1 John ⁽⁸⁾

Passage Read: 1 John 5 - 2 John 1 Meditation Verse: 1 John 5:1 "Whoever loves the Father, loves the child born of Him." At first read, this seems like a command that I have to love every Christian, which would be true if every…

Passage Read: 1 John 3-4 Meditation Verses: 3:5-8 "Let no one deceive you." John here says that no one who abides in Jesus continues to sin, but he practices righteousness and therefore is righteous. That seems heretical to my modern ears. I have been trained…

Passage Read: 1 John 1-2 Meditation Verses: 2:10-11 Love for brothers is key to walking in the light so as to guard a believer from stumbling. Love for other believers protects us from sinning! But the one who hates his brother is still walking in…

Passage Read: 1 John 5 - 2 John 1 Meditation Verses: 1 John 5:16-18 I need to pray for those who commit sin, that God would grant them life, which seems to include repentance and giving up their sin in this context. All wrongdoing is…

Passage Read: 1 John 3-4 Meditation Verses: 3:4-10 John really is writing this letter so that those who receive it can know whether they are saved or not. He gives so many signs of a true and false believer. This sign has to do with…