“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah [Christ] has been born of God.” ~Apostle John
Why this is important: Here is a great promise. It is to everyone. No exceptions. And …. it is a …
Why this is important: Here is a great promise. It is to everyone. No exceptions. And …. it is a …
Jesus has a real focus. Jesus is going to do what God wants Him to. I need to get the …
Why this is important: Justice is a term used for what is right or “as it should be.” Justice is …
Why this is important: We seek and search for the “new thing” and the “new message”. It is the shiny …
God goal for me is to prosper. He has every good thing in mind for me and wants me to …
The definition of idolatry, according to Webster, is “the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some …
The most common old covenant expression of the means of atonement was the sacrifice and offering up of the blood …
What is Jesus to me? Jesus is life. In Jesus, and only Jesus, I have life. There is no way …
Is love optional? Yes, I get to decide whether to love or not. So do you. We all do. I …
I can count on Jesus to be just and treat me fairly. That is way He is. Jesus is loving …
Jesus the Messiah accepted the authority of the OT law and saw himself as coming to fulfil its purpose. God’s …
Jesus is the Son of God. I have a witness that Jesus gives me eternal life. That life is found …
The simple answer is because God says so. That is it. It is that simple. Jesus commands that I must …
Here is the wise warning from the Apostle John. I must pay attention. God doesn’t tolerate worship of anything but …
Holiness comes from God and specifically the sacrificial death of Jesus for our having missed God’s goal for our lives. …
Jesus knows me. Jesus knows my heart. Jesus knows my secrets and my longings. Jesus knows everything about me. it …
There is great joy when our brothers and sisters walk in the truth of the Master Jesus. I want to …
It is stunning how masterfully our Master Jesus, the Messiah, uses questions (read more here) to teach vital spiritual truths. …
I want justice. I think we all do deep down inside. Am I ready for the justice that Jesus will …
Now this is stunning news. If I practice missing God’s goal (aka sin) then I am of the devil. Jesus …
I miss God’s goal (aka sin) for my life. That separates me from God. I need reconciliation to God. When …
The truth is a person. The truth is Jesus. He is the anointed one and Messiah. Jesus is King of …
Special praise goes to Jesus for vindicating the penitent and the needy who have no human champions. Ultimately, all God’s …
Jesus is my Master. Jesus is the Word of God. Jesus has always been with God. Jesus is the Son …
Jesus is clear. His apostle John is clear. My heart testifies to me what I ought to do. There …
Jesus tells me I “cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13) I must seek to be content with what …
Love isn’t about me. Love is about God and Jesus. I don’t know the first thing about love. Anything I …
John saw it with his own eyes. Imagine that. John was there for the transfiguration. John saw the glory of …
God has a goal for me and for you. He has one today. Will I hit the mark? Will I …
John was one motivated man of God. He saw first hand the unique relationship Jesus had with God. Jesus and …
Jesus is the light of the entire world. What He said and did guides us along the path we take …
Self criticism, even when it is deserved, leaves me crippled. I hobble around on crutches pretending no one sees. They …
Much of life is an illusion. I think I believe something but it is not true. I need a new reality. …
Interesting that John challenges us to continue to love. Not start but continue. Real love that comes from our Father requires …
The Apostle John is consumed with the purity of Jesus life. It came down to one thing in John’s mind. …
How do we know we are keeping God’s word? Now that is a very reasonable question. God has said so …
I like to think I know a lot about love. It doesn’t start with me, however. It starts with God. …
The Apostle John can be direct. I think he learned it from Jesus. No point beating around the bush so …
I am a child of God. I believe that Jesus is the anointed one (the Messiah) who is in charge …
As a follower of Jesus the Messiah, I have to be careful. There are ministers who are charlatans and frauds. …
Am I fooling myself? Sometimes, OK, a lot of the time, I say things that are nonsense. When I do, …
I like hearing about the “new thing”. What is the shiny new object? Truth is not new. Truth is eternal. …
I must be diligent in living out the truth of God’s commandment. I must be consistent and not waiver. I …
There is good. We all know it and point it out. We try to be better people and be good …
In the order of things, Jesus is first. Nothing came before Jesus. Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is …
It is hard to remember some days that this life is noticeably short. Then other days it comes home to …
It is fairly normal to question our relationship with God. Just think of Thomas. Jesus loved him and chose him …
Here is a great promise. It is to everyone. No exceptions. And …. it is a bold promise. We serve …
Has the problem of missing God’s goal for our life been solved for good? Yes, it has. Our Messiah and …
God loves us. That is so very powerful. This passage is the most popular in the Bible. And with good …
John has a focus for his message to us. It is one we ought to all make the most of. …
Not everything is the real thing. There is the real GOD and there are clever facsimiles. It may, in fact, …
We know what we are supposed to do. We know that the command of God and his son Jesus is …
God’s goal for us is for us to love our brothers and sisters in Jesus, the Messiah. When we receive …
God goal for me is to prosper. He has every good thing in mind for me and wants me to have …
God has made us a grand promise. And, He is true to His word. We know that we’ve missed God’s …
It is interesting how some people just don’t “get it”, i.e., understand what we are up to in God. We …