- John 11. 41 Р“Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.” Previously some of the leaders had said that Jesus had a demon, and others asked,...
read moreJohn 11.4 “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” As always, Jesus sees more to the situation than anyone else. He sees that Lazarus died for the glory of God, just like the storm came up in the middle of the night while the disciples were alone in...
read more<<<2009.03.10>>>some random notes:Midrash Rabbah on Song of Songs 1:41 (another later rabbinic work) states that when a pregnant woman worships in a heathen temple the fetus also commits idolatry. This is only one example of how, in rabbinic Jewish thought, an unborn child was capable of sinning....
read moreJohn 7:18 The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. I remember when I learned that no one in a desperate situation can be trusted. That was also when I learned not to ask people “can you do such and such?” because...
read moreI read this before I went to bed last night and was wondering about the whole heir thing. It is easy to think that the heir doesn’t get his inheritance until the estate owner dies. But there is more to it that that! How many people do you see in the news that are the heir to some great fortune, and have all kinds of exploits...
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