1 John 5:11-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “11And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” Context is Critical So, how do we “have the Son”? Now, if … Continue reading This is The Testimony
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What Love Is, Is Not
1 John 3:16-24 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide … Continue reading What Love Is, Is Not
What’s Your Practice?
1 John 3:4-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness. 5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or … Continue reading What’s Your Practice?
Behold What Manner of Love
1 John 3:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 2Beloved, we are now children of God, and … Continue reading Behold What Manner of Love
Are You Antichrist?
They Went Out From Us 1 John 2:18-19 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “18Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not belong … Continue reading Are You Antichrist?
Preferring the World
1 John 2:15-17 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the … Continue reading Preferring the World
If We Say But We Don’t
1 John 1:5-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But … Continue reading If We Say But We Don’t
They Speak from the World’s Perspective
Do Not Believe Every Spirit 1 John 4:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ … Continue reading They Speak from the World’s Perspective
What Love Looks Like
1 John 3:11-20 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were … Continue reading What Love Looks Like
