In John's Gospel, Jesus talks about sin as unbelief, the unwillingness or incapacity to grasp the truth of God manifested in him. To have sin abide, therefore, ...

Jesus is dealing with the unbelief and fear of the disciples. He inspires faith and bestows peace upon them. Second, He sends them out for their task.

18 февр. 2024 г. · Jesus breathed a promise that they will receive the Holy Spirit soon. But it was John Calvin's view that this was a mini Pentecost.

25 мая 2020 г. · In John 20, no sooner does Jesus breathe the Spirit onto his followers and he immediately mentions the forgiveness of sins, particularly the ...

4 апр. 2021 г. · The message of John 20 is that Jesus has risen. And he gives us what we need most. The risen Jesus has a heart to give us peace, a mission, and his Spirit.

In this initial appearance of Jesus to the disciples narrated in our text for today, Thomas is not present to receive the Spirit, yet he will come to believe.

The risen Jesus is the gratuitously forgiving Jesus. There is no other. The disciples had found Easter faith. 21 So he said to them again, "Peace be with you...

31 мая 2020 г. · The gospel tells us that we must allow “peace” to enter our heart and our mind. This is not just a word but a person, Jesus Christ.

11 сент. 2015 г. · The mission is to proclaim the good news about salvation through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection to all people.