by Matthew Borgstrom | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
In John 11:40, Jesus responds to Martha’s objection by declaring that faith would unveil God’s glory in his upcoming miraculous ministry at Lazarus’ tomb. This theme was already introduced back in v.4 in order to set the stage for how the witnesses...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the end, John 11:17-35 obliterates the notion that the God of Scripture is a distant God, who may be high and exalted, but is largely uninvolved in the affairs of his people. If Jesus is the exact representation of God, then we can be certain that is not the case...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Notice that Jesus does not stop at reporting Lazarus’ death to the disciples in John 11:14, but continues on in v.15—and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there. This must have been downright shocking to their ears as they are initially dealing with the...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Jan 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
What did the fullness of goodness and knowledge, that Paul highlights in 15:14, create in the Roman Christians?—that they also have this ability to set things right in one another’s minds. They are capable of influencing one another towards greater spiritual clarity...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s no way to escape the fact that the promised sign of Immanuel in Isaiah 7:14 is surrounded by intense predictions of judgment for King Ahaz and the people of Judah. Sadly, the promises associated with this child would not benefit Ahaz because he refused to...
