by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
In John 1:19-28, we have seen one who is determined to make sure no one thinks of him more highly than he truly is. This is because, even though he had a very significant ministry, he was not given a named role. He merely considered himself a voice crying out in the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
In John 1:15-18, we have seen Jesus Christ introduced as the One who is before all things; the One who has fullness of grace and truth and the One who brought forth the most complete revelation of God ever given. Despite that, we often adopt alternate focal points of...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
When John writes in 1:14 that God’s glory was revealed in the person of Jesus Christ, he describes that glory to be full of grace and truth. Grace is undeserved kindness and truth isn’t merely pointing to the content of what Jesus said, namely that it was void of that...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
So here is how we should be processing John 1:12-13: 1) Stunned by grace and 2) understanding of rejection. 1) Stunned by grace—If you are in Christ, that means you have received Christ by believing in his name and if you received Christ, it was God’s will for you to...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
The end of John 1:4 further explains the life in the beginning part of the verse, in that it was the light of man or light possessed by or given to man. This too, can easily refer to the sustenance of human life, which Leon Morris brings forth when he said:...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
In John 6, Jesus exposes the motives of the crowds who were seeking him, namely because he miraculously provided food for them the day before in the feeding of the 5,000. In v.26, Jesus says: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but...