In the above text, Paul instructs believers, “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” One of the traits…
Bear with One Another in Love
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Devotions
Devoted in Brotherly Love
This week we have been looking at the traits of authentic Christian community. Here in Romans chapter 12, Paul paints a beautiful word picture…
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
In his commentary on Galatians, J.V. McGee writes, “There are three methods of trying to live the Christian life—two of them will not work. One…
Seven Holy Messages
Jesus had messages for seven specific churches in Asia Minor. John would be the one to convey these messages to the churches of that time, understand…
The Revelation of Jesus
In his book entitled, An Exposition of the Whole Bible, G. Campbell Morgan writes, “The theme of this book is found in its opening sentence…
Developing a Godly Reputation
Based on this short but very personal letter, we learn that Gaius had developed a reputation for being a godly man. First John commends him for…
Honor God Like Gaius
In many ways, 3 John is like an addendum to 2 John. In this very short letter, we will see some of the same themes found in 2 John. In these first…
Watch Out for Deceivers
The tone of John’s letter now shifts as he transitions away from heartfelt encouragement to a warning concerning “deceivers” who were denying the…
Walking in the Truth
John now begins to unpack what it means to “walk in the truth.” In the first three verses we saw how important the truth concerning the person…
Jesus Is the Truth
Scholars across the board agree that the author of 2 John is the same disciple that wrote the Gospel of John and 1 John. The main thrust in this…
Having Confidence in Your Salvation
In verse thirteen, John tells his readers why he is writing this letter. “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God…