Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the […]
theology
Children of the Devil and Children of God: Commentary on 1 John 3:4-10
Last week as we were in the first three verses of chapter 3, I briefly mentioned the fact that not all people are God’s children; as the text of course talked about how Christians are God’s children. This week as we move in to verse 4-10 we see this contrast made clear between […]
What Kind of Love the Father has Given to us: Commentary on 1 John 3:1-3
See What Kind of Love the Father has Given to us As we move into our text for today we are given specific instructions on the way in which we are to approach this text. John begins by telling us to see – to see what kind of love the father has given to […]
Abide in Him: Commentary on 1 John 2:18-29
Last week we looked at these same verses, but we focused primarily on the antichrist while this week we will focus on the Christian. Within this passage there is a contrast set up between the antichrist and the Christian. So as we look at the things regarding the Christian in this passage we will keep […]
Do Not Love the World: Commentary on 1 John 2:15-17
Introduction We often hear it said that Christians are to be all about love and acceptance. We are to love anything and everything about anybody with no distinctions, no judging, and no nothing. While it is true that Christians are to be known by their love, it is a love that is […]