And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

This verse gives us yet another example of how God goes out of His way, so to speak, to be merciful. Most of the time, I think of Justice and Mercy as two separate, opposed forces that are concurrently part of […]

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For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself.

In these verses we learn where life is and how to get it, but not what it is, per se. It reminds me of Exodus 3:13-14:

Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say […]

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I tell you the truth, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

Christians are often criticized for having an overly simple view of reality: black and white, saved and condemned, living and dead, etc. We are told […]

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“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

I love the present tense in this statement: whoever hears and believes has eternal life. I have eternal life right now—the life I’m living will […]

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For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does […]

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For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these.

It is difficult for me to understand the father/son relationship that exists within the Godhead. Why does Jesus need to be shown anything? Doesn’t He already know everything, including the Mind […]

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Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

There is no proper place for independence and self will in this relational world—not even in God’s relationship with Himself. […]

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For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

These verses seem to indicate that Jesus really was breaking the Sabbath and claiming equality with God. This conflict with religious leaders wasn’t […]

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Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Thus far, both the physical healings Jesus has performed have been precursors to spiritual […]

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