Taking Advice from the Beloved Disciple – 1John 5 (The Conclusion)

Chapter 5 concludes the Apostle’s letter to his family in Christ with encouragement that God-birthed faith in Jesus, the Son of God, overcomes all evil. It is this faith that is the victory because it culminates in eternal life with Father God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and every believer that ever lived. With such an affirming letter about eternal life andContinue reading “Taking Advice from the Beloved Disciple – 1John 5 (The Conclusion)”

Taking Advice from the Beloved Disciple – 1John 4 (Against False Teaching)

There is an idiom that goes like this: “unable to see the forest for the trees”. In chapter 1 John 4, the Apostle John gives direction to see through a forest of various trees (so to speak) by simply looking up to the Source of life and love. Are you trying to sort out what’sContinue reading “Taking Advice from the Beloved Disciple – 1John 4 (Against False Teaching)”