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Jared Smith
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Belief Without Confession?
As John closes out the public ministry of Jesus in his gospel account, John inserts the words of the prophet Isaiah in explaining that...
Christopher Diebold
Jul 18, 20233 min read
Reflections on the 50th PCA General Assembly
About a month ago, more than 2,000 representatives gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, for the 50th General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian...
Christopher Diebold
Jul 13, 20233 min read
The Romanization of the Sanhedrin
In the aftermath of Christ’s tremendous miracle of raising the dead man Lazarus to life, there was, as there always seems to have been,...
Christopher Diebold
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Christ's Full Humanity
As John continues to narrate the events leading up to the raising of Lazarus, he includes one of the shortest sentences in the New...
Christopher Diebold
Jun 29, 20233 min read
The Importance of the Body
As Jesus confronts the death of his friend Lazarus, he declares, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25 ESV). A significant...
Jared Smith
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Aren't We All gods?
It is alleged that Mark Twain once said: “Some people are troubled by the things in Scripture that they can’t understand. The things that...
Christopher Diebold
Jun 13, 20233 min read
The "Good" of the Shepherd
The following is revised from a previous version. In light of Christ’s confession that he is the Good Shepherd, and the focus in the...
Christopher Diebold
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Poking the Bear, or On the Use of Incisive Wit
In the aftermath of the giving of sight to a man born blind, this man was subject to many questions about the miracle. John records that...
Christopher Diebold
May 31, 20233 min read
Karma and the Christian Life
In John 9, we read of some amazing works of God, most especially the giving of sight to a man born blind. But before we even get to the...
Christopher Diebold
May 23, 20233 min read
Freedom for Something
In the second half of John 8, as Christ challenges his listeners to abide in his word, essentially to stick with him through thick and...
Christopher Diebold
May 16, 20233 min read
The Cost of Collapsing Distinctions
Launching from the clear distinction that Jesus makes in John 8:23—You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not...
Christopher Diebold
May 9, 20234 min read
Getting to the Text of the New Testament
Given that the authenticity of the text for this week (John 7:53-8:11) is disputed, it is worthwhile to spend some time reflecting on the...
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