if God is responsible for their salvation? Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and

Saved, Safe, and Satisfied John 10:7–10 I am the door of the sheep. John 10:7 Jesus speaks of three great benefits of entering into God’s flock through him. First, Jesus says that anyone who enters in will be saved. This promise is not only about the future, but also about the past and the present.

The Dividing Rock John 9:35–41 That those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind. John 9:39 Jesus is speaking of the indirect moral effect on everybody of his presence in the world, according to which some believe on him and others reject him. The sun’s light illustrates this. It

Able to Save John 9:1–34 He saw a man blind from birth. John 9:1 This is the gospel. It is the truth of God concerning the hopeless state of the lost and of the power of God to save such as he wills to save. God’s purposes are not frustrated by either the hatred of