The Cost of Collapsing Distinctions
Launching from the clear distinction that Jesus makes in John 8:23—You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not...
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Christopher Diebold
- May 9
- 4 min
Getting to the Text of the New Testament
Given that the authenticity of the text for this week (John 7:53-8:11) is disputed, it is worthwhile to spend some time reflecting on the...
Christopher Diebold
- May 2
- 3 min
Our Divine Reading Partner
The central revelation of God’s character that Jesus makes during the Feast of Tabernacles shortly before his passion is the unique...
Christopher Diebold
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Technique, Appearances, and God's Will
In the opening verses of John 7, Jesus’ brothers try to convince him to go up to Jerusalem for the Feast of Booths to perform some...
Christopher Diebold
- Apr 18
- 3 min
The Bread of Life and the Lord's Supper
As Jesus presses the bread of life metaphor in John 6, most attentive readers will begin to think about the Last Supper. In both...
Christopher Diebold
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Reflecting on Corporate Prayer
The following is revised from a previous version and presented for reconsideration. Prayer is a pretty important thing in the Bible. The...
Christopher Diebold
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Weakness and Strength
On this Resurrection Sunday, I’d like to reflect on the power of God that is expressed inextricably at the cross and in the resurrection...
Christopher Diebold
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Providential Dominoes
There is a satisfying elegance in the carefully crafted cascade of dominoes that have been set up in just the right pattern to have one...
Christopher Diebold
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Jesus, the Lord of Creation
After the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus withdraws from the enthusiastic crowd that wants to crown him King of the Jews and usher in the...
Christopher Diebold
- Mar 14
- 3 min
The Lord Jesus, the Son of Man
In the aftermath of Jesus’ Sabbath-day healing of the lame man in John 5, he is pursued and persecuted by the religious authorities for...
Christopher Diebold
- Mar 7
- 3 min
What is the Work of Church Officers
As we celebrate the ordination and installation of new elders and deacons in the church, it’s worth reflecting on what we understand...
Christopher Diebold
- Feb 28
- 3 min
The Glory of God in His Justice
In last week’s reflection on the spread and effect of the gospel, I mentioned that the consistent spread of the gospel of our Lord Jesus...
Christopher Diebold
- Feb 21
- 3 min
The Spread and Effects of the Gospel
After Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well, the following verses unfold in an amazing display of the spread among and...
Christopher Diebold
- Feb 14
- 3 min
The Humanity and Divinity of the Christ
One of the more interesting aspects of Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4 is how the gospel writer weaves...
Christopher Diebold
- Feb 9
- 3 min
The Sufficiency of the Christ
The second half of John 3 presents an interesting “competition” between John the Baptist and Jesus. At least from the perspective of the...
Christopher Diebold
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Sharing the Solemn Joy of Salvation
The words that flank arguably the most famous verse of John’s gospel—John 3:16—are replete with the effects of the fall of our first...
Christopher Diebold
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The New Birth
As Jesus engages with Nicodemus, he challenges this teacher’s grasp of God’s program of redemption. He points him from the earthly to...
Christopher Diebold
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Zeal in the Christian Life
In the advent season, as we review the great promises of the coming Messiah, we confess God’s jealousy. In Isaiah 9, after Isaiah...
Christopher Diebold
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Common Present, Wise Partaking
In John 2, John moves on from the call of the first disciples to Jesus’ first sign, or miracle, at the wedding feast at Cana. In v11,...
Christopher Diebold
- Jan 5
- 3 min
The Call of the Disciples
Our text this week moves on from the testimony of John the Baptist to the recruitment of some of the first followers of our Lord. For the...
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