I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.                                                                                                                  Galatians 2:21  As good and perfect as is the Law of God, there is still a problem. This problem is not with the Law itself rather in our ability…

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the…

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we…

The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.                                                                                                                    1 John 5:10  To believe is…

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.                                                                                                             1 John 5:4  Our faith in Jesus is powerful. Faith in Christ is what brings us salvation (John 3:16, Acts 16:31, Galatians 2:16). Our faith is the…

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.                                                                                                             1 John 5:1  As we near the end of John’s letter, I believe it would be beneficial for us to go back and review all of the statements that…

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.                                                                                                                         1 John 4:18  And now we come to my favorite passage in John’s letter. This single statement contains four indisputably important…

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.                                                                                                                       1…

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.                                                                                                                          1 John 4:7-8  We cannot even begin to consider living a Christian life in the…

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God…            …