Adam Haer

  • John 5:27

    http://booksteps.com/2008/04/09/john5-27/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/04/09/john5-27/) Christ is given the authority to judge not because He is the means by which all Creation was made, sustained, and…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:27 (ASV)

  • John 5:26

    http://booksteps.com/2008/04/07/john5-26/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/04/07/john5-26/) I must be, in some sense, “alive” in order to want to remain alive or become truly or more fully alive. I think…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:26 (ASV)

  • John 5:25

    http://booksteps.com/2008/04/03/john5-25/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/04/03/john5-25/) I feel like well meaning Christians divide the majority of their time between trying to make this message (and by…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:25 (ASV)

  • John 5:24

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/28/john5-24/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/28/john5-24/) I love the present tense in this statement: whoever hears and believes has eternal life. I have eternal life right…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:24 (ASV)

  • John 5:21-23

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/27/john5-21-23/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/27/john5-21-23/) The Father loves the Son and gives Him power, authority, and honor. In thinking of Jesus as fully Divine,…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:21 (ASV), John 5:22 (ASV), John 5:23 (ASV)

  • John 5:20

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/25/john5-20/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/25/john5-20/) It is difficult for me to understand the father/son relationship that exists within the Godhead. Why does Jesus…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:20 (ASV)

  • John 5:19

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/24/john5-19/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/24/john5-19/) There is no proper place for independence and self will in this relational world—not even in God’s relationship…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:19 (ASV)

  • John 5:18

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/21/john5-18/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/21/john5-18/) These verses seem to indicate that Jesus really was breaking the Sabbath and claiming equality with God. This conflict…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:18 (ASV)

  • John 5:16-17

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/20/john5-16-17/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/20/john5-16-17/) There is no time when God is not working—no time when He is absent. So often I find myself in a mindset where…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:16 (ASV), John 5:17 (ASV)

  • John 5:14-15

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/13/john5-14-15/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/13/john5-14-15/) Thus far, both the physical healings Jesus has performed have been precursors to spiritual healing. Jesus…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:14 (ASV), John 5:15 (ASV)

  • John 5:8-10

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/11/john5-8-10/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/11/john5-8-10/) In fairness to the Jewish leaders, they were right. It was the Sabbath and the law did forbid what the healed…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:8 (ASV), John 5:9 (ASV), John 5:10 (ASV)

  • John 5:7

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/10/john5-7/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/10/john5-7/) The invalid wants to get well, realizes he is powerless to do so on his own, and understands that others must help…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 5:7 (ASV)

  • John 4:54

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/08/john4-54/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/08/john4-54/) At the end of his Gospel, John mentions that Jesus did so many miracles that no one could count them (21:25). Why…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 4:54 (ASV)

  • John 4:51-53

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/07/john4-51-53/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/07/john4-51-53/) After being told, “Your son was miraculously saved from certain death,” the official asks, “What time was…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 4:51 (ASV), John 4:52 (ASV), John 4:53 (ASV)

  • John 4:48-50

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/06/john4-48-50/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/06/john4-48-50/) This story tells me that I can go to Jesus to have my needs met, obey Him and receive what I need, and still…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 4:48 (ASV), John 4:49 (ASV), John 4:50 (ASV)

  • John 4:46-47

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/05/john4-46-47/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/05/john4-46-47/) Jesus may not have had any honor in Galilee, but He certainly had fame. Capernaum is a good fifteen miles…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 4:46 (ASV), John 4:47 (ASV)

  • John 4:43-45

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/04/john4-43-45/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/04/john4-43-45/) Even before heading for Galilee, Jesus remarked that He would receive no honor there. In the next verse, we…

    Created about 4 years ago

    John 4:44 (ASV), John 4:45 (ASV)

  • John 4:39-41

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/03/john4-39-41/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/03/john4-39-41/) “He told me everything I ever did,” is an interesting kind of miracle—and the one that hooked Nathanael in…

    Created over 4 years ago

    John 4:40 (ASV), John 4:41 (ASV)

  • John 4:37-38

    http://booksteps.com/2008/03/02/john4-37-38/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/03/02/john4-37-38/) For some reason, I think its my job to sow, water, fertilize, shop for farm equipment, reap, pay income tax,…

    Created over 4 years ago

    John 4:37 (ASV), John 4:38 (ASV)

  • John 4:34-35

    http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-34-35/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-34-35/) I used to think that all God had for me lay in the future—future tasks, future joys, future rewards. Today…

    Created over 4 years ago

    John 4:34 (ASV), John 4:35 (ASV)

  • John 4:31-33

    http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-31-33/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-31-33/) How ridiculous disciples of Christ look when they try to take care of Him instead of letting Him take care…

    Created over 4 years ago

    John 4:31 (ASV), John 4:32 (ASV), John 4:33 (ASV)

  • John 4:28-30

    http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-28-30/ (http://booksteps.com/2008/02/28/john4-28-30/) I wonder what kind of crowd the woman would have drawn if she were of a more reputable character—I bet it…

    Created over 4 years ago

    John 4:28 (ASV), John 4:29 (ASV), John 4:30 (ASV)