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Witnesses
What do Elijah, the Messiah, and the Prophet have in common? They’re all connected with an official Jewish inquiry into a crazy religious influence who was out in the wilderness dunking people in the river 2,000 years ago. Today’s episode covers the greatest Old Testament prophet whose story is told in the New Testament, not…
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The One and Only
We’re still in John 1:14! As we soldier on with our examination of the “word” which became flesh, we’ll encounter some more tricky questions and more of Moses. Thankfully, today we wrap up the “prologue” to John’s Gospel, so we can move along to seeing Jesus’ life and ministry as recounted by the one who…
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The Word Became
Who is Jesus? God? Man? God-man? When John introduces the “logos” (the “word”) in John 1:1, he mentions that the Logos was in the beginning with God…and now in verse 14 he tells us that the logos “became” something. This shocking statement brings with it a bunch of questions, and perhaps the best way to…
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The Genuine Light
As we continue to lay the groundwork for understanding John’s Gospels, we meet the one who “became” and was sent as a witness, as well as the one who “was” and came as the light. John 1:6-13 contains not just this, but also a promise of sonship for those who do receive the light which…
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Life and Light
Life has come into the world through the light of man. The concept of God’s bringing life through Jesus is foundational to the book of John, but as we continue to unpack the prologue to this Gospel account, we quickly run into some necessary background knowledge for proper Bible Study. In today’s episode, I recant…
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The One “Toward” God
Is Jesus “with” God or “toward” God, and why do we care? Discover the link between Moses and Jesus which shows up in John 1:1, as we look back to Deuteronomy and the promise of a “Prophet” who God would raise up. Today’s episode is just the first of a deeper look at the account…
