Conservative Friends Bible Study of The Gospel of John #19

John 11:38–57 We study this part of John with clear attention to Greek terms that reshape belief as trust and signs as pointers beyond miracles. Lazarus’s raising, the council’s response, and the approach to Passover reveal how language, liberation, and wholehearted faith meet in practice.• Belief as trust and confidence, not mere assent• Christos as title Anointed, not a surname• Names like Yeshua, Iakobos, Ioudas shifting across testaments• Lazarus raised, unbind him as liberation motif• Jesus deeply moved, nuance of Greek verbs• signs pointing beyond miracles to God’s glory• Council fear, Caiaphas’s unintended prophecy• Children of God, adoption and unity• Passover approaching, Jesus’s withdrawal to EphraimA complete list of our podcasts,  organized into topics, is available on our website.We will be publishing video interviews with Conservative Friends on YouTube.  See our YouTube channel.  The first interview is with Susan Smith. To learn more about Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), please visit  ohioyearlymeeting.org. Those interested in exploring the distinctives of Conservative Friends waiting worship should consider checking out our many Zoom Online Worship opportunities during the week here. All are welcome! We also have several Zoom study groups.  Check out the Online Study and Discussion Groups on our website.   Advices read in these podcasts can be found on page 29 in our Book Of Discipline.We welcome feedback on this and any of our other podcast episodes.   Contact us through our website.