by Eric Spivey | Mar 26, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro The Gospel of John documents seven signs, or miracles, that Jesus did during his ministry that were meant to help people see that he was the Messiah (John also mentions that Jesus did a number of other signs he didn’t document; 20:31). We’ve looked at...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 20, 2019 | Deep Dive, Seen: The Gospel of John, Series Resources
Deep Dive: Notes About John 9:39-41 Note about v.39-41After healing the blind man, Jesus gives insight into part of his purpose on earth; Jesus came both to pronounce God’s favor on the far off (Matt.5:1-11; Luk.4:18-19) and to pronounce judgement on those whose lips...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 20, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Week 8 – John 9:1-41 Passage Intro Every time Jesus healed someone he was communicating some deeper truth about himself; Jesus’ miracles were always a sign pointing to something greater. At bare minimum it was that God was at work through him, so people should...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 13, 2019 | Deep Dive, Seen: The Gospel of John
Deep Dive: Textual Concerns in John 8:1-11 Textual Concerns To start, you should know that tons of research has been done about this specific passage, and plenty of faithful Christians see this story as either the authoritative Word of God (such as RC Sproul) or, at...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 13, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Week 7 – John 8:1-11 Passage Intro Many of your Bibles will put a heading over this passage saying something like “The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53-8:11.” At first glance this may seem concerning, either for you or for folks in your group. You’ll see...
by Eric Spivey | Mar 6, 2019 | Discussion Guides, Seen: The Gospel of John
Passage Intro In some ways this passage is about the disabled man, and in some ways it isn’t. Certainly Jesus had compassion on this man, whose four decades of disability had surely beaten him down. For some reason Jesus singled him out from the crowds of disabled...
