Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. (1 Jn. 3:18 NIV) I talk with Christians on a regular basis about whether or not God loves them. Unfortunately, it seems that for many believers, God must continue to prove His love to them. If something difficult happens in […]
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. (1 John 2:13) Temptations to sinful thoughts and habits come from several different sources. Particularly for younger believers who have been saved out of an extraordinarily sinful life, demonic harassment can be especially pervasive, powerful, and discouraging. The verse above suggests that God […]
We know and rely on the love God has for us. (1 John 4:16) How do we learn to “rely on the love God has for us”? Through experiencing Him in our life. God not only demonstrated His love for us by suffering and dying on a cross, but He shows us His love everyday […]
We know and rely on the love God has for us. (1 John 4:16) How do we learn to “know . . . the love God has for us”? One sure way is reading and believing the Bible, God’s love letters to us. It is here that God tells us what we need to hear—“I […]
