by Peter Barfoot | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
In John’s Gospel, the words “come down” are used eight times—once in the third chapter and seven times in the sixth. The words have their origin in the ancient Greek word “katabaino”, which appears 80 times in the New Testament, 18 times in the Gospel...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
Jesus plainly told the Jewish leaders that although they were Abraham’s descendants, their true father was the Devil—a fact proved by their desire to kill him. Their actions corresponded with the one who was a liar and a murderer from the beginning. (John...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
The fact that cults and apostate religious leaders misquote the Bible when attacking Christ’s divine nature is no excuse for Christians to do likewise in defending it. We do this when we quote Christ’s words, “I and the Father are one” to prove his divinity, when in...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
Ancient Israel knew so much about the invisible God through His revealed names, which were many, and were revealed over time in response to His people’s needs. Then, after 400 years of prophetic silence (between Malachi and Matthew) He made Himself known in the...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 14, 2025 | Blog
Spiritual group dynamics take place when the dynamic power of the Spirit of God falls unexpectedly on a waiting group of believers! In the New Testament, the Pentecost event (Acts 2:1-18) was a group dynamic of the first order, which set a precedent for further...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog
The Lord Jesus said: “For where two or three are gathered together IN MY NAME…” (Matthew 18:20) Not that he would come to them but that he would be present with them in his name. Paul the Apostle: “…IN THE NAME of our LORD JESUS...