“Little children, guard yourselves from idols.” ~Apostle John
The definition of idolatry, according to Webster, is “the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some …
Tag Archives: Apostle John Sayings
“But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” ~Apostle John
The most common old covenant expression of the means of atonement was the sacrifice and offering up of the blood …
“In Jesus was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.” ~Apostle John
What is Jesus to me? Jesus is life. In Jesus, and only Jesus, I have life. There is no way …
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.” ~Apostle John
Is love optional? Yes, I get to decide whether to love or not. So do you. We all do. I …
“At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman.” ~Apostle John
I can count on Jesus to be just and treat me fairly. That is way He is. Jesus is loving …
“This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome” ~Apostle John
Jesus the Messiah accepted the authority of the OT law and saw himself as coming to fulfil its purpose. God’s …
“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” ~Apostle John
Jesus is the Son of God. I have a witness that Jesus gives me eternal life. That life is found …
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need, but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?” ~Apostle John
The simple answer is because God says so. That is it. It is that simple. Jesus commands that I must …
“Little children, guard yourselves from idols.” ~Apostle John
Here is the wise warning from the Apostle John. I must pay attention. God doesn’t tolerate worship of anything but …
“And everyone who has this hope fixed on Jesus purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure.” ~Apostle John
Holiness comes from God and specifically the sacrificial death of Jesus for our having missed God’s goal for our lives. …
“Jesus himself knew what was in man.” ~Apostle John
Jesus knows me. Jesus knows my heart. Jesus knows my secrets and my longings. Jesus knows everything about me. it …
“I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.” ~Apostle John
There is great joy when our brothers and sisters walk in the truth of the Master Jesus. I want to …
35 Questions that Jesus Asks in the Good News According to John
It is stunning how masterfully our Master Jesus, the Messiah, uses questions (read more here) to teach vital spiritual truths. …
“In righteousness He judges.” ~Apostle John
I want justice. I think we all do deep down inside. Am I ready for the justice that Jesus …
“The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” ~Apostle John
Now this is stunning news. If I practice missing God’s goal (aka sin) then I am of the devil. Jesus …
“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering for our missing God’s goal.” ~Apostle John
I miss God’s goal (aka sin) for my life. That separates me from God. I need reconciliation to God. When …
“Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the the Messiah.” ~Apostle John
The truth is a person. The truth is Jesus. He is the anointed one and Messiah. Jesus is King of …
“And if anyone misses God’s goal, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Messiah the righteous.” ~Apostle John
Special praise goes to Jesus for vindicating the penitent and the needy who have no human champions. Ultimately, all God’s …
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” ~Apostle John
Jesus is my Master. Jesus is the Word of God. Jesus has always been with God. Jesus is the Son …
“But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?” ~Apostle John
Jesus is clear. His apostle John is clear. My heart testifies to me what I ought to do. There …
“Whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?” ~Apostle John
Jesus tells me I “cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13) I must seek to be content with what …
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” ~Apostle John
Love isn’t about me. Love is about God and Jesus. I don’t know the first thing about love. Anything I …
“We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, generous inside and out, true from start to finish.” ~Apostle John
John saw it with his own eyes. Imagine that. John was there for the transfiguration. John saw the glory of …
“But if anyone does miss God’s goal (sins), we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus the Messiah, righteous Jesus.” ~Apostle John
God has a goal for me and for you. He has one today. Will I hit the mark? Will I …
“We saw it, we heard it, and now we’re telling you so you can experience it along with us.” ~Apostle John
John was one motivated man of God. He saw first hand the unique relationship Jesus had with God. Jesus and …
“If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth.” ~Apostle John
Jesus is the light of the entire world. What He said and did guides us along the path we take …
“God is light, pure light; there’s not a trace of darkness in him.” ~Apostle John
How do you sum things up in God? What is the main message? What is the elevator speech? John lets …
“My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love.” ~Apostle John
Self criticism, even when it is deserved, leaves me crippled. I hobble around on crutches pretending no one sees. They …
“How bold and free we then become in his presence, freely asking according to his will, sure that he’s listening.” ~Apostle John
Much of life is an illusion. I think I believe something but it is not true. I need a new reality. …
“Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived.” ~~Apostle John
The Apostle John is consumed with the purity of Jesus life. It came down to one thing in John’s mind. …
“But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see God’s mature love.” ~Apostle John
How do we know we are keeping God’s word? Now that is a very reasonable question. God has said so …
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” ~Apostle John
I like to think I know a lot about love. It doesn’t start with me however. It starts with God. God initiated everything. And …
Am I a liar about Jesus?
The Apostle John can be direct. I think he learned it from Jesus. No point beating around the bush so …
“The reality test on whether or not we love God’s children is this: Do we love God?” ~Apostle John
I am a child of God. I believe that Jesus is the anointed one (the Messiah) who is in charge of God’s …
“There are a lot of smooth-talking charlatans loose in the world who refuse to believe that Jesus the Messiah was truly human, a flesh-and-blood human being.” ~Apostle John
As a follower of Jesus the Messiah, I have to be careful. There are ministers who are charlatans and frauds. …
“If we claim that we’re free of missing God’s goal for our life, we’re only fooling ourselves.” ~Apostle John
Am I fooling myself? Sometimes, OK, a lot of the time, I say things that are nonsense. When I do, …
“On the other hand, perhaps it is new, freshly minted as it is in both the Messiah and you—the darkness on its way out and the True Light already blazing!” ~~Apostle John
I like hearing about the “new thing”. What is the shiny new object? Truth is not new. Truth is eternal. …
“Love means following his commandments, and his unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love.” ~Apostle John
I must be diligent in living out the truth of God’s commandment. I must be consistent and not waiver. I …
“The person who does evil falsifies God, doesn’t know the first thing about God.” ~Apostle John
There is good. We all know it and point it out. We try to be better people and be good …
“It’s (love) always been implicit in the Message you’ve heard.” ~~Apostle John
I seek the new and shiny object. Innovation is cool. The new thing is the holy grail. I love it …
“The Word (Jesus) was God, in readiness for God from day one.” ~Apostle John
In the order of things, Jesus is first. Nothing came before Jesus. Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is …
“Whoever does the will of God lives forever.” ~Apostle John
It is hard to remember some days that this life is very short. Then other days it comes home to …
“Keep his commandments.” ~~Apostle John
It is fairly normal to question our relationship with God. Just think of Thomas. Jesus loved him and chose him …
“Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-begotten.” ~Apostle John
Here is a great promise. It is to everyone. No exceptions. And …. it is a bold promise. We serve …
“Jesus solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s. ” ~~Apostle John
Has the problem of missing God’s goal for our life been solved for good? Yes, it has. Our Messiah and …
“This is how much God loved the world …” ~Apostle John
God loves us. That is so very powerful. This passage is the most popular in the Bible. And with good …
"I write this, dear children, to guide you out of missing God’s goal for your life." ~~Apostle John
John has a focus for his message to us. It is one we ought to all make the most of. …
“Jesus is both True God and Real Life. Dear children, be on guard against all clever facsimiles.” ~~Apostle John
Not everything is the real thing. There is the real GOD and there are clever facsimiles. It may, in fact, …
“This is the oldest commandment in the book, and you’ve known it from day one.” ~~Apostle John
We know what we are supposed to do. We know that the command of God and his son Jesus is …
“Anyone who claims to live in God’s light and hates a brother or sister is still in the dark.” ~~Apostle John
God’s goal for us is for us to love our brothers and sisters in Jesus, the Messiah. When we receive …
“I pray for good fortune in everything you do — that your everyday affairs prosper.” ~~ Apostle John
God goal for me is to prosper. He has every good thing in mind for me and wants me to have …
“He won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive us and purge us of all wrongdoing.” ~Apostle John
God has made us a grand promise. And, He is true to His word. We know that we’ve missed God’s …
“What marvelous love the Father has extended to us!” ~~Apostle John
It is interesting how some people just don’t “get it”, i.e., understand what we are up to in God. We …
“For this is the original message we heard: We should love each other.” ~~Apostle John
John simple got it. The message from God our Father and our Messiah Jesus is that we should love one …
