Month: January 2021

Last week, we began looking at 3 of the 7 “I Am” statements of Jesus as they appear in John’s gospel. WE considered Jesus as the Bread of Life and talked about how we must feast upon him every day. Next, we presented him as “The Resurrection and the Life.” Since Jesus rose from the dead on our behalf, we can have eternal life if our lives are hidden in him.
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I don’t know if a person should admit to having a favourite book of the Bible, but Mine is undoubtedly the gospel of John. Each of the 4 gospels shows a slightly different aspect of Jesus’ character, and one of John’s aims in writing was to show us that Jesus was and is the Son of God – that he is co-equal with God the Father in every way. That’s why john begins with those famous words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1: 1.) There aren’t any details about Jesus’ birth in John, because he wants us to understand that although Jesus became a man in the natural sense, he has always existed.
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Last week we began considering the word “new”. WE talked about how Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment to love one another, yet as we consider the old testament laws, this seemingly new precept was really just a summing up of what had always been. We also rejoiced that the Lord’s compassion is new every morning. What a comfort that brings.
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As we begin 2021, I’m comforted by the fact that only our Lord and Saviour knows what the next 12 months will bring, but we can rest in the assurance that whatever may come, he’s going to be with us through it all. So with the word “New” foremost in our minds, I thought I’d take a look at a few places in the Bible where this 3-letter word is mentioned and see how we can apply the lessons we learn from scripture to our own lives as we look ahead into 2021.
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