Tuesday, 31 March 2020

And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:17

John spoke of the things of the world in the previous verse, meaning the ordered system of the world. He now says, And the world is passing away.… Read the rest

Monday, 30 March 2020

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

As noted in the previous verse, there are several thoughts that can speak of “the world” when the Greek word kosmos is used.… Read the rest

Deuteronomy 1:9-25
At the Door, Ready to Enter

Deuteronomy 1 has thus far been a marvelous presentation of Christ and what God would do through Him. This continues to be true in the verses ahead today.

God has selected various words, through Moses, to convey to us a panorama of what has previously been much more minutely detailed.… Read the rest

Sunday, 29 March 2020

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15

John now jumps directly from the poetic thoughts of the previous three verses which described overcoming through Christ and headlong into a fixed and firm statement about not loving the things of the world.… Read the rest

Saturday, 28 March 2020

I have written to you, fathers,
Because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 2:14

John completes his poetic offset with this verse.… Read the rest