December 13

  Christ had shown John the real state of Christians and their churches (Chapters 2 and 3). What John saw would have disappointed him greatly. Some Christians were serving God loyally, but many more Christians had become weak in their relationship with God. Some...

December 12

  Christ said that Laodicea’s Christians should be either cold or hot. To be cold probably means to realise that they were in a desperate state. They very much needed God’s help. To be hot means to be eager. They should be eager to serve God properly. When people...

December 11

A judgment against people who are not loyal to God It is a terrible thing when God’s people are not loyal to him. His love for them is as a husband’s love for his wife should be (Ephesians 5:25-27). He loves them very much; they should be loyal to him. A certain woman...

December 10

[ays_pb_cat_title id=”Your_PB_Category_ID”] In Acts 20:17-38, Paul spoke for the last time to the leaders of the church of Ephesus. He warned them that he expected certain men to come there soon. Those men would try to teach wrong things to the Christians...

December 9

  Today, many people argue that the return of Christ is a word-picture for something else. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. John would not agree. He has used many word-pictures in his book, but by the return of Christ, he means an actual...

December 8

  The true gospel was misrepresented by false teachers preaching and living a counterfeit gospel. Jude says Christians should wage war on error in all its forms and fight ferociously for truth, like soldiers protecting a sacred treasure.                         ...

December 7

  John wrote this letter to his friend Gaius to encourage him in a difficult situation in his local church. Again, he concentrated on making God’s truth a vital part of life. We’ll read about walking in truth. People could see the truth in Gaius...

December 6

  Counterfeit Christianity and Counterfeit Christians These “deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ, … have gone out into the world.” They have not confessed the truth like the apostles have done. They’re actually opposed to the truth. But in most cases,...

December 5

  the world. Satan’s worldwide system of deception and wickedness.  1 John 2:15. Through Christ and His provision of salvation, the believer is a victor (1 John 5:5) over the invisible system of demonic and human evil that Satan operates to capture...

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