4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. We have a power that resides is us as Jesus-followers that cannot be defeated. In the life of a believer, that power brought about defeat the momentContinue reading “12Nov2008 1Jn 4:4”
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11Nov2008 1Jn 4:1-3a
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,Continue reading “11Nov2008 1Jn 4:1-3a”
10Nov2008 1Jn 2:23
23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. The reality of the three-in-one nature of God is shown in this short verse. If there are not separate persons in the Godhead, then this verse is nonsense. If Father and Son are the same person, whyContinue reading “10Nov2008 1Jn 2:23”
9Nov2008 1Jn 2:16
17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. The temporary nature of this world is so often ignored. So much investment of energy goes into making life in this world comfortable that you would think for some, this is all there is. But thisContinue reading “9Nov2008 1Jn 2:16”
8Nov2008 1Jn 1:1
1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. What we so often forget in our day when the Gospel is so quickly dismissed, is that the people who wroteContinue reading “8Nov2008 1Jn 1:1”
7Nov2008 2Pt 2:13
13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. Are you looking forward to the new heaven, or are you enjoying earth too much? What is truly mind-boggling is that there is a new heaven and a new earth. We willContinue reading “7Nov2008 2Pt 2:13”
6Nov2008 2Pt 2:3
3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. I am very wary of big-name speakers, those who travel the world with no rootedness in a local faith community. The reason I am waryContinue reading “6Nov2008 2Pt 2:3”
5Nov2008 2Pt 1:8
8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want my life to matter! If I were to die tomorrow, I would want people other than my immediate family to say they saw Jesus’ love inContinue reading “5Nov2008 2Pt 1:8”
4Nov2008 2Pt 1:5-7
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. This verse pictures our spiritual life like a building with successive floors, eachContinue reading “4Nov2008 2Pt 1:5-7”
3Nov2008 2Pt 1:3
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Have you been online to check your bank balance lately? I do just about every day. I do it to make sure someone isn’t stealing my identity.Continue reading “3Nov2008 2Pt 1:3”
The Arnold Journey 