CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT OF SIGHT

CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT OF SIGHT

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

John [MKJV] 1:1-13; 3:1-7 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it. 6 There was a man sent from God; his name was John. 7 This one came as a witness, to bear witness concerning the Light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 He was the true Light; He enlightens every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own received Him not. 12 But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name, 13 who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God. . . . 3:1 And there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him. 3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.

  Trusting the Redeemer at age 27 drastically changed my life and continues to do so. The big change wasn’t so much in stopping doing certain things, but in how I afterward see life, love, people, property, position, authority, who I am and why I am here.

  To further comprehending Scripture I took a course using text written by J. Edwin Hartill, Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics. I encourage you as brethren in Christ to gain the study tool of hermeneutics.    

  For reasonable price study books on the topic can be acquired on paper or Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Principles+of+Biblical+Hermeneutics

  Why bother, what is hermeneutics?

  For a succinct one page essay on the answer, go to http://www.compellingtruth.org/biblical-hermeneutics.html

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