Gospel of John: Aroma of Christ
The more one is like Christ, the more one can expect a strong response. Continue reading Gospel of John: Aroma of Christ
Gospel of John: Practical Agape
Jesus had shared with them everything the Father had given him, the secrets of the Father’s nature, of God’s plan for the world. He had shared his own pain, his feelings, his joy, the very humanness of himself with those in whom he had entrusted himself. Continue reading Gospel of John: Practical Agape
Gospel of John: Quality of Love
This is a good saying for you and me: conviction, not condemnation, confession, not contempt. Continue reading Gospel of John: Quality of Love
A Time In Between: Part III
God conditions us through heartache and confession to receive God’s encouragement and counsel. Continue reading A Time In Between: Part III
A Time In Between: Part II
In matters of faith there is no middle ground. To waver or delay is to choose not to belong to God, both for the new believer, and for the seasoned saint. Continue reading A Time In Between: Part II
A Time In Between, Part I
God conditions and trains us in the now to prepare us for future triumph. Continue reading A Time In Between, Part I
Gospel of John: Agape
Emotional connection with God provides us with distinctive insights into God which cannot be gained any other way. But in order to anchor that truth into our real lives, we need to live it out. Something goes seriously wrong with our capacity to absorb or even understand Scripture if we do not live it, but just study it. Continue reading Gospel of John: Agape
Gospel of John: Means of Grace
To build good character is a human activity, but to become Christlike, to be sanctified, is a supernatural activity. Continue reading Gospel of John: Means of Grace
Gospel of John: Bear Much Fruit
Cleansing and pruning are not God’s punitive correction, rather they are God’s wisdom at work, creating within us the character, and developing within us the capacity to bear much fruit. Continue reading Gospel of John: Bear Much Fruit
Lydia
through Lydia we learn that mature faith accepts God’s crossing up of conventions–I first heard that taught in a BSF class, years ago, and I was struck with the simple wisdom in that statement. Continue reading Lydia
