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AUGUST 25 Reading 237 GOD SO LOVED John 3 “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).John summed up Jesus’ talk with Nicodemus in the most famous verse in the Bible: the “Gospel in a nutshell,”Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 24 Reading 236 THE LAMB OF GOD John 1:19–2:25 “Then John gave this testimony: ’I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on Him. . . . I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God’ ” (John 1:32, 34).Discipleship calls us to be everContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

John AUGUST 23 Reading 235 THE LIVING WORD John 1:1–18 “No one has ever seen God, but God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, has made Him known” (John 1:18).John introduced the ultimate mystery. God had somehow taken on human nature and become flesh. Background The Word. In both Testaments “word” isContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

John INTRODUCTION John is the fourth and last-written of the New Testament’s portraits of Jesus Christ. Most believe it was composed between A.D. 70 and 100 by John, son of Zebedee, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples. This is the most theological of the Gospels. It grew out of the need of second and third-generation ChristiansContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 22 Reading 234 ALIVE AGAIN Luke 24 “Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?” (Luke 24:26)We share today the glory into which the resurrected Christ has entered. Background Resurrection. The Gospels report several incidents where Jesus brought the dead back to life. This was not resurrection, butContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”