to properly keep the fifth commandment, but the word God chose here goes a step farther: the literal translation

Summary John's letter writing style differs from Paul & Peter's. That only makes sense, because John's gospel writing style is completely different than Matthew, Mark And his Apocalypse - the official name for what we often refer to as Revelation - well, that's different teknia, and He authored sixty six individual books over the span of thousands of years and in three very different

for their condemnation but is forgiven by his grace and mercy— not to put them to sleep (alternate translation

repetitive use of the Greek word paraklēsis, the word Jesus often uses to refer to the Holy Spirit, which is translated

enjoy and live in this confidence, you must first "hold firmly to the faith you profess" - literally translated

The NET Bible captures this idea well, translating the opening line as Since, I, the LORD, do not go

Literally translated, you are the best thing that God has made!

says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same This renewal process looks different in every person; some are quite obviously gifted while others have You've been enabled to serve in ways different than your friends and family; they have their own Spirit

But the author’s purpose seems to go beyond merely marking humankind as different from the rest of the holy - Holy in every sense of the word; Man was not just flawless and without sin, but separate and different on restoring what sin ruined: Once regenerated, people are called to repent - to think, feel and act differently

so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6   We have different The problem, of course, is that most people in our society today have drastically different ideas and so hypocritically - that is, just acting like they love, while behind the scenes they behave quite differently