April 2019 – Blessed & Bearded's Biblical Blog

Why I Write

It has been said that \”If you wish to truly learn you must teach.\”Over the past 8 months of teaching through the Gospel of John, I have learned the validity of this statement. Not only have I learned more on proper interpretation of scripture and theology but I have become conceived of, and had myContinue reading “Why I Write”

Helpful Resources

Here is a list of great resources that I know and love and commonly use in preparation for biblical studies. I highly recommend that you buy or bookmark them and pray that they are as much of a blessing to you as they have been for me. Bibles: *Please note: If you dig around onContinue reading “Helpful Resources”

John 21

So this is it, the final chapter and the conclusion for us before we break for 2 weeks. I’m almost certain that this is my 5th or 6th read-through of the Gospel of John and my first time teaching it all the way through; and I must say, because of this study, this has beenContinue reading “John 21”

"Jesus Is the Answer"?

This Sunday morning at service Josh, who was filling in for our usual ministers, opened up with a story that went like this, \”So I commonly check in on some of my former students. And one of them posted just the other day saying, \’I\’m 2.5 years out of school. Is this all life asContinue reading “"Jesus Is the Answer"?”

On John and the Reason for His Gospel

John 19:35 \”He who saw it has borne witness- his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth that you also may believe.\” John 20:30-31 \”Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so thatContinue reading “On John and the Reason for His Gospel”

John 20

Talk to me about the Resurrection. What is it? And why does it matter? Jesus died for His Church/was killed by the Romans and Jews as clearly seen in the last chapter. No one could have survived what Jesus went through. The Resurrection is Jesus raising back to life in a new/eternal/spiritual body. This mattersContinue reading “John 20”

John 19

PrayRead the text. It is worth noting that none of the 4 gospels give us a comprehensive view of what happened at Golgotha; I believe this is done to show us the depth and complexity of this historic event. That is, all 4 authors of the Gospel are telling us to dig deeper than into thisContinue reading “John 19”