John 3:16,19-21 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone … Continue reading “God’s People” Loving the Darkness
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Idolatrous Worship of Institutions
1 John 4:1-6 ESV "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. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and … Continue reading Idolatrous Worship of Institutions
When Our Hearts Condemn Us
1 John 3:19-24 ESV “By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we … Continue reading When Our Hearts Condemn Us
We Should Love One Another
1 John 3:11-16 ESV “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do … Continue reading We Should Love One Another
Children of God or of the Devil?
1 John 3:4-10 ESV “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or … Continue reading Children of God or of the Devil?
Many Antichrists Have Come
1 John 2:18-25 ESV “Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have … Continue reading Many Antichrists Have Come
What or Who Has Your Heart?
1 John 2:15-17 ESV “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but … Continue reading What or Who Has Your Heart?
Do You Know Jesus?
1 John 2:1-6 ESV “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the … Continue reading Do You Know Jesus?
If We Claim That..
1 John 1:5-10 ESV “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in … Continue reading If We Claim That..
Rooted and Grounded in Love
Ephesians 3:14-19 ESV “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your … Continue reading Rooted and Grounded in Love
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