John 19 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com A paper crown (like one on the birthday boy’s head) wouldn’t hurt so it’s not an option. It just has to be a crown of thorns. Thorns hurt. Thorns hurt humanity. They are designed to choke fruitfulness and prosperity. The ground produces thorns as part of God’s curse against the groundContinueContinue reading “John 19 Commentary”
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John 18 Commentary
John 18 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 18 hosts Pilate’s timeless statement: “What is truth?” He didn’t even wait for an answer. There is never anything like truth, he must have reckoned. It was a desperate statement that represented humanity’s futile search for truth. No one ever finds it. Pilate isn’t looking for truth but simply voicingContinueContinue reading “John 18 Commentary”
John 14 Commentary
John 14 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Yes, He is departing but what happens to their hopes? The disciples take turns interrogating Jesus over His departure. What does it mean? Where is He going? How do they get there? Peter (Chapter 13) is followed by Thomas, then Phillip and Judas (not Judas Iscariot). It is a difficult timeContinueContinue reading “John 14 Commentary”
John 5 Commentary
John 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” Genesis 2 verse 2″My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” Verse 17.What do you make of such deepContinueContinue reading “John 5 Commentary”
John 4a Commentary
John 4a Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Many have said that Jesus was 100% God and 100% human – probably because they have read the gospel of John. We have two extreme ends. Jesus is the Word. The Word is with God at creation. The Word is actually the Creator God. It is this extreme end that putsContinueContinue reading “John 4a Commentary”
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