John bible study pdf

We do know this: there is fabulous wealth there, and right next to it is abject poverty. Out of this land of mystery came the wise men. They were bringing gifts—gold, frankincense, and myrrh for Him. There are a lot of questions to be answered there. Out of that land of mystery they came. However, by the side of that wealth there is extreme poverty of the basest sort, dire destitution, millions living in squalor and misery. Their worldly goods consist of the rags they have on their backs.

Our decision is what hundred million will starve? Will it be these or those? But the thing that arrests us is that the poor were crying for help, and the wealthy had found no solution to the problems of life. The Orient gave freest reign to human desires. Although they had this freedom, there was no satisfaction. They needed salvation. They had none; no religion ever gave that to them. And this is the reason people in the mysterious East have reveled in the Gospel of John as no others have.

It is a mind today that will revel in the Gospel of John. The Lord Jesus can meet the need of this type of mind, as John reveals. The Orient had religion. After all, Israel belonged to that area of the world.

The Orient had all kinds of religion. They had temples—ornate, hideous, with degrading rituals. They had cults of the occult. And John tells us that the first public act of the Lord Jesus was to go into the temple of that day and cleanse it.

By this He is telling them something, these people who worshiped in their degrading temples, that God is holy. A religious ruler came to Jesus one night—John alone tells us this. He needed to have a new life and get rid of the old religion. Jesus said that He had not come to sew a patch on the old garment, but He came to give them the robe of righteousness that would enable them to stand before a holy God.

This is what that area of the world needed. Womanhood was degraded in the Orient. Our Lord ennobled womanhood because He came, born of a woman. Christ went to a wedding and put His blessing upon it. Also Jesus sat down at a well and had a conversation with a woman of very questionable character. But she was a woman for whom He later died. The soul of a woman was as precious to Him as the soul of a man.

Christ fed the multitudes, followed the meal with a discourse on the Bread of Life, and then escaped because He did not want them to make Him king of their stomachs. I am afraid some of us miss it today. The thing that they needed above everything else was life. And, friend, this is what the whole world needs today—not religion, but life! The Word became flesh, and lived literally, tabernacled among us. We saw his glory, his glory as the one and only Son who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John When He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt, the Lord lived among them in the wilderness in the tabernacle; in the Person of Jesus Christ, God lived among us in human form.

In verse 4a John spoke about life in general terms, now he is speaking about one specific life: the life of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. Our Forgiveness of Others. A Bible Study about the struggle that often comes with forgiving others. An in-depth Bible study about Predestination.

Does the ultimate decision about one's salvation rest with each individual, or with God alone? Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. Sharing Our Faith. A Bible study about sharing our Christian faith. The study considers the sovereignty of God in the salvation of men.

Suffering in the Life of a Christian. A Bible study about suffering in the life of a Christian believer. Why does God allow undeserved suffering to touch the lives of His people? Suffering in the Life of a Believer. A Bible study about God's miraculous help for His people during a time of desperate need. The Eternal Security of the Believer. An in-depth Bible study about the eternal security of the Christian believer.

Can a Christian lose their salvation? Parts 1, 2, and 3. The Imperative of Obedience. A Bible study about obedience to the word of God and the consequences of our disobedience. The Righteous and the Wicked. A Bible study about the hardships often endured in the lives of the righteous, in contrast to the ease and prosperity often enjoyed by the wicked. The Sovereignty of God in the Lives of Men.

A Bible study about the sovereignty of God in the lives of men and in all of the events that transpire in His creation. The Sovereignty of God in the Lives of M. The Testing of Our Faith. The Trial of Job. A Bible study about the trial of Job. Why did God allow Job's sufferings? Two Lives, Two Destinies. A Bible study about Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, contrasting the lives and the eternal destinies of both men.

When the Race Has Been Run. A Bible study about the hardships often endured in the lives of the righteous, in contrast to the ease and prosperity often enjoyed by the wicked.

The Sovereignty of God in the Lives of Men. A Bible study about the sovereignty of God in the lives of men and in all of the events that transpire in His creation. The Sovereignty of God in the Lives of M. The Testing of Our Faith. The Trial of Job. A Bible study about the trial of Job. Why did God allow Job's sufferings?

Two Lives, Two Destinies. A Bible study about Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, contrasting the lives and the eternal destinies of both men. When the Race Has Been Run. A Bible study about running the race of the Christian life, looking toward Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

The Parable of the Sower. The Parable of the Wedding Feast. What did Jesus mean when He said that "many are called, but few are chosen"? The Vine and Its Branches. A Bible study about Jesus' teaching in John He is the Vine, and we are the branches. Watch Out for False Prophets. A Bible study about Jesus' teaching in Matthew You will know them by their fruits.

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. Matthew , The Parable of the Ten Minas. Luke The Trial and Restoration of the Apostle Peter. A Bible study about the trial and restoration of the Apostle Peter. The Trial and Restoration of the Apostle.

The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. Bible commentary on Jesus' Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. Matthew