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Are we “Born of God”, or “Adopted”? It can’t be both.

Does the Bible say we are adopted by God? I am quite certain that the Bible does not say we are adopted by God. It does say that we are born of God. Many commentators seem awfully confused about this, but that’s because they are reading an English translation of a Greek document, written in a […]
- November 4, 2015
- / Category Adoption, Bible Studies, Birthright, Conversion, Ephesians 1, Galatians 4, John 1, John 3, Kingdom of God, Research, Resurrection, Romans 8, Romans 9, Son of God, Spirit
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / 4 Comments.
The Veil Torn, the Earthquake, and the Resurrection of the Dead – Matthew 27:51-54

A dramatic account, but does it make sense? In Matthew 27, an orderly account of the process of Jesus’ arrest, interrogation, and crucifixion is proceeding along nicely, when all of a sudden there is a dramatic change. It is a change in style, and in content. No sooner does it begin, it is finished! But […]
- October 22, 2015
- / Category Authority (of the Bible), Church, Matthew 27, Miracle, Research, Resurrection, Son of God
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / 1 Comment.
The Fundamentals of Christianity, as encoded in the Writings of Moses

The core of the Christian/Jewish polemic: What was Moses trying to say? At the very core of the ministry of Jesus, and the teachings of his apostles, is a fundamental claim about what Moses was saying in the first five books of the Bible. Either he was saying that the Covenant struck at Mt Sinai […]
- February 15, 2015
- / Category Covenant, Election, Genesis 11, Genesis 12, Genesis 15, Genesis 17, Hidden, Judaiser, Justification, Research, Righteousness, Sabbath
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 21

Chapter 21 This is the final part in a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In Chapter 21
- February 5, 2015
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 21
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Biblical Election: It’s not a Democracy

Is God a Voter, and each of us a Politician? Since at least the Middle Ages, the Biblical concept called “Election” has been thought of in terms roughly equivalent to the democratic process. The democratic process uses the same word. But that’s not what it means in the Bible. In the Bible the word has […]
- January 26, 2015
- / Category Adoption, Election, John 15, Predestination, Romans 11, Total Depravity
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / 4 Comments.
3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 20

Chapter 20 This is part 20 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In Chapter 20 we start to draw the major themes together in some very dramatic ways. This chapter has a lot of “seeing” in it, which finally points […]
- January 11, 2015
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 20
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 19

Chapter 19 This is part 19 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In Chapter 19, Jesus is beaten, crucified, and buried. In a chapter which begins, “Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged”, has in the middle, “So they […]
- January 2, 2015
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 19
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Become like a little child; Understand the Kingdom of Heaven

The Story of Cain and Abel This basic little story is not complex. It is structured like a children’s story. But for reasons I list below, theologians almost universally fail to understand it. It means what it says: “If you do well, will you not be accepted?” ()
- November 7, 2014
- / Category Fall (of mankind), Favouritism, Genesis 4, Judgement, Justification, Research, Romans 2
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 18

Chapter 18 This is part 18 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In Chapter 18, Jesus is brought before religious leaders, before being handed over to Pilate, the Roman Governor. At every stage in the process, guess who is […]
- October 31, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 18
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 17

Chapter 16 This is part 17 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. This whole chapter is Jesus’ prayer for the disciples. It continues to underscore and reinforce our theme of hearing and believing. It becomes the central understanding around […]
- October 3, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 17
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 16

Chapter 16 This is part 16 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. Chapter 16 opens with the profound words, “I have said these things to you to keep you from stumbling”, as if to underscore this theme of hearing and […]
- September 19, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 16
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 15

Chapter 15 This is part 15 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In chapter 15, Jesus continues teaching his disciples in preparation for the Crucifixion. He talks about two things: The “True Vine”, and the fact that the world […]
- September 5, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 15
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 14

Chapter 14 This is part 14 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In chapter 14, Jesus speaks with his disciples and prepares them for what is about to happen. The story is now converging on the moment at which […]
- August 22, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 14
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 12

Chapter 12: This is part 12 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In this chapter, we see the effect that the resurrection of Lazarus had on the Jewish observers, and we find foreigners coming to enquire into the teachings […]
- July 18, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, Hidden, John 12, Resurrection
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 11

Chapter 11: The Resurrection and the Life This is part 11 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In this chapter, Jesus raises his friend Lazarus from the dead. This is a pivotal moment in the story of the Gospel of John, as […]
- July 13, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 11, Resurrection
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 10

Chapter 10: The Voice of the Shepherd This is part 10 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. In this chapter, Jesus uses the metaphor of a shepherd talking to his sheep to illustrate his point. Much as been said over the […]
- July 4, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 10
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / No Comments.
3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 9

Chapter 9: To see This is part 9 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. Chapter 9 opens with Jesus restoring sight to a blind man, and the rest of the chapter is essentially expounding on the meaning of Jesus giving […]
- June 27, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 9
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 8

Chapter 8: The Adulteress, Light of the World, and Abraham’s Sons This is part 8 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. This chapter is a series of encounters and conversations with Jesus. We are, among other things, to grasp that the words of […]
- June 20, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 8
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 7

Chapter 7: The Festival, The Living Water This is part 7 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. This chapter is Jesus’ appearance at the festival of Booths. At this festival, the Jewish tradition had developed so that a water libation was […]
- June 13, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 7
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John: Week 6

Chapter 6: Feeding the 5000, Bread from Heaven, Words of Life This is part 6 of a 21-part series which traces “seeing” and “hearing”, and looks at how they relate to “believing”, through the Gospel of John. Chapter 6 begins with Jesus using bread to feed 5000 people, and then the question of “bread” becomes a spiritual […]
- June 6, 2014
- / Category 3 Words that will forever change the way you read the Gospel of John, John 6
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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