BEWARE OF DECEIVERS I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.…

OBEDIENCE & LOVE We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. —I John 5:2-3 The greatest command is that “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind” and the second is like the first in that you must “Love your neighbor as yourself.” We are told that “The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments” (Matthew 11:37-40). In First John 4:7-12 we read— “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love…

OUR SOVEREIGN RULER The Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them. —Daniel 5:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lay-r2g52SQ Woe to those arrogant leaders who think by their own power they are in positions of leadership. Those that do not acknowledge that it was the Lord God Almighty who set them in their office will likely use that office for their own selfish reasons and not for the best interest of the people they are over. Unfortunately, this is what Jesus meant when He said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their…

THE ETERNAL SON OF GOD We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is…

Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.” They deliberately forget that God made the heavens by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up…

For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.” Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their…

As the Scriptures say, “I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, chosen for great honor, and anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.” And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. —I Peter 2:6-8 “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” (Psalm 118:22). “So this is what the Sovereign LORD…

For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that word is the Good News that was preached to you. —I Peter 1:23-25 It is clear “Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” We are born-again and now have eternal life which came…

Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near. —James 5:7-8 The world will always mock at the thought of Jesus returning (II Peter 3:3-6) as they do the truth that He created all things or at the truth that there was a world-wide flood. This is no great surprise since only those who have faith in Him readily receive these truths (Hebrews 11:1, 3, 6).…

“If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”—James 4:15 Whose will do we live by— the Lord’s or our own? How do we make our decisions— by our own thoughts or according to His Word? Do we fully understand that this day and all of our life is to line up with His will? Off to work? May you live according to His will and make your choices in the workplace according to His desires. Off to school? May you live according to His will and make your choices at school according to His desires. Are you running errands today? May you live according…