(These notes were prepared as part of a series of teachings on John’s gospel, given in Pretoria in 2008 and 2009.) John 8:48: The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?” 49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honour my Father and you […]
Das Zeichen des Jona
October 5, 2012 by
„Als aber die Volksmenge sich herzu drängte, fing er an zu sagen: Dieses Geschlecht ist ein böses Geschlecht; es begehrt ein Zeichen, und ein Zeichen wird ihm nicht gegeben werden als nur das Zeichen des Jona. Denn wie Jona den Niniviten ein Zeichen war, so wird es auch der Sohn des Menschen diesem Geschlechte sein. […]
John 8:1-11: Jesus and the adulteress
October 5, 2012 by
(These notes were prepared for a series of teachings on John’s gospel given in Pretoria in 2008 & 2009.) Then each went to his own home.1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. […]
Peace & violence in Islam & Christianity
October 5, 2012 by
At a recent debate organised by the Islamic Propagation Centre (Lenasia, 27 June 2009), the Muslim speaker suggested that God’s instructions to Israel to ‘utterly destroy’ the inhabitants of Canaan and to ‘kill everything that breathes’ is no less violent than anything the Koran is so often accused of propagating. At the same debate someone […]
John 7:1-24 – not as they expected
October 5, 2012 by
(These notes were prepared for a series of teachings on John’s gospel given in Pretoria during 2008 and 2009.) After this, Jesus went around in Galilee, purposely staying away from Judea because the Jews there were waiting to take his life. 2 But when the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus’ brothers said […]
In Ihm erfunden
October 5, 2012 by
Mit herzlichem Dank für die Übersetzung aus dem Englishchen von Klaus Püplichhuisen (Klaus.Publius@t-online.de) „Trachtet nach dem, was droben ist, nicht nach dem, was auf Erden ist; denn ihr seid gestorben und euer Leben ist verborgen mit dem Christus in Gott. Wenn der Christus, unser Leben, offenbar werden wird, dann werdet auch ihr mit ihm offenbar […]
Instruction about baptisms – What did tongues signify
October 5, 2012 by
In our previous study we saw that it was spontaneous prophesying rather than tongues that marked the baptism in the Holy Spirit. The speaking in tongues did however have its own significance, which we consider here. We start by remembering the events that took place on the Day of Pentecost when the Spirit was poured […]
Matthew 26:17-30 – at the Passover table
October 4, 2012 by
(These bible study notes were prepared as part of a series of teachings on Matthew’s gospel, given in Johannesburg between 2007 and 2009.) On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” He […]
When will these things happen – Matthew 24 and the vindication of Messiah
October 4, 2012 by
‘Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” As Jesus was sitting on […]
John 6:24-69 – Bread from Heaven (continued)
October 4, 2012 by
(These bible study notes were prepared as part of a series of teachings on John’s gospel, given in Pretoria between 2008 and 2009.) Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus. When they found him on the other side […]
