We feel uncomfortable distinguishing between those who are Christian and those who are not within the church because we have seen those distinctions misused. But there are times when it … Read more
Tag: Truth
1 John 4.13-21. Love, truth & fear (Trinity)
Perfect love drives out fear. In this part of his letter, John gives the struggling Christian church assurance about the signs they belong to Jesus namely: the Spirit of God … Read more
1 John. Reprise. Keep yourself from idols
John wants uncertain and damaged communities to have certainty and assurance in God. The certainty that John wants Christians to have is a discerning and tested assurance – not an … Read more
John 1:1-18. That you may believe
In our culture, we seek God on our own terms and for our own reasons. Seeking God has become a self-salvation project, another assertion that we are the standard that … Read more
Proverbs (6). Words
The greatest number of warnings we are given by the ancient school of wisdom concerns our use of words. Our culture has too many words (a sign of its foolishness … Read more