Keep It In Context Bible Study Series: John 14:1-31
I. Context: These next chapters are to be considered as one major teaching segment, not a series of chapters or verses that have little relation to one-another. In chapters 14-16, the Word of God and the Holy Spirit are intertwined. ...
KeepIt In Context Bible Study Series – John 13
I. Context: This chapter begins the final 2 days of Jesus’ earthly life. Chapters 13-17 take place in the Upper Room and on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. The time element is a few hours, then an overnight trial, then the crucifixion. The Feast of Passover...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 12
I. Context: Jesus goes to Bethany, to the house of Simon the Leper (Matthew 26:6), where he is joined by Mary, Martha. and lazarus. He is anointed by Mary as a fulfillment of prophecy regarding His death and burial. He is preparing to fulfill the prophecy...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 11
I. Context: Jesus is dwelling in Betharba, away from the people who are seeking to kill Him. He is about to enter the last week of His earthly life and ministry. This chapter refers to the miraculous event of raising Lazarus from tended. Jesus knows the...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 10:19-42
I. Context: Jesus has been speaking to the Pharisees in the previous section, which was a result of the healing in chapter 9. There is a great deal of division among the Jewish people regarding Jesus Christ. The rulers are generally hostile toward Him, mainly...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 9:1-10:21
I. Context Jesus has been traveling. In chapter 6 He is in Capernaum, 6:24,59. In chapter 7 He eventually goes secretly to Jerusalem, 7:10,14; 8:1,2. In John 10:40 Jesus goes to Betharba, which is just over the Jordan River and in Perea, see 1:28. It is from...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 8
I. Context After speaking at the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus again goes to the temple and teaches. The Pharisees, who have been conspiring, have used this opportunity to test Jesus. After Jesus’ reply He teaches the Pharisees. At the end of this chapter, the...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 7
This chapter continue from the previous chapters, still with regard to a healing on the Sabbath Day – see 5:16 and 7:21-23. The conflict between Jesus and the religious rulers over the Sabbath is growing (in fact, this is a minor theme in the Gospel of John). Chapter...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 6:1—71
There are two miracles in this chapter. The first is for the benefit of everyone, the second is for the benefit of the disciples. John explains in this chapter what it means to truly receive Jesus and then to be His Disciple, or Follower. I. Context The main theme...
Keep It In Context Bible Study Series – John 4:43-5:47
I. Context: Jesus has just spent two days with people in a Samaritan village, teaching them about eternal life and being a disciple. He has also been instructing His disciples by His example. He leaves and goes back into Galilee, heals a nobleman’s son, then...
Word Study: Worship
Word Study: WORSHIP What is “Worship” as used in Scripture? In the New Testament, there are nine Greek words translated into English as “worship”. However, only one is used extensively. “proskuneoo” is the word most often used and translated as...
Word Study: Forgive
Word Study: FORGIVE What is “Forgive (as well as its variations of forgiving, forgiveness, forgave, forgiven)” as used in Scripture? What does it mean to forgive someone? What does it mean that God, in Christ, has forgiven those who trust in Christ? What...
Word Study: Repent
Word Study: Repent What is “Repent” as used in Scripture? In the New Testament, there are two main Greek words used: 1. The verb “metanoeoo”, translated as repent, repented; this is the root word. It is a compound word from “meta”, meaning...
Word Study: Faith
What is “Faith” as used in Scripture? In the New Testament, the Greek word is “pistis”, and is translated as “faith” in nearly every instance. It is derived from the Greek word “peitho”, which is translated “persuasion”. (also translated as confidence,...
Word Study: Christian
Word Study: Christian What is a “Christian”? What does the word mean in Scripture? It is used quite often in a variety of settings, but does the Word of God use it the way people today do? The word is only used three times in the New Testament: Acts...
Word Study: Baptism
Word Study: Baptism In the language of the New Testament, the word of baptism and its various uses is “baptidzo”. Its most direct meaning is, “to be immersed in or with” something. Most often, baptism is associated with water baptism, the Christian ordinance given...
Word Study: GRACE
Word Study: GRACE What is “Grace” as used in Scripture? In the New Testament, the Greek word is “charis”. It is translated the vast majority of the time as “grace”. However, it is also translated into these English words: favor, thanks, pleasure,...
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