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.

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 ...

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.

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.

The usual translation refers to sins being forgiven and also being retained [the word sin, in fact, is not repeated in the original text]. Yet, even when ...

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.

4 янв. 2022 г. · In John 20:23, Jesus tells His disciples, “If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

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