Month: March 2020

Can good deeds be evil? “’This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.”’ John 3:19, NIV. Jesus spoke to the Jews who made every effort to obey the entire Torah, the law of Moses. In the eyes of ordinary people, the…

You must be born from above! “‘ I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’”  John 3:3, NIV. The Greek word John used here means “born from above.” Jesus told Nicodemus that the sinful human beings must be born from above to qualify for the…

Clearing the temple “When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at the tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and…

The Light: “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.” John 1:4, NIV. John, when referring to the life of Jesus, used the Greek noun “Zoe” and made it the central subject in his account of the Good News, Jesus Christ. Jesus came to this world to give to the fallen…