1 John 4. 15-16 describes, everyone who confesses that Jesus is God’s Son participates continuously in
an intimate relationship with God. We know it so well, we’ve embraced it heart and soul, this love that comes from God.
Doing the work of God keeps us in intimacy with God. The work of God is this: to make known the Father and the Son in Whom we receive forgiveness of sins and life forever. (more…)
1 John 2.15-17 commands, Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world
squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. (more…)
James 3.17 describes Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting
along with others.
We believe wisdom means knowing things; God equates wisdom with doing His things. We seek wisdom so that we might make the right decisions; God gives wisdom so that we might do the right things. We want wisdom so that we don’t lose time, money or possessions on earth; God gives wisdom so that we will not lose eternal life with Him. We look for wisdom from successful people; God gives wisdom in the Scriptures. (more…)
1 Peter 1.2 promises, God the Father has His eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!
Oh, the goodness of God, the love of God, the grace and mercy of God so lavishly poured out upon those who love Him and have been adopted by Him through Jesus the Savior. (more…)
Hebrews 13.16 observes, God takes particular pleasure in acts of
worship—a different kind of “sacrifice”—that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.
Following Jesus means living where He is, following Him to where He goes, and being with Him where He is active. God is not occupied with or limited to temples, though He may visit on occasion, rather He is a friend of sinners. (more…)
Hebrews 5.10 describes, Jesus as high priest in the order of Melchizedek, He became the source of
eternal salvation to all who believingly obey Him.
Believingly obey Him. A great summary of the Christian life. We are to first believe in Jesus as Savior and Lord, the only source of eternal salvation. (more…)
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