“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” Revelation 2:4 Of the Seven Churches written to in Revelation, this is the only one that has a Letter in the New Testament as well; Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians! And of all the Churches that Paul writes, is there any that […]
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“I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.” 3 John 4 As John writes to Gaius, whom he says “he loves in truth”, and as he hears of his “walking in truth”, he opens his letter with this statement. John, “the Disciple whom Jesus loved”, certainly knew
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“Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John 2:15 As the Gospel of John is unique to the other Gospel Accounts, so too are John’s Epistles different from Paul, Peter and James. If you’ve read them,
“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18a As Peter brings this 2nd Letter to a close, he warns his readers in the previous verse to “be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from
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“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,” 1 Peter 1:14 Peter’s Letters are another place in my Bible reading where you can just camp out and fill yourself to the brim! There is SO much to comment on, it’s hard to know what to choose.
As mentioned in my Posts on the Our Daily Bread Hymns CDs, there are 17 in total, as well as 4 Christmas CDs. I have compiled each of them in a Playlist and each Post has that Playlist for that CD. Here, to your right, is the YouTube Playlist for the Christmas Editions. It contains
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“You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” James 4:4 As I stated yesterday, James grew up with Jesus for an Older Brother. That helps put everything he writes in perspective. Because
We certainly do live in a Unique Time. As we see the Political Lines being drawn in the Sand, Christians need to take stock of what is really important. Consider, if you will, living in the time of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, or Pol Pot. There are open and free elections, and you have a choice,
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“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” James 1:22 Imagine growing up in a home where your oldest brother is the Son of God! Jesus was the Perfect Brother! He was a Perfect Boy, a Perfect Teenager, and finally, a Perfect Man! This is the home that James
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Going to the candidates Debate! Last night’s Debate reminded me of this song by Simon and Garfunkel. Here is the line I had in mind: (this is actually a Post from last year) “Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoonGoing to the candidates debateLaugh about it, shout about itWhen you’ve got to chooseEvery way