This page focuses on commentary and exposition about Jesus Christ and faith in God.
by Gregg Allen Trickett, written 01/16/05 updated 07/08/2025
The four Gospels record seven statements spoken by Jesus Christ while being crucified. These seven statements from the cross signify His completion of His Father's will. "But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me" (John 5:36).
by Gregg Allen Trickett, written 07/01/2008 updated 06/16/2025, read time 150-240 min
This text is unique in its revelation of Jesus Christ to a Jewish contemporary of the stature of Nicodemus. His conversation with Nicodemus follows His turning water into wine at a Jewish wedding (Jn 2:1-10). It precedes Jesus revealing Himself as I AM [Yahweh] to a Samaritan woman (Jn 4:1). These three narratives demonstrate that the Son of God came bringing water [God's testimony], the Holy Spirit, and His own blood so that man may know the love of God. Jesus brings to the forefront the One whom Moses and Elijah wrote about, Immanual, the LORD to whom Nicodemus stood before.
by Gregg Allen Trickett, written 07/12/2014 updated 06/14/2025, read time 140-230 min
Paul wrote this letter while imprisoned in Rome. The Church at Colossae in Asia Minor faced a myriad of secular beliefs challenging the work of God, the Person of Jesus Christ and our place in Him. The letter addresses gnosticism, mysticism and other heretical teachings