When he asked them, I pulled up the gospel of John, and we read through John 1:1-5.

You might be surprised to hear the real reason Christ appeared. 1 John 3:7-10 (ESV) 7  Little children John writes, "Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he [Christ] is righteous. John is speaking in very general terms here. style ), John explains in no uncertain terms why Jesus came. Today: Luke 20

That mistaken swap of punctuation was costly as various fruits had previously carried 10-20% tariffs. It is estimated that the government lost around $2 million dollars from this mistake, which when you We see that with 1 John 1:5-7.

Summary In this letter John is writing to a church during a time of struggle to encourage them after John reaffirms what the false teachers tried to deny: the full divinity and humanity of Christ. In the third chapter of this letter, John addresses how to respond to what had occurred. John gives a means of testing to see where one’s allegiance lies, writing that “anyone who does not do Dig Deeper John lays out the difference between those whom he labels the children of God and the children

God's law is simple, but step one in salvation is confessing you can't keep it. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 5 Q. Can you live up to all this (God's Law) perfectly? A. No. I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor. Summary A sinful nature is part of the human condition, as part of our inheritance of original sin from the first human, Adam. To say that we are without sin is a falsehood. Jesus paid the penalty for our sin, has granted us forgiveness, and made us a new creation; yet we are not without sin. God enables spiritual growth in the life of the believer, however none of us will reach a point of complete righteousness in this life. It is part of our condition to continually battle our fallen nature. Those who deny their sinful nature do more than fool themselves. Not only would such a claim betray the truth, but it would also suggest a belief that you were not in need of the grace of Jesus. The truth is that we have all fallen short and are in desperate need for the grace of Christ. To claim otherwise is to disregard, or at minimum misunderstand, the Gospel. Dig Deeper While Jesus calls us to love our God and our neighbor, our natural tendency is to do the exact opposite. Respect, manners, and sharing are all things that are taught to children either in the home or at school. None of us teaches a child to be selfish, hit when angry, or throw a fit when you don’t get your way; yet these behaviors are still commonplace. These tendencies are ingrained in our very being. Part of living as a Child of God is battling our fallen nature. While the Holy Spirit does empower believers to do good; the faithful remain locked in combat with our fallen nature. This battle will continue to rage on until the end of the age when our sanctification is complete. As you acknowledge your natural state of sinfulness, lean on the Holy Spirit for the strength to do what you cannot do on your own, which is to love God and love others. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Father God, you are faithful and just to forgive my sins and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Help me to recognize and confess my own sin, and strengthen me with the Spirit to trust in the righteousness of my Savior. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 10

been familiar with the Old Testament metaphor of Israel as God’s vineyard (Psalm 80:8–16; Isaiah 5:1– 7; Jer. 2:21). words, and commands; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

Summary John 16 comes in the middle of one of the most intense conversations in history, as Jesus spoke These chapters in John's gospel form the basis for much of our theology and understanding of God's Tri-une and the Son, but remember that every word you read in the Bible was breathed out by the Holy Spirit (2 ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 28

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John 3 illustrates this supernatural work of God and where the often used phrase “born again” originates where the “perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality” (1 knowledge, but go to him as the King of Glory with faith in the one who has the words of eternal life (John for God’s Spirit to renew and transform you to walk in the good works He has prepared for you (Eph. 2:

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and If you've read John 1 before, and you likely have, you know that the primary purpose of this passage Near the close of what's come to be known as the prologue to John's gospel, John drops a huge theological But just as Moses couldn't see God's face and live (Exodus 33:20), no one had fully seen God until that