Outline: The Forgiveness of sin is Grace. Repentance is our human Response. (Justification) – was saved Resurrection of the Body as a New Creation (Sanctification) – being saved Our Eternal…
We’ve spent 5 months running through the gospel of John. We couldn’t cover everything, but one topic we’ve continually examined is the identity of Jesus. Jesus is Light. Jesus is…
Outline: Introduction (v. 13) 1. Our confidence when we pray (vv. 14-15) 2. The sin which does not lead to death and the sin which leads to death (vv. 16-17)…
引言 今天，我们来看约翰一书的总结。约翰这封信的目的是要鼓励群体的基督徒保持信心。因为许多信徒被可疑的神学影响，而离开了（主要是诺斯 替主义和幻影论）。这些分裂分子以前是与约翰同一个群体。他们 离开后，仍然称自己为基督徒，但他们的神学不是基督徒的，而是当年的异端。他们不相信耶稣道成肉身，耶稣的死没有带来拯救。约翰称教导这些可疑神学的人为敌基督，或 “反基督”。约翰强烈的对待这些分裂分子，因为他们扭曲了耶稣的真理。他们说服那些仍然在教会里的离开。约翰不是为教堂人数 战斗，他是为真理而战斗。他反对当时的歪理邪说，帮助其他基督徒持守真实的福音。我们首先看 13节。 13我 将 这 些 话 写 给 你 们 信 奉 神 儿 子 之 名 的 人 ， 要 叫 你 们…
Mortimer Adler (1902-2001) was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author. He was born into an orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn in 1902. He dropped out of school at age…
One of the films that greatly impacted me is called Pay it Forward. The story is about a boy with an idea to transform the world. The idea is that…
Introduction (v. 1) The overarching message of 1 John is: Christian love. The author has been encouraging the Christian community to “love one another as he (Jesus Christ) commanded us”…
I learned a new word in my research for today’s sermon: curlicue. A curlicue is a fanciful twirl, such as a flourish made with a pen. It is a pattern…
Some children were playing out on the play ground at school, teasing each other as children often do. They began to pick on a child who was adopted. “You don’t…
Last month, FIFA ruled that Chelsea had induced teenager Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens and join the Blues in 2007. For that, they were sanctioned from signing…
Today’s topic is “Actions speak louder than words” 事实胜于雄辩. I asked my wife if such a topic is even necessary. Shouldn’t everybody already know this simple truth? Surprisingly, she said…
Readings: 1. Gary M. Burge, The NIV Application Commentary: The Letters of John (Zondervan, 1996). 2. Marianne Meye Thompson, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: 1-3 John (IVP, 1992). 3….
