John 7-8
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 1 year, 4 months ago · View
It doesn’t take a leap of faith to come to God! We just have to take a little hop, a baby step; to say a simple prayer; to cry to God; to have a willingness to believe the TRUTH. When we are willing to know the TRUTH, God bends over backwards (so to speak) to help us know Him. It’s a little faith. (Mark 4:30-32) It’s not a big leap – but could be a great change! If anyone did the leaping, it was Jesus! A leap is to ”jump or spring a long way”. Jesus Christ came a long way – from heaven on high to earth below – to be the Way for us. But when we but simply turn to God, He does the leaping – leaping for joy, I might add! (Zeph 3:17) He bridges the gap between us. He carries us a long way, out of the mud of our sin into the spiritual blue skies. It is JESUS CHRIST who accomplishes it. If you are willing to know the TRUTH, then simply pray, ”God, please show me the TRUTH.” (John 8:32)
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 1 year, 9 months ago · View
”Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ?” (1 John 2:22) In Nicaragua, I met a man from Europe. We spoke at length as we were walking. He had seemingly bought the politically-correct re-definition of ”truth” as it being relative and subjective, and he was not convinced of the absolute truth of the Holy Scriptures. He asked ”What is truth?” I asserted that ”Jesus Christ IS the Truth”. Christ said it Himself. It is not only true the facts in the Bible about Jesus Christ but He IS the TRUTH! If you deny it, if you deny Him, the Word of God calls you a liar. (And liars are doomed Rev 21:8 ) That’s a strong word! But the GOOD NEWS: God WANTS you to know the Truth! He gave us His Word. He reveals the Truth to all sincere seekers of the truth. In the end, this young man prayed for God to reveal the truth to him. That’s what I prayed when I was lost in Buddhism and God in His mercy revealed to me Jesus Christ. I am confident that God will reveal the Truth of Jesus Christ to every honestly seeking heart. Are you ready to follow the Truth? Or are you not yet disgusted enough with your life of sin, self-gratification and delusion? Knowing he Truth will set you free! (John 8:32) HalleluYAH!
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 2 years, 1 month ago · View
For you scholars, does anyone know why the Jews would accuse Jesus of being a Samaritan in John 8:48 ? Was it just to insult Him? Any thoughts? I think it’s curious.
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Carolyn Anne Venable posted an update: 2 years, 1 month ago · View
(John 7:37-38) ”Now on the last and greatest day of the feast [of Tabernacles], Jesus stood and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.” What is this ”living water” that Jesus also spoke of to the woman at the well (John 4:10-14)? Jeremiah spoke of YHWH as the ”fountain of living water” (Jer 2:13) (Jer 17:13). By faith in Jesus Christ Immanuel, we receive the Spirit of God, this fountain of living water, that overflows in and through our lives. HalleluYAH! Now if you know ”who” can give you this ”living water”, ask Him. The ”who” is only Jesus, Yahshua, (YAH saves) , Immanuel, God with us, the great I AM.
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Richard Venable posted an update about Matthew 23:37: 2 years, 3 months ago · View
”O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.”
How mysterious that Jesus is both God and man! In this verse, he appears to step out of his human perspective and into his eternal perspective – recalling how he has longed for Israel for centuries, sending them prophets whom they rejected. How amazing it would be to be in this audience and hear this 30 year old man suddenly recall memories he has had for centuries. Very much like one of my favorite bible passages where Jesus says ”before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58).
I think it is also important to point out that Jesus is referring to a feminine aspect of God. God desires to care for us as a mother wants to care for her children. and in particular, as a mother hen cares for her chicks. This is stepping out of the human perspective as well since he both males and females were made in his image.
Good point!
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natalie wrote a new blog post: makes me think of the ut tower 2 years, 3 months ago · View
“In their search for facts men have confused truths with truth. The words of Christ, ‘Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’ have been wrenched from their context and used to stir people to the pursuit of knowledge of many kinds with the expectation of being made ‘free’ (John 8:32), [...]