Gospel of John

As I read through the readings we have heard this morning, particularly our gospel, two memories from my childhood came to my mind. On the surface they seem to have little to do with what we have read, but bear with me, I hope to make them make sense. The first memory was of my mother, or more particularly my mother’s habit of beginning to watch a movie when it was half way through. I’m not sure if you’ve had a similar experience as that, where people join into the storyline after most of the…

learn on my mission to live the gospel each day and I will continue to do this. I have begun to think more about my future as a husband and father recently. As I try to apply the teachings of prophets in the scriptures and in these latter days, I know I will be blessed and be prepared to become who God wants me to be. I find it hard to focus on God every day, but I know that as I more readily turn to Him things will improve. I want my children to love and embrace the gospel. I want them to love…

Pliny the Younger, nephew of Pliny the Elder, was a civil servant that governed Bithynia. He was the first to encounter Christians, and was confused on how to adapt to it. So, he wrote a letter to Trajan asking for assistance. This is the soonest inner record demonstrating the Roman Empire's demeanor and arrangement towards the congregation. In addition, Pliny does students of history the immense support of portraying what he has found about the way Christians venerated. Thus, this bit of…

Bultmann, and lastly Hans Kung. They later came to realize that this view was not very open and was conservative, it does not allow everyone to receive God’s grace. The reason is because as the bond of faith between the churches is proclaiming the gospel it leaves out all those who have not come to faith in Christ and makes it seem as it is set the way it is now and isn’t open to…

The author, Paul Helm, discusses the importance of understanding the logical concepts of the true value of the Word of God. Paul Helm is a reader, writer, and editor from Liverpool, England. He first taught in England, then he became a writer in the process of teaching. The author has written a variety of books pertaining to Christian beliefs and Christian perspectives of how people should view God. In the book, Scriptures and Truth, he stresses specific questions that give the readers a clear…

The Book of Exodus speaks to many themes and many events important to Christianity. One theme which reigns very important in showing the power of God and the love he had for his people is the Parting of The Red Sea. This story occurs in Exodus 13:17-14:31 and examines the main theme of liberation in Exodus while showing the strength of the covenant between God and Moses and the true power of God in freeing his people. In order to express these themes the Bible contains various conversations…

Forgive your Enemy!!! Yes, I can understand your question, how can an enemy be forgiven? I you had read these verses from bible you would understand, Mathews 5:44, “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who prosecute you”, another verse says, “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, if he is thirsty, give him water to drink”. And now you may question how can I forget all the pain my enemy has given, and how can I pray for him/her? I would like to share my experiences on…

forever. The dangers of concentrated wealth can be found throughout many stories in the bible, especially in the gospels. Christian scholars view the gospel as the most important conversation between God and humans. In the gospel, we find the good news and the stories or sayings from Jesus’ life. The stories of Jesus’s dealings with the poor are numerous throughout the bible and the gospels. In one story from Mark, a man asked Jesus, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”(Mark 10:17). This…

There are many arguments for and against Pauline Authorship of Ephesians. While there is evidence for both sides, there is one that many lean towards. The argument against Pauline authorship state that it is because of the vocabulary, style, dependence, personal references, and theological discrepancies. Though an array of texts states similar arguments for Pauline authorship, and those can all be under the subpoenas of internal evidence, external attestation, literary affinities, and…

exemplified the great commission in its entirety by “going into all the world and preaching the gospel to all creations.” Even though Paul had a zeal for the conversion of his fellow citizens, his ultimate call was not restricted by this. His call, with the leading of the holy spirit (Acts 16:6,7), was to educate people, “from every tribe and language and nation and creed” (Rev 5:9), of the world about the gospel and its life transforming power. With the boundless accomplishments of Paul’s…