1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
The church is no retail outlet. But we can learn from one such outlet and return to our “core business.” The cross. Let’s make the main thing the main thing!
I refuse the wickedness of the wicked By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: 1 John 5 vs 19 And we know that we are of God, and th…
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You shall overcome in Jesus’ name. By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: 1 John 4 vs 4 Ye are of God, little children, and have o…
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It is really quite simple; he who loves God must also love his brother, even if he does smell like an old goat.
“We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God which he has given about his Son.” 1 John 5:9 Eternity is on the hearts of all men, though hopes are da…
We are told in 1 John that we should “walk in the light as he himself is in the light.”1 We walk in the light. God is the light, and he is in the light. The result of our walking in the light is that we have fellowship with others who also walk in the light. I read once that “darkness is…
How can you be sure that your joy may be full? The Apostle John answered that question in the first epistle he wrote. It revolves around our relationship with t
Nanci would say, “I am certain of Him, so I will be content with all those things I’m uncertain of.”
Learning the art of resilience requires a level of unanticipated self denial and dismissing of preconceived ideas.
This post was originally published in June 2014.–ed. The book of 1 John is all about separating truth from error. Specifically, it’s about testing yourself to see if your faith is authentic. And when it comes to defending against the poisonous influence of false teaching, those tests are as vital today as they were when
This post was originally published in June 2014.–ed. The disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor power plant released four hundred times the amount of radioactive material released in the bombing of Hiroshima. Experts estimate that as much as 60 percent of the fallout from the Chernobyl disaster landed in the neighboring nation of Belarus. I’ve
Being on the Jesus team means we are chosen and accepted. Do we see the value in this incredible gift of fellowship with the God of this universe?
[Note: This is part 3 in a six-part series looking at the First Epistle of John. Some of the material is adapted from my commentary That You May Know: The First Letter of John. During this series, …
To help ring in Christmas, I hope you enjoy this paraphrase of John 1. I wrote it in Seuss-like meter so it might help engage the kids…