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series: "James"date: November 16, 2025episode: 140title: "The Father Brought Us Forth"text: James 1:16-18Introduction: Context1 Do Not Be Deceived (16)2 Every Good Gift (17)3 Of His Own Will (18)Conclusion: By the Word of TruthScripture References: James 1:16-18; Malachi 3:6a; John 1:9-13; Ephesians 1:3-10; 2 Peter 3:11-13; Acts 6:1-7; Romans 10:17; Acts 16:30-32;Contexts1. The Theological Context2. The Historical-Theological Context3. The Textual Context
series: "James"date: November 9, 2025episode: 139title: "Steadfast under Trial"text: James 1:12-15Introduction: The Law/Gospel Distinction1 Trials (12)2 Temptations (13-14)3 Sins (15)Conclusion: Be Transformed (Romans 12:1f)Scripture References: Romans 6:15-23; James 1:12-15; Galatians 2:15-16; Romans 6:23; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:14-16; Matthew 5:21-22; Romans 1:16-17;Calvin tells us that we encounter many trials so "that [our] piety and obedience may be made manifest, and that [we] may be thus at length prepared to receive the crown of life." (from Calvin’s Commentary on James, 1:12).An outline of Romans:Introduction 1:1-1:15Thesis 1:16-17Guilt 1:18-3:20Grace 3:21-11:36Gratitude 12:1-15:13Conclusion 15:14-16:27
series: "James"date: November 2, 2025episode: 138title: "For the Sun Rises"text: James 1:9-11Introduction: Boasting1 The Lowly Brother (9)2 The Rich Brother (10-11)Conclusion: Like a FlowerScripture References: James 1:9-11; Luke 24:49; James 2:5; James 2:6-7; Hebrews 9:23-28;Two Kinds of Boasting1 Evil: Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Corinthians 4:6-7; James 4:13-17;2 Righteous: Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31;Humility Is the KeyHumility is the distributor of all good things, and apart from it there is nothing which is good.Commentary on James (1:9)by Theophylact of Ohrid (c. 1050 - c. 1108)quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
series: "James"date: October 26, 2025episode: 137title: "But If Any of You Lacks Wisdom"text: James 1:5-8Introduction: Coherence in James1. Wisdom from Above (1:5-6; 3:13-18)2. Doubt and Double-mindedness (1:6-8; 4:4-10)Conclusion: PerseveranceScripture References: James 1:5-8; James 3:17; James 3:15; James 5:16 (13-18); James 5:15; James 4:8; James 3:13-18; Mark 9:24; James 4:4-10;Concept Continuity in James:(1) “let steadfastness have its full effect” 1:4 -> entire letter(2) “lacking in nothing” 1:4 -> “lacks wisdom” 1:5(3) “lacks wisdom” 1:5 -> “the wisdom from above” 3:17(4) “ask God” 1:5 -> “The prayer of a righteous person” 5:16(5) “let him ask in faith” 1:6 -> “the prayer of faith” 5:15(6) “he is a double-minded man” 1:8 -> “purify your hearts, you double-minded” 4:8
series: "James"date: October 19, 2025episode: 136title: "Count It All Joy"text: James 1:1-4Introduction: Perfect and Complete1. A Servant of God (1:1)2. All Joy (1:2)3. The Testing of Your Faith (1:3-4)Conclusion: Lacking in Nothing (1:4)Scripture References: James 1:1-4; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:18; 1 John 1:8-10; Galatians 5:16-26; Romans 5:1-5; 1 Peter 1:3-7;Westminster Shorter CatechismQuestion 35: What is sanctification?Answer 35: Sanctification is the work of God’s free grace, whereby we are renewed in the whole man after the image of God, and are enabled more and more to die unto sin, and live unto righteousness.Westminster Confession of FaithChapter 13 Of Sanctification13.2 This sanctification is throughout, in the whole man; yet imperfect in this life, there abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part; whence ariseth a continual and irreconcilable war, the flesh lusting against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.
series: "James"date: October 12, 2025episode: 135title: "To the Twelve Tribes"text: James 1:1-41. Introduction (1)2. Focus (4)3. Challenges4. GospelIntroduction:persecution: Acts 11:19;1st Jerusalem Council: Acts 15;Some references to James the brother of Jesus: Matthew 13:55; Acts 15:13; Galatians 1:19, 2:9, 2:12; Jude 1:1;Focus of James: James 1:4; 4:4-10Challenges:Paul's justification: Ephesians 2:8-10;James's "justification": James 2:14-26;Hints of the Gospel in James:1:1 (the Lord Jesus Christ);1:2 (brothers);1:18 (brought us forth);2:1 (hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ);4:6 (he gives more grace);
series: "According to John"date: October 5, 2025episode: 134title: "His Testimony Is True"text: John 21:20-25Introduction: The Self-Authenticating Word1. The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved (20-24a)2. We Know (24b)3. I Suppose (25)Conclusion: Believe in His NameScripture References: John 21:20-25; John 16:13-14; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13; 1 John 2:20,27; John 1:14; John 1:9-13; John 3:16-18; John 20:30-31;The Author of John’s Gospel: John 13:23, 19:26, 19:35, 20:2, 21:2, 21:7, 21:20, 21:24, 21:25;“Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures”1.5: “We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverend esteem of the Holy Scripture. And the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man’s salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God: yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our heart.”from the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
series: "According to John"date: September 28, 2025episode: 133title: "Follow Me"text: John 21:15-19Introduction: More Than These1. Do You Love Me? (15-17)2. When You Are Old (18-19)Conclusion: Follow MeScripture References: John 21:15-19; John 3:35; John 5:20; John 14:15; John 13:36-38; Proverbs 16:18;“Jesus Prophesied Peter’s Martyrdom”“Peter accomplished later on by the grace of God what he had previously been unable to do by self-reliance. You see, after the Lord had entrusted him with his, not Peter’s sheep, to feed them, not for himself but for the Lord, he told him about his future martyrdom, which he had forfeited the first time because he had been in much too much of a hurry. 'When you are older,' he said, 'someone else will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go. He said this, though, to signify by what death he was going to glorify the Lord.'”(Comments on John 21:19 taken from a sermon.)Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, died AD 430quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: September 21, 2025episode: 132title: "The Third Time"text: John 21:1-14Introduction: Jesus Revealed Himself Again (1)1. I Am Going Fishing (1-3)2. It Is the Lord (4-8)3. They Knew It Was the Lord (9-13)Conclusion: Jesus Was Revealed (14)Scripture References: John 21:1-14; John 1:31; John 17:6; Matthew 28:7; John 1:12; John 20:8; Luke 5:4-9; John 18:15-27; John 6:1-14; John 1:19;“The Mystery of the 153 Fish and the Unbroken Nets”“When to the number of 10, representing the Law, we add the Holy Spirit as represented by 7, we have 17. And when this number is used for the adding together of every serial number it contains, from 1 up to itself, the sum amounts to 153. For if you add 2 to 1, you have 3 of course. If to these you add 3 and 4, the whole makes 10, etc. ... All therefore who are sharers in such grace are symbolized by this number, that is, are symbolically represented.”Tractates on the Gospel of JohnAugustine Bishop of Hippo, died AD 430quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture[I do not endorse this approach to interpreting the 153 fish.]
series: "According to John"date: September 14, 2025episode: 131title: "But These Are Written"text: John 20:30-31Introduction: The Confessions1. The Structure (30)2. The Purpose (31)Conclusion: The Thesis (31)Scripture References: John 20:30-31; John 3:16; John 3:1-8;Seven Confessions in John’s Gospel about Jesus1. John the Baptist (1:34) “this [Jesus] is the Son of God”2. Nathanael (1:49) “the Son of God! [and] the King of Israel!”3. Samaritans (4:42) “the Savior of the world”4. the man born blind (9:33) “this man … [is] from God”- see also 9:35-38: the man worshiped Jesus as “the Son of Man”5. Martha (11:27) “you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world”6. the disciples (16:30) “you came from God”7. Thomas (20:28) “My Lord and my God!”Also, John himself (20:31) “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God”A Proposed Structure of the Gospel of JohnPrologue (1:1-18)Preliminary Signs (1:19-12:50)The Ultimate Sign (13:1-20:29)Purpose and Thesis (20:30-31)Epilogue (21:1-25)
series: "According to John"date: September 7, 2025episode: 130title: "My Lord and My God"text: John 20:24-29Introduction: Authenticity1. Thomas Disbelieved (24-25)2. Jesus Appeared (26-27)3. Thomas Confessed (28)Conclusion: Jesus Blessed (29)Scripture References: John 20:24-29; 2 Peter 1:16-21; 2 Peter 1:1; John 11:16; John 14:5; John 20:31; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; Acts 16:31; John 20:30-31; Rom 10:17; John 1:12;"The Physical Resurrection""We are taught by the slight lack of faith shown by the blessed Thomas that the mystery of the resurrection is effected on our earthly bodies and in Christ as the firstfruits of the human race. He was no phantom or ghost, fashioned in human shape, simulating the features of humanity, nor yet, as others have foolishly surmised, a spiritual body that is compounded of a subtle and ethereal substance different from the flesh."Commentary on the Gospel of JohnCyril of Alexandria, died AD 444quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: August 31, 2025episode: 129title: "I Am Sending You"text: John 20:19-23Introduction: The Clarity of Scripture1. Peace [Be] with You (19-20)2. I Am Sending You (21-23)Conclusion: Forgiveness of SinsScripture References: John 20:19-23; Luke 5:17-26; John 14:25-31; John 16:29-33; John 16:16-22; John 17:6-19; John 20:30-31; John 3:16-18;Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scripture5: … Holy Scripture … [exhibits] … consent of all the parts ...6: The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: ...7: All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of ordinary means, may attain to a sufficient understanding of them.Westminster Confession of Faith (AD 1647)
series: "According to John"date: August 24, 2025episode: 128title: "I Have Seen the Lord"text: John 20:11-18Introduction: Adoption1. Two Angels (11-12)2. Why Are You Weeping? (13-15)3. My Brothers (16-17)Conclusion: Mary Is Also Adopted (18)Scripture References: John 20:11-18; Romans 8:17; Galatians 3:25-29; Galatians 4:4-5; John 10:1-4; Hebrews 4:14-16;Adoption References (5x): Romans 8:15, 23; 9:4; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5;Sonship by Nature and Sonship by Grace"He does not say, 'to our Father,' but distinguishing and saying first what was proper to himself, 'to My Father,' which was by nature. Then he adds, 'and your Father,' which was by adoption."Catechetical Lectures, Cyril of Jerusalem (313-386)(from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)
series: "According to John"date: August 17, 2025episode: 127title: "He Saw and Believed"text: John 20:1-10Introduction: A Seventh Sign?1. Mary Magdalene Came to the Tomb (1-2)2. Peter and John Ran to the Tomb (3-5)3. Peter and John Went into the Tomb (6-8)4. John Believed But Did Not Understand (6-9)5. Peter and John Went Back (10)Conclusion: These Are Written (20:30-31)Scripture References: John 20:1-10; John 20:30-31; John 2:11; John 2:18-22;The Lord's Day“The first of the week is what Christian practice now calls the Lord’s day, because of the resurrection of the Lord.”(cf. John 20:1)Tractates on the Gospel of John, Augustine(Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)
series: "According to John"date: August 10, 2025episode: 126title: "A New Tomb"text: John 19:38-42Introduction: The Sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:38-42)1. Joseph of Arimathea (38)2. Nicodemus (39)3. Preparation (39-40)4. Burial (41-42)Conclusion: SignificanceScripture References: John 19:38-42; John 2:18-22; Matthew 12:38-42; Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; John 3:1-15; John 7:50-51; John 20:30-31; John 11:44; Matthew 27:60; 1 Corinthians 15:12-18;The Fears of Secret Disciples“Not that all fear, by which believers guard against tyrants and enemies of the church, is faulty, but because weakness of faith is manifested whenever the confession of faith is withheld through fear.”(cf. John 19:38)Commentary on John by John Calvin
series: "According to John"date: August 3, 2025episode: 125title: "That You Also May Believe"text: John 19:31-37Introduction: Docetism1. That Sabbath Was a High Day (31)2. He Was Already Dead (32-34)3. His Testimony Is True (35-37)Conclusion: That You Also May Believe (35)Scripture References: John 19:31-37; 1 John 2:22-23; 1 John 4:2; Deuteronomy 21:22-23; Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Zechariah 12:10; John 20:30-31; 1 Corinthians 1:30;Keywords: Heresy, Docetism, Gnosticism, MarcionismThe Significance of Jesus as the Passover Lamb"From this passage, it is apparent that John did not wish so much simply to recount the history as to remind us of what the history signifies: namely, that this Christ was the true Passover that was signified in the law. ... But now the interpretation gives strength to the saints: the bones of the Passover [lamb] cannot be broken;" (cf. John 19:36)Annotations on John by Philipp Melanchthon from Reformation Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: July 27, 2025episode: 124title: "It Is Finished"text: John 19:28-37Introduction: Redemption Accomplished1. I Thirst (28-30A)2. He Gave Up His Spirit (30B)Conclusion: Redemption Witnessed (35)Scripture References: John 19:28-37; John 1:14; John 1:36; John 3:16-17; Romans 6:20-23; Romans 6:5-11; Psalms 69:21B; Exodus 12:22; Mark 15:37;Jesus Has Finished the Work of Salvation“It is finished.” It is as though he said, “Whatsoever is necessary for the salvation of humanity is perfectly, and even unto the uttermost, and at the full, accomplished and fulfilled in this one and only sacrifice of my body, which I now offer to my heavenly Father, here hanging upon the cross.”(cf. John 19:30)The Catechism of Thomas Becon by Thomas Beconfrom Reformation Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: July 20, 2025episode: 123title: "They Crucified Him"text: John 19:16-27Introduction: John’s Point of View1. The Crucifixion (16-18)2. The Charge (19-22)3. The Scripture (23-24)4. The Disciples (25-27)Conclusion: King and SaviorScripture References: John 19:16-27; Psalm 22:18; John 11:49-52; Psalms 22:18; John 20:30-31; Matthew 19:29;Pilate's Inscription as a Summary of True Doctrine“The inscription on the cross contains a summary of the true doctrine concerning Christ. “Jesus” [means] the Savior, liberating his people from their sins. … ”(cf. John 19:19)Notes on the Gospel of John by David Chytraeusfrom Reformation Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: July 13, 2025episode: 122title: "Crucify Him"text: John 19:1-16Introduction: Christ Rejected (1:9-13)1. King of the Jews (1-3)2. The Son of God (4-7)3. Authority from Above (8-11)4. Behold Your King! (12-16)Conclusion: Christ Received (1:9-13)Scripture References: John 19:1-16; John 1:9-13; John 18:38-40; John 18:36; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; John 2:23-3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5;Nothing Happens Without God“For in each one of these circumstances every believer ought to say, “You could have no power at all against me, except it were given you from above.”(cf. John 19:11)On First Principles by Origenfrom Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
series: "According to John"date: July 6, 2025episode: 121title: "What Is Truth?"text: John 18:28-40Introduction: Did Jesus Die After the Passover? (28)1. Pilate Questions the Accusers (28-32)2. Pilate Questions Jesus (33-38)3. Pilate Finds Jesus Guiltless (38-40)Conclusion: Who Is of the Truth? (37-38)Scripture References: John 18:28-40; Mark 14:12; John 12:32-33; John 3:3,5; John 14:6; Mark 15:7; John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3-5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 10:17; Colossians 3:16;Inconsistent Religion of the Self-Righteous“It was a sin to enter the headquarters, but no crime to deliver someone over to death and to kill him. This is the religion of all the self-righteous, those who seem righteous to themselves in the sight of the world.”(cf. John 18:28-32)Annotations by Otto Brunfelsfrom Reformation Commentary on Scripture
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