Monthly Archives: October 2014

Spiritual Blindness

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 9:35-41 Jesus heard that the Pharisees had thrown the man out who was blind from birth, for he wasn’t going along with what the Pharisees wanted. When He caught up with the man, the man came to believe in … Continue reading →

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An Investigation

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 9:13-34 Jesus healed a man who had been born blind with a curious mixture of dirt and spit in John 9:1-12, and now we reach the time when this has come to the attention of the Pharisees; an official … Continue reading →

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Dirt and Spit

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 9:1-12 There was a man who was born blind, reduced to beggary, and walking past him one day; the disciples ask Jesus who sinned that he should be blind, he or his parents. Jesus corrects their false premise telling … Continue reading →

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“Reflections on Ephesians” Released and other things…

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

Today WordPress notified me that this is the 3 year anniversary of this blog; my how time flies! If you would have told me then that I’d be posting three years later, I’d probably have laughed, and yet here we … Continue reading →

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A Word About Marginalizing

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

If you read the earlier posts here about John 8, you will have noticed that I mentioned that the Pharisees were marginalizing Jesus by calling Him a Samaritan and demon possessed. I didn’t fully explain the term in those posts, … Continue reading →

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Attacks, Always Attacks

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 8:31-59 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 This section opens with Jesus turning … Continue reading →

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Valid Testimony

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 8:12-30 If we moved directly from 7:52 to this point, leaving out the story of the adulterous woman, we would have a scene change for sure, but we would still be within the context of Jesus at the Feast … Continue reading →

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We Are Loved!

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

It’s pretty normal for each of us to feel unloved at times, but we need not stay there. Jesus loves you. OK, maybe that seems cliché, but is it really? Whenever you are in this sort of funk, just remember who loves … Continue reading →

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Caught in the Act!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 8:1-11 First, An Important Note: This section is not included in the earliest and most reliable manuscripts of this Gospel, and thus is often not covered by commentators in their works. The reasons for this are several, and although … Continue reading →

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Who is He, and Where did He Come From?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

John 7:25-52 We have been looking at Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, and in this post, we will pick up the story at verse 25, where John shifts the narrative to focus on the “the people of Jerusalem” which … Continue reading →