When Jesus describes the kind of relationship that he wants with us, he tells us, “Come, follow me.” This is what he said to his first group of disciples, and this is still what he tells those of us who would be his disciples today. If we want to have Jesus, then we...
Post Series on 1 John 3:11-24: Why Righteousness Attracts Persecution (1 John 3:11-15) Righteousness Looks Like Love (1 John 3:16-18) How Righteous Love Offers Assurance (1 John 3:19-24) In 1 John 3:16-18, John is very direct about the fact that our righteousness...
Post Series on 1 John 3:11-24: Why Righteousness Attracts Persecution (1 John 3:11-15) Righteousness Looks Like Love (1 John 3:16-18) How Righteous Love Offers Assurance (1 John 3:19-24) Yesterday as we looked at 1 John 3:11-15, we talked about why righteousness...
Post Series on 1 John 3:11-24: Why Righteousness Attracts Persecution (1 John 3:11-15) Righteousness Looks Like Love (1 John 3:16-18) How Righteous Love Offers Assurance (1 John 3:19-24) In the previous passage (1 John 2:28-3:10), John addressed the way in which...
Post Series on 1 John 5:1-21: Who is the Gospel? (1 John 5:1-12) Jesus is the Gospel–But So What? (1 John 5:13-21) The Apostle John explains in 1 John 5:1-12 that the Gospel is not merely information, but that the Gospel is a Person. In fact, John writes, Jesus...