[:en]TEST THE SPIRITS (vs. 1-6) The Spirit of God acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. The Spirit of Anti-Christ is already in the world. It does not acknowledge that Jesus is from God. Children from God have overcome the Spirit that is not from God because “the one who is in you… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 4[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]As childen of God, we belong to member of God’s family. We must become more and more like Christ until we see Him face to face. We must keep pure by being morally straight, free from the corruption of sin. All of us will still commit sin, but we must not continue to sin and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]If we sin, Jesus, the Righteous One is our defense. He is the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. He can remove our sins and in Him we are forgiven and purified. Those who know Jesus will do what Jesus says and live as Christ wants. To walk as Christ did, we must… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]
[:en]John, the beloved disciple of Jesus wrote first, second, third John and the gospel of John. His purpose of writing 1st John was to reassure Christians in their faith and to counter false teachings. His letter featured sharp contrast betwen love and hate, light and darkness, truth and falsehood. THE WORD OF LIFE (vs. 1-4)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 John 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/2/19)[:]
[:en]WHAT’S THE OCCASION? Ecclesiastes seems to be a depressing and pessimistic account about life. But the writer, King Solomon also wrote about enjoyment of life. “That each of us may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all our toil – this is the gift of God” (Eccl. 3:13) If we acknowledge God and follow… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/2/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/1/19)[:]
[:en]ALWAYS IN HIS CARE Our Heavenly Father knows every detail of your life. He understands your deepest needs. And He promises to instruct and teach you in the way you should go. He will also counsel you with His loving eye on you. (Ps. 32:8). Whatever are your circumstances today, you can rely on God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (2/1/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/31/19)[:]
[:en]THE TREE Tree has special significance in the Bible God placed fruit trees in the Garden of Eden which symbolized God bountiful provision (Gen. 1:29) Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was where Adam and Eve stood before they were being tempted and where Satan reside and talked to Eve (Gen. 3:1-6) Tree was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/31/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 3[:]
[:en]THE DAY OF THE LORD (vs. 1-18) Scoffers say that Jesus will never come back “in the last days”. But Peter refuted their argument saying “The last days’ is the time between Christ first and second coming so that we are now living the the last days. We must do what God has called us… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 2[:]
[:en]FALSE TEACHERS AND THEIR DESTRUCTION (VS. 1-22) False prophets contradicted the true prophets in the Old Testatment times telling people only what they wanted to hear. They were twisting Christ’s teachings and the words of His apostles. Some denied that Jesus is Lord. Some claimed that he could not be a real man. They followed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 1[:]
[:en]In his first letter, Peter wrote to comfort and encourage believers in the midst of suffering, persecution and external onslauight. In his second letter, he wrote to warn them of an internal attack – complacency and heresy. He advised them to hold fast to non-negotiable faith, to grow and mature in the knowledge of Christ… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Peter 1[:]