Learning to love others the way Jesus loves us
"But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city" (Genesis 19:16 ESV). There are some characters in the Bible that I just don't understand. Abraham's nephew, Lot, is one… Continue reading The Goodness of God in Spite of Us
The Goodness of God and Martin Luther King, Jr Genesis 1:1-31 “Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness” (CSB Gen 1.3-4). When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was a seminary student he outlined a sermon about… Continue reading “The Distinctions in God’s Creation”
Peace Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life” (John 8:12, CSB). Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt,… Continue reading Advent week Two
The last word 1 John 5:18-21 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who… Continue reading 1 John 5:18–21
The Christian life may not be easy, but it is rooted in simplicity. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal… Continue reading 1 John 5:12-19
Overcomer This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.… Continue reading 1 John 5:6-12
Faith is the victory Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of… Continue reading 1 John 5:1-5
Abiding in love and light By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,… Continue reading 1 John 4:13-21
The origin of love is God. The manifestation of love is the incarnation of Jesus. The perfection of love is completed in us, those who are so overwhelmed and overflowing with God's love that it spills out and over the people around us. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and… Continue reading 1 John 4:7-12
Plain and straightforward "No system can be tolerated, however loud its claims or learned its adherents, which deny that Jesus is the Christ come in the flesh, in other words, either his eternal deity or his historical humanity. Those who deny the Son have neither the Father nor the Spirit" (Stott 156) For three chapters,… Continue reading 1 John 4:1-6
Defaulting to Grace 