20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Are you certain of the truth about […]
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Christian Hope in the Face of Abortion and Transgenderism
On January 22, 2019 the New York State Senate passed new law on abortion allowing babies to murdered up to birth. I am truly at a loss for words in describing the barbarism and evil that this is, except to say that it is Satanic idol worship to Molech. And that doesn’t feel strong enough. Perhaps the […]
The Second Birth and its Purposes: 1 John 5:1-5
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not […]
Bonhoeffer on Christian Community
One of my frustrations with my generation of Christians is that there is an unhealthy obsession with this idea of community. It seems many young people are always looking for that perfect type of community in a church, and when a church doesn’t meet their expectations of what Christian community is supposed to look like, […]
Love Applied – 1 John 4:17-21
17 By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.19 We love because he first […]