The thought of whether Jesus loved the Father may have never crossed your mind. It may be one of those obvious things—“Well, of course He loved the Father! That’s just a given!” But, do we have any evidence of it? Note carefully what Jesus said in the last verse of John 14. “But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 71)
When we think about all of the various sins there are in the world, we might think there are hundreds or thousands of different kinds of sinners. However, if we narrow it down, we may come up with a number much smaller, representing the types of sinners on earth. In Luke 7:36-50, Jesus was in a house with two sinners. However, these…
We want our kids to grow up to be responsible, productive adults. So, we train them to take on responsibilities and we encourage them strive for greatness. Those are ideal and needed life qualities, but what happens when those “needed life lessons” run up against the church? We want our kids to succeed, so we may push them to push themselves and strive for…
An expert in the law of Moses came to Jesus and attempted to “test” Him, however, he was the one who got tested. Luke tells us that he was “wanting to justify himself” as a keeper of the law, when he said to Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:25-29). Jesus told the familiar parable of “The Good Samaritan” to identify “who” a neighbor…
The anguish of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane is one of the most moving scenes about which to read in the sacred text! When He took His three close friends (Peter, James and John) with Him into the Garden, “He began to be troubled and deeply distressed” (Mark 14:33). He told His friends, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death”…
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus met with His twelve apostles in a large upper room to eat the Passover meal. From there, they would go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but Judas left the upper room gathering before Jesus and the eleven left. How would Judas know where to find them, so that he could betray Jesus? It’s possible that someone told him…
5-2-12
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What is that? What is 5-2-12? Is that a date? No! Is it a combination? No! In Matthew 14, there were 5,000 men (what a large crowd!) following Jesus, who did not have anything to eat. (Can you imagine how much food it would take to feed 5,000 men, plus women, children and a bunch of growing boys?!) But they found some food—5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. That’s hardly…
The key word in Mark’s account of the gospel (at least the term that appears over and over in the book) is the word “immediately.” It is a fun exercise to trace that word through the book of Mark. But knowing how often it appears in that book makes it intriguing to see the word used repeatedly in other books, where it…