By Irven Lee It is easy to show by the Bible that life is in the Son of God, but for us to be blessed by this knowledge we must give more than lip service to this truth. We are to wake up to the fact that our hope of glory is in Christ so that …
Yearly Archives: 2012
1John 4: Try The Spirits
By O. C. Birdwell, Jr. The first six verses of chapter four seem to be set apart from the rest of the chapter. These first verses are introduced by the last verse of chapter 3 which says, “And hereby we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he gave us.” This presents a …
1 John 3: 1 John 3:4-10 (1) Verses 4-5
By Johnny Stringer Men generally fail to recognize the seriousness and the deep significance of sin. Some regard sin so lightly that they believe people can persist in sin and still be counted righteous in God’s sight. Some who teach the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” have made very strong public assertions that a Christian’s …
1 John 3: `Behold What Manner Of Love’
By John McCort “One thing that we may have but which we cannot keep for ourselves is divine love. Love unexpressed will soon be love disposed” (Author unknown). This particular proverb sums up in a nutshell the theme of 1 John 3. 1 John is known as the book of love. Chapter 3 is the chapter …