In this segment we will begin to examine Isaiah 49:1-6 on a line-by-line basis and apply it to those few to whom it applies. These are God’s true ministerial servants who minister HIS DIVINE WORDS which He speaks through them (His messengers) by way of His Holy Spirit. The Spirit lives within the heart (mind) […]

It is my nature not to take anything for granted, including my place in God’s family and as a part of ,His ministry. Because of this I have made it a policy to conduct periodic self-evaluations to make sure that I am being what He has called me to be and am doing what He […]

In the previous series we learned that THE MESSAGE the apostles spoke to and recorded for the early church concerning the Lord was that IN HIM IS NO DARKNESS AT ALL. In this teaching we will finish the message by revealing what God, through the Apostle Peter, says about what to do with that message. […]

As was noted in the first posting of this series, THE MESSAGE FROM GOD spoken and written by the apostles to salvation seekers is as follows: “IN HIM THERE IS NO DARKNESS AT ALL.” The passage (1 Jn. 3:1-10) from which this posting is being taken reveals God’s attitude toward that foundational Truth. First John, […]

In First John 1:5 the apostle tells us that in the Lord (“in Him”) there is NO DARKNESS (SIN) AT ALL.” Which brings us to John’s Gospel chapter 15. Here we find Jesus talking to His 12 DISCIPLES and going to great lengths to stress the need for them (and all salvation seekers) to be […]

In First John 2:1-8 we find the apostle going into detail about the Lord’s message to those who desire to spend eternity with Him and His Son. John calls these people his “little children.” Recall that this is the same title Jesus gave His 12 disciples who, for 3 1/2 years, had preached His Gospel […]

In First John verses one through four we find the apostle using the word “fellowship” to define the true saint’s relationship with God and Christ. The Word “fellowship” means two or more people who share a common opinion. This is not a new concept in the spiritual realm. In Amos 3:3 the Prophet asks: “Can […]

In the First Epistle of the Apostle John we find “the disciple that Jesus loved” (Jn. 13:23) writing to his “little children”–people whom the apostle was leading toward a pure “walk” (life) with the Lord Jesus Christ which, if continued to the end of their lives, would result in salvation upon the return of Jesus […]

As noted in part one, faith is simply taking God at His Word. True, salvation-producing faith requires us to obey the Words we believe. Read James 2:10,14,17,18,20,24,26. The Holy Scriptures are filled with instances in which people deliberately chose to either obey God’s Words or disobey God’s Words. Read Sin is a Choice. Key word–Choice. […]

Saving faith involves five words: TAKING GOD AT HIS WORD, meaning every Word, every time. Doing so necessitates taking His Bible writers at their Words with the understanding that they received those Words from Him, by way of His Holy Spirit, by which He and they (the Bible writers) communicated and by which He and […]