If God So Loved Us – 1 John 4
‘Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.’ — 1 John 4:11 Forty-six times the word ‘love’ is found in 1 John. In chapter four, the emphasis is on loving other Christians. We should love
Purifying Ourselves Even As We Are Pure – 1 John 3
‘And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.’ — 1 John 3:3 First John is a book of extreme statements such as: ‘whosoever sinneth hath not seen [God], neither known [God]’ (3:6)
Abide in God – 1 John 2
‘And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.’ — 1 John 2:28 Various challenges faced the people John wrote to in 1 John.
Joy Through Fellowship With God – 1 John 1
‘That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you,
Since the Lord is Coming Back – 2 Peter 3
‘Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,’ — 2 Peter 3:11 Despite those who scoff, the return of Christ and the destruction of heaven
The Lord Knows How to Deliver and to Punish – 2 Peter 2
‘The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:’ — 2 Peter 2:9 Not every ‘prophet’ is a prophet. Not every teacher is teaching the
A More Sure Word – 2 Peter 1
‘And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that
Exhortations to Pastors – 1 Peter 5
As Peter closed out his letter, he gave some instructions to the elders/pastors/bishops that were among them. Peter was himself an elder, a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory that will be revealed. So
Suffering Helps Us Cease From Sin – 1 Peter 4
‘Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his
How to Love Life and See Good Days – 1 Peter 3
‘For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.’ —