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God, I want to step into all that You have for me with boldness and confidence. But if I’m being honest, I’m uncertain of what the future will hold—and that can feel unsettling. Search me, God, and refresh my heart. Right now, please help me to surrender my expectations, and transform my mind as I draw near to You. Search me, God, and align my heart with Yours. As I pursue the plans You have…

From darkness to Light. John 3:19

19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.JOHN 3:19 ESV19 αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς, ἦν γὰρ αὐτῶν πονηρὰ τὰ ἔργα.JOHN 3:19 SBLGNT In this verse, we see how the emphasis has shifted from the positive to the…

Curiosity, Imitation and Emulation

Curiosity is the desire to come to full knowledge and understanding of a thing. Imitation is one of the first reactions of a child, it is not sinful, which leads us to the right knowledge of ourselves by imitating others. Emulation is the instinct to imitate what we see another doing. Unless we focus on Jesus Christ our attempts will all be in vain. Allow our Curiosity, Imitation and Emulation be…

TO BE or NOT TO BE JUDGED. JOHN 3:18

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.JOHN 3:18 ESV18 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται· ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων ἤδη κέκριται, ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.JOHN 3:18 SBLGNT With God’s purpose of love thus clearly stated, the manner of its realization is…

God’s Greatest Gift. JOHN 3:16

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.JOHN 3:16 ESV Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλὰ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.JOHN 3:16 SBLGNT Why a new paragraph should begin at this verse is hard to see since the connection with ‘for,’ ‘γάρ’ is…

Lifting Oneself. JOHN 3:14

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.JOHN 3:14 ESV14 καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου,JOHN 3:14 SBLGNT The connections between this verse and the preceding verses are two. First, Jesus moves from explaining the new birth in terms of…

Impartial Response to Personality

To Believe, Believing and Believe. John 3:15

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.JOHN 3:15 ESV15 ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ἐν αὐτῷ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.JOHN 3:15 SBLGNT This is the first time the phrase “eternal life” is mentioned in the Gospel of John. The reason for its appearance here is that “Eternal Life” is associated to the new kife that is the result of the “born of water and Spirit,” written in verses 5 – 5 Jesus answered,…