"the Bible" Tagged Sermons
You Do Not Know the Bible (John 10:34-42)
Upon hearing Jesus’ declaration that He was one with the Father, the Jews get ready to stone Jesus for blasphemy. Remember that the Jews were people who loved, revered, studied, and memorized the Scriptures. They “knew” the Bible very well. However, Jesus completely disarms them by quoting Scripture. He brings to light that these “biblical” people were largely ignorant of the Bible. Elohim The Hebrew word for “God” is elohim. It is the plural form of el meaning “god.” In…
Do You Really Know the Truth? (John 7:40-53)
After Jesus’ teachings during the Feast of Tabernacles, there is much debate about who Jesus is. Many people believe that He is the Messiah. Others contend that He is not the Messiah, but a false teacher who is deceiving the people. The Pharisees even send soldiers to arrest Jesus, but they return empty handed. When the Pharisees ask the soldiers why they did not arrest Jesus they reply that they had never heard anyone teach like He taught. The Pharisees…
Scripture Alone
October 31 marks the 498th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The Reformation began when Martin Luther nailed 95 points of debate with the pope and the Catholic Church to the church door. The time before the Reformation was one of great spiritual darkness. This darkness was caused because of a complete and total ignorance of God’s Word by all people. It was only when people began to study the Word of God for themselves that they were brought out of…
The Right Use of the Law (John 1:15-18)
John the Baptist testifies to the Deity of Jesus John the Baptist confirms the Apostle John’s teaching that Jesus is God in the flesh. He declares that Jesus, Who was born after him, actually preceded him in existence. John also declares that Jesus was greater than he was. John the Baptist is very clearly declaring Jesus to be the Eternal God become flesh. In Jesus we receive an overflow of God’s grace because of God’s grace All humans receive an…