Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Gospel of John
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Lesson 7: The Woman at the Well (John 4)
Read MORE: Lesson 7: The Woman at the Well (John 4)Chapter 4 begins with a tired and thirsty Jesus. John obviously does not think the Incarnate God is a superman. Significantly, his gospel is the one in which Jesus cries, “I thirst!” from the cross. When this Jewish rabbi finds…
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Lesson 5: The Bridegroom and the Lamb of God
Read MORE: Lesson 5: The Bridegroom and the Lamb of GodIn last week’s comments Bob asks the important question about how we should read the differences in the four gospels. Derek responds with his usual critical insights. You can read what they said and contribute your ideas on the site…
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Lesson 2: Who Is God? (John 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Who Is God? (John 1)What is John up to? Seems to me he is tackling perhaps the most difficult problem of Christianity: how to explain what it means to proclaim a human being is God. There is no way you can convey how he…
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Lesson 17: John’s Christian Ethics
Read MORE: Lesson 17: John’s Christian EthicsYou could make a case that humanity’s greatest problem is fear. We do not follow Jesus, because we are afraid to let go of what we mistakenly think gives us security. Our authorities, even the best, work to keep us…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!