John, that giant and best friend follower of Jesus now concludes each of two books which only have one chapter each. You can expect his concluding remarks to be important, necessary, urgent and even severe. And they are. No one who claims to be a follower of Christ should miss what he has to say.…
John, the Son of Thunder, voices more about love than anyone… seventy seven to be exact! And he articulates more about truth than any other book of the Bible… eighty eight to be exact. Now he concludes his summary book, of 1 John with two proclamations; first, that you may know the “Testimony of Jesus”…
Condemnation comes in all shapes and sizes. It has a power to depress, steal one’s peace and provoke even self-destructive behaviors if undealt with. Our mental health relates directly to our spiritual health and condition whether we admit it or not or whether we try to eliminate it with rationalization, regression, sublimation or reaction formation.…
How do we prevent the world from messing with us and others. John is about to tell us in detail. How do we overcome a culture that’s so narcissistic it keeps shoving and yanking at us to conform to their demands? You will probably be shocked to know the answer is not fighting back and…
Does anyone know, “LOVE?” Does anyone know, “GOD?” You cannot know one without the other. Love is the core philosophy of God. Imagine what the world would be like if all nations and peoples lived by the philosophy of love. It would mean the end of hatreds, the end of narcissism, the end of selfishness,…
John, called by Jesus, a Son of Thunder, comes now to sound the alarm, “Watch Out” for lying, deceitful spirits. Test them, all of them, including angelic, demonic and human spirits. Everyone comes with a message usually of their own contrivances engineered and manufactured to lead you astray from true truth and true love. Satan,…
God’s love is not simply vertical. It is horizontal which means it flows out of us towards others. Jesus made it clear that this is the proof of every genuine follower of His. He said, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (John 13:35)…
John the Beloved and the Son of Thunder delivers a complete summary of instructions for Christian authenticity. And now, in Truth Number Seven, he delivers a critical instruction that if unfollowed is the ruin of one’s Christian Authenticity. Devastation and fake Christianity will be the result. Please don’t let that happen to you.
John, called by Jesus, a Son of Thunder, now lovingly thunders again to prevent spiritual stupification! We all better listen because friendship with the world is enmity with God! Here John defines exactly what that means. Listen to the thunder!
John thunders again! It’s no wonder Jesus called him a Son of Thunder! He’s thundering truths, truths that must not be communicated casually but thundered, yelled at us, because the stakes are high. We’re facing critical situations and high risk and consequential outcomes. Antichrists (and there are many) are intent on destroying your mind, your…