Three Christmas Presents
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has…
That You May Believe
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus…
God’s Indescribable Gift
If while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.…
The Power of a Superior Promise
I shall walk in freedom, for I have sought your precepts. (Psalm 119:45, my translation) An essential element of joy is freedom. None of us would be happy if we were…
The Only Enduring Happiness
“You have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”(John 16:22) “No one will take your…
God-Given Foes and God-Given Faith
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ . . . not frightened in anything by your opponents. . . . For it has been…
The Goal of Christ’s Love
“Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory.” (John 17:24) Believers in Jesus are precious to God…
The “I Will” of God
“Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around,…
Six Things It Means to Be in Christ Jesus
[God] saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus…
Forgiven for Jesus’s Sake
For your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great. (Psalm 25:11) In knowing what is right, God does not consult any authority higher than himself. His own…