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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”

AUGUST 21 Reading 233 THE FINAL HOURS Luke 22–23 “With loud shouts they insistently demanded that He be crucified, and their shouts prevailed” (Luke 23:23).Carefully Luke, like each of the evangelists, traced Jesus’ final hours from betrayal to burial. Overview Judas agreed to betray Jesus for money (22:1–6). At the Last Supper Jesus spoke ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

AUGUST 20 Reading 232 LASTING LESSONS Luke 20–21 “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive” (Luke 20:38).Jesus’ last days in Jerusalem occasioned some of His most important teaching, conveying lasting lessons. Overview Jesus rebuked His critics (20:1–8), and told a parable that exposed theirContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”