Jude 1 "Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James..." Thought it was commonly agreed that this Jude was a half brother of Jesus, one of the children born to Mary and Joseph after Jesus. The James that he mentions would be the pastor of the church in Jerusalem and also a half …
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Bible Study Notes on 3 John – 20170616
3 John 1 "...To the beloved Gaius..." Commentary says Gaius or Caius. Apparently written both ways in different copies. No clear idea of the identity. So much later than the rest of scripture he's obviously not someone who's been mentioned before. Some speculated he lived in Macedonia or Pergamos. Greeting is so similar to the …
Bible Study Notes on 2 John – 20170614
2 John 1 "...To the elect lady and her children..." Apparently some debate on whether John wrote this to a person or to a church body. The word translated lady is kyria which is a Greek term used for church. John also closes with the children of your elect sister greet you which sounds like …
Bible Study Notes on 1 John 5 – 20170612
1 John 5:1 "...everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him" Thought this was saying if you love God you also love Jesus who is the only begotten of God. But I think John is referring to all who become children of God through faith in Christ. In keeping …
Bible Study Notes on 1 John 4 – 20170609
1 John 4:1 "...do not believe every spirit..." He just mentioned the Holy Spirit as the proof that Christ abides in us. Now he warns of the existence of other spirits who will try to mimic the work of the Holy Spirit. One of satan's ploys is to try to duplicate what Christ does, to …
Bible Study Notes on 1 John 3 – 20170607
1 John 3:1 "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!..." He loved us so much that He provided a way for us to be reconciled to Him. Not just a few, but all people if they would receive it. 2 "...it has not …
Bible Study Notes on 1 John 2 – 20170605
1 John 2:1 "...so that you may not sin..." Not that they wouldn't sin, but that they wouldn't choose to do so, or use what he had just mentioned as a license to do so. Our sin nature pulls us in sin's direction, but the more we understand and the closer we are to Him …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 