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Weekend Philosophy: St. John on the True Essence of God’s Exist…
Waxing Poetically | November 1st 2008 by Michael LaPenna
Maybe you believe in God, maybe you don’t. Yet after coming across these verses in a random student essay on Jimi Hendrix of all subjects, I feel these verses are particularly resonant to many people regardless of their belief or non-belief in read more
Colossians 3:1 - Rise, Seek, & Find!
Provident 360 | October 22nd 2008
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. ~ Colossians 3:1To rise with Christ, you must die with Christ. ~ Colossians 2:12To die with Christ, you must be buried with Christ in b read more
2 Corinthians 4:6 - The Face of Enlightenment
Provident 360 | October 12th 2008
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:6To become a child of the light, you must believe in the light read more
Confess, Believe & Be Saved - Inspired by Romans 10:9
Provident 360 | October 11th 2008
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9^ JesusBelieve It!Confess now!The ResurrectionConfess LORD Jesus!Be saved from the wr read more
The Rite of Passage Key - Inspired by John 15:7
Provident 360 | October 11th 2008
*Prayer|In Jesus ChristPower of prayer is:increased with fasting;increased with praising God.Call on Jesus and He will answer.Cry out LORD & He'll say here I AM.Exemplified by the dying thief, Luke 23:42.As a branch, you bear fruit with Jesus, t read more
Seeking God's Shelter - Inspired by Zephaniah 2:3 :
Provident 360 | October 3rd 2008
seek goodseek peaceseek diligentlyseek judgmentthe righteous rejoiceththe righteous increasethe righteous sheweth mercy, and giveththe righteous soul, the LORD will not sufferthe day of the LORD is nearthe day of the LORD comethseek not your own glor read more
First John, Online
Word And Verse | September 22nd 2008 by IsaiahC
The good folks at Crossway have made available the entire book of 1 John from the ESV Study Bible as a 14-page PDF (3.24MB download)! To get your preview, head on over to the ESV Study Bible blog now. read more
On Abiding (part 2) - an amazing God we serve (1 John 3:23-24)
theologer | August 19th 2008 by roger mugs
"And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit read more
Family Devotions, 1 John 5:13 and The Cottar’s Saturday Night
MikeMilton.Org | August 17th 2008 by mam5032
This entry originally appeared on The Call with Mike Milton. Visit there for more thoughts, reflections and resources. \ he following letter is one that I wrote to my family following last night’s devotions, in which we studied 1 John. Our qu read more
Children, Fathers, & Young Men - 1 John 2:12-14
The Christian Journey | August 16th 2008 by Christopher May
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write read more
A RELATIONAL Biblical Counseling Model based upon LOVE
Truth In Love-From the Hearts of Those Involved | July 17th 2008 by jason
One of the prerequisites of “speaking the truth in love” to someone is RELATIONSHIP. Although you do not always have to have a relationship with someone to be truthful, it sure helps for them to know that you LOVE them first! That’s read more
Back To 1st John - Another Test
The Christian Journey | July 1st 2008 by Christopher May
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and doe read more
He that overcometh
A Godly Maiden | June 26th 2008 by Lacy
Another Scripture Wallpaper I’ve completed. This one has 1 John 5:4-5, Revelation 3:5, and Revelation 2:17 all on one wallpaper. The resolution is, as usual, 1024×768. Hope you like it! For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: read more
The Truth of the Gospel and the Relevance of the Gospel
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | June 23rd 2008 by Charles Cameron
Berkouwer’s view that “Salvation is not of, but is surely in history” (Faith and Justification, (Grand Rapids, 1954, p. 159, emphases original / Dutch edition, 1949) guards against the devaluation of both the historicity of the Chri read more
“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | June 23rd 2008 by Charles Cameron
Religious language that requires to be continually modernized by a process of demythologizing or deliteralizing is no substitute for the New Testament Gospel which is grounded in facts - the fact of Christ’s resurrection which authenticates His read more
A Statement of Christian Faith - (9) He has made us His sons and…
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | June 20th 2008 by Charles Cameron
This is a Church of Scotland statement of faith. The commentary which follows is my own. —– We believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is love. We praise God the Father; who created the universe and keeps it in being. He has made us read more
Don’t hate me because I’m…
Marty Holman | June 20th 2008 by Marty Holman
Since our church is participating in that One Prayer thing, I’ve been thinking a lot more about unity in the body of Christ, and also about unity in my life. You see, I like people. I like a lot of people. I love a lot of people. But there read more
The Preaching of John Wesley (5) - Sermon VI: “The Righteousnes…
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | June 18th 2008 by Charles Cameron
This sermon is based on Romans 10:5-8. It is found in John Wesley’s Forty- Four Sermons, (Epworth Press, 1977 edition). —– Commenting on the words, “The word is nigh thee”, Wesley writes, “the first covenant requir read more
“The Sinner’s Prayer”
Evangelism 24:7 | June 12th 2008 by Adam Smith
If you have been a Christian for almost any length of time, you have probably heard about “the sinner’s prayer.” It takes on a lot of forms, but usually contains the following: “Dear Jesus, come into my heart now and forgive me of my sin. I t read more
Pride: the Subtle Sin
Alexander | June 11th 2008 by Alex M.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. - 1 John 1:8This from Greg Laurie's Daily Devotions: I had to laugh when I heard the story of two men who approached the great British preacher, C. H. Spurgeon, one day read more
A Guided Tour of the Bible, Day 176: Vital Letters - Merest Chris…
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | March 30th 2008 by Charles Cameron
2:18-3:18 Through faith in Jesus Christ, ‘the Son of God’, we receive ‘eternal life’(22-25; John 20:31). Our enjoyment of eternal life has already begun - ‘we are God’s children now’. Our fullenjoyment of eternal life is still to come: read more
Overcoming
Sunny Side Up! | March 18th 2008 by Appsie
They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a read more
Better than the lottery - you have won!
TheScroogeReport | February 25th 2008 by Alex M.
This is the victory that conquers the world — our faith. - I John 5:4 What is unique about the kingdom of God is that you are assured of victory. You have won! …If you have no faith in the future, then you have no power in the present. If yo read more
A Selection from my Daily Devotional Readings (1)
Christ in all the Scriptures / The Theology of G C Berkouwe… | February 22nd 2008 by Charles Cameron
GENESIS 1:1-3 - ‘Genesis’ means ‘beginning’. These opening verses challenge us to get our priorities right - (a) The priority of God (1). God comes first. Before anyone else is mentioned, He is there. (b) The priority of God’s Word (3). read more
1 John 4:8 — God Is Love
WordJourney | February 14th 2008 by Matt Keegan
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (NIV) I confess: I don’t fully understand what love is. I’ll take that one step further: you don’t either. We say that we love others, but our actions show otherwise: we read more
The Big “If”: John Piper’s Father on Perseverance and Etern…
Fundamentally Reformed | January 26th 2008
Regular readers of this blog know I am not big on the “once saved, always saved” idea. I think it belittles the Bible’s emphasis on the necessity of persevering faith, and I don’t think it represents an orthodox view of etern read more
Worldliness
Good News | January 21st 2008 by J
For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world.” - 1 John 2:16 (ESV) Today I finished reading James Cantelon’s book Theol read more
Post - engagement
My Christian life | January 16th 2008 by Tasha Crossfield
I’ve been feeling rather low recently. My dissertation is going a bit rough (i think) . i’m very nervous about it and just praying that I will do well in in. currently i’m just collecting some data for it and later will analyse th read more
“Test The Spirits”
Good News | January 9th 2008 by J
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” - 1 John 4:1 (ESV) I was waiting for a program to start on The Church Channel on Sunday night a read more
Reasons for Christmas
Fundamentally Reformed | December 23rd 2007
Today during the Sunday sermon, I was reminded of some of the explicit reasons given for Christmas in 1 John. Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus’ birth. So reasons given for Jesus coming into the world, are reasons for Christmas. As we all read more
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