November 16 1 John 4:1-6 (ESV) Test the Spirits 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the [...]
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November 16 1 John 4:1-6
Posted: November 16, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Bible Passages, November Bible ReadingsTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, November 16 1 John 4:1-6, November Bible Readings, Scripture
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How do we square what John says with what we actually experience?
Posted: November 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Devotionals/Commentaries, NovemberTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, How do we square what John says with what we actually experience?, John, love one another, Steven Cole
Steven Cole on 1 John 3:11-18- If we get weary of hearing over and over about the need to love one another, we should remember that John wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who knows our hearts. We need to examine ourselves constantly because our default mode is to revert to selfishness, not [...]
November 15 1 John 3:19-24
Posted: November 15, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Bible Passages, November Bible ReadingsTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, November 15 1 John 3:19-24, November Bible Readings, Scripture
November 15 1 John 3:19-24 (ESV) 19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive [...]
John is offering us a way to test our life
Posted: November 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Devotionals/Commentaries, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, John is offering us a way to test our life, love others, Scripture, signs of new life
1 John 3:11-15 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. Do [...]
November 14 1 John 3:11-18
Posted: November 14, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Bible Passages, November Bible ReadingsTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, November 14 1 John 3:11-18, November Bible Readings, Scripture
November 14 1 John 3:11-18 (ESV) Love One Another 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and [...]
Children of God: by adoption and new birth
Posted: November 13, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Devotionals/Commentaries, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, children of God, Children of God: by adoption and new birth, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, More Than Adoption, new birth, Scripture
See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God. 1 John 3:1 John Piper, in a sermon,”The Depth of Christ’s Love: Its Lavish Benefits” Not only did it cost him his Son to save us from sin and death and hell (John 3:16; 1 John [...]
November 13 1 John 3:1-10
Posted: November 13, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Bible Passages, November Bible ReadingsTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, November 13 1 John 3:1-10, November Bible Readings, Scripture
November 13 1 John 3:1-10 (ESV) 3:1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be [...]
A Pair of Imperatives
Posted: November 12, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Devotionals/Commentaries, NovemberTags: 1 John, A Pair of Imperatives, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Scripture
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us —eternal life. I write these things to you about those who are trying to [...]
November 12 1 John 2:24-29
Posted: November 12, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Bible Passages, November Bible ReadingsTags: 1 John, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, November 12 1 John 2:24-29, November Bible Readings, Scripture
November 12 1 John 2:24-29 (ESV) 24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us [1]—eternal life. 26 I write these things to you about [...]
What makes a spiritual sitting duck?
Posted: November 11, 2011 by Pam Larson in 1 John, Devotionals/Commentaries, NovemberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, false teaching, Scripture, spiritual discernment, What makes a spiritual sitting duck?
John Piper begins a sermon on 1 John 2:18-27 with this: I received recently in the mail a box from the Unification Church—the Moonies. It contained three video tapes and a copy of the Divine Principle and a message from Mr. Moon from prison dated 1985. They plead to be given a fair hearing…. To [...]
