“He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.” Daniel 11:32 December 7, 2023 What does it mean to know God? Those Jews who stood against the evil Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.) tell us to stay strong by their heroic stand […]
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“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” 1 John 2:1 December 6, 2023 Sin is a lost word in our present world. We hear instead about “misspoke,” “mistake,” “mental illness.”
“By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.” 1 John 4:13 December 5, 2023 The invisibility of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit in our experience as Christians is not as it seems. The believer in Jesus Christ will see the evidence
“And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” 1 John 1:4 December 4, 2023 The maladies of loneliness and anxiety. We are being told this is what is afflicting our society. Too many of us are not enjoying life. Know this. The last living apostle, John, writes to announce that
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life.” 1 John 1:1 December 1, 2023 Don’t let it happen. We are in the Advent season, a time of remembrance of the wonder
“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:17 November 30, 2023 Part of the grief experienced in the death of a family member or friend is
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.” 2 Peter 3:10 November 29, 2023 There are times in
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12 November 28, 2023 It’s one thing for non-Christians to be astonished by the transformed lives of Christians (1 Pet. 4:4). We could expect that, but for a
“With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you.” 1 Peter 4:4 November 27, 2023 They just don’t get It. Get what? The non-Christian thinks that Christian conversion is very strange. The words of Festus, upon hearing the apostle Paul speaking
“For whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.” 1 Peter 3:10 November 24, 2023 The Christian life is a call to undeserved suffering. That is the presenting theme of 1 Peter 3 which is a carry over from what Peter
