Love and truth
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 if our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knowRead More
Love in action
Dear children, let us love not with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 In John 14:15, Jesus taught his disciples that if they loved him, they would keep his commands. The evidence of our love for God is not so much in the things that weRead More
Love and money
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 1 John 3:17 Sometimes (often actually) the Bible can be so direct. There's no dodging this verse and not many ways to inRead More
Love is God
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16 It's incredible how similar 1 John 3:16 and John 3:16 are. John must have been having fun when he wrote the 2Read More
A promise of presence
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the agRead More
A promise of forgiveness
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Let me get to the bottom line of God's promises: God is faithful! It will be no wonder that his faithfulness keeps coming up when weRead More
A promise to overcome
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Cor 10:13 There are some peoplRead More
A promise of grace and power
6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, inRead More
A promise of provision
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19 People often say that you need to watch what you say around your children because they remember it and they will find just the right time and place to use it agRead More