The Word Became Like Us “The Word became flesh…” Here of course is not a reference to the sinful nature of man that we sometimes call “the flesh.” It is a reference to the physical body of flesh. This is one of the most astounding acts of God in the Bible. The Word […]
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Green New Deal, Same Old Sin
Recently in the United States we have heard talk of a “Green New Deal” that is being rolled out and proposed as new legislation. In fact, it’s not just talk, there is substantive specifics to it, though the specifics are not substantive. As the details of the proposal have been revealed, there is scarce a […]
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 […]
Loved and Assured by the Triune God: 1 John 4:13-16
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So we have come […]
God is Love: 1 John 4:7-9
“7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live […]
