Tag: John
You Have Heard #2 (How we often live out John 15:12)
This is the 2nd passage in our “You Have Heard” series. See the first post for an explanation of the series. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved long as it is clear that they actually love you.(John 15:12 remix)
Biblical Baptism, Part 18 (Baptism and a Wedding)
Have you considered the role that baptism plays in the union of Christ and His bride, the church? This is pretty cool; check it out! Welcome to part 18 of my biblical baptism series. The posts build on each other, so check out the previous posts below: Download series as a PDF Apologies: I haven’t…
What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 4]
This is the 4th part and conclusion to our study of what “belief” means according to the Bible. In this article, we’ll study references to “belief” in the New Testament letters. You can find the previous parts of this article below: “Believe” in the New Testament Letters I’ll cover the New Testament letters in the…
What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 3]
This is part 3 of a 4-part series studying what “belief” really means in the Bible. This post looks at the New Testament historical account contained in the book of Acts. You can find the previous parts of this series here:
What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 2]
In this 2nd of a 4-part series on what it means to believe according to the Bible, I examine the Scriptures which discuss the word “belief” within the Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). Here’s a link to part 1 of the series covering belief in the Old Testament. This article seeks to follow…
The Popularity Paradox (Effectively Reaching Lost People without Compromising Truth)
Today I read a newspaper article discussing how a particular denomination is wrestling with certain decisions pertaining to their heritage—things like whether they should change their name or drop their denomination’s name from their title entirely, past strong political ties and turmoil over race-related issues. The article I’m referring to was written by a pastor…
December 31 – Revelation (part 5)
Reading Rev. 19:6-22:21 Devotional Today we conclude our study of both the book of Revelation and the Bible. What a beautiful and fitting end to GOD’s story! (This history is, after all, HIS-story.) Today’s text begins with the continuation of the celebration by those in heaven because of GOD’s defeat of Babylon the Great, which…
December 30 – Revelation (part 4)
Reading Rev. 14:1-19:5 Devotional Today’s reading is full of symbolism and figurative language that can be quite difficult to understand. The text begins with the 144,000 redeemed souls—first mentioned in Rev. 7—praising Jesus with a new song that only they could learn. There was the sound of harpists playing harps which accompanied the song. GOD’s…
December 27 – Revelation (part 1)
Reading Rev. 1:1-3:22 Devotional Today begins our five-day look at the last book in the Bible, Revelation. Sometime between 65 and 95 A.D., Jesus appeared to the apostle John, while he was in exile on the island of Patmos, through a vision and told John to write what he saw in a book. John was…
December 26 – Love GOD, Love Each Other
Reading 1 John 1:1-5:21 2 John 1-13 3 John 1-14 Devotional In addition to his gospel account of the life of Jesus, the apostle John wrote three letters that are included in the New Testament. The first letter reminds us of GOD’s love, how we show our love for GOD, and how we are to…