by lighthouse | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 5:3-4a “This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. For everyone born of God overcomes the world.” Who on this earth do you love? A spouse, a child, a friend, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, a parent?? Would you ever abuse them or ignore them or in any way find it burdensome to live with them? Never! Let’s apply a little human thinking to God thinking. Do you love God? Absolutely you love God. Then let your love for Him show. Enjoy His disciplining and enjoy His Words– whatever they are. Whatever they are? Absolutely–all are written out of love and insure you and I live lives of abundance. Enjoy!!
by lighthouse | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 4:15 “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.” Question: Do you believe and confess that Jesus is the Son of God? This question is not asking for some words of explanation. This question is asking a question requiring a simple yes or no. A no answer has extreme consequences. A yes answer has extreme benefits. Imagine: your yes answer gives you the most blessed life possible. Your yes answer makes you a child of God with the security and peace only God can freely give. Live knowing your answer. Live both on this earth and eternally with a joy and comfort which is beyond our understanding.
by lighthouse | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 4:10 “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” Natural human thinking is the opposite of natural God thinking. Human thinking is: We have some lovable trait which is attractive to another person. Some feature of ours is desired. We have something to offer. God thinking is just the opposite: God loves us even though we offer nothing. There is nothing we can do to attract God’s love. We are only loved because of God’s great mercy and desire to call us His child. You and I can do nothing to earn God’s love. His love is a free and undeserved love. That is the epitome of love. How could we not love Him in return?
by lighthouse | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 4:2 “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.” John wants to tell us what true doctrine is. He gives each of us an easy test to decipher truth from error. Does the person or religious belief believe Jesus, God, came to this earth and became a human man? Simple question with a yes or no answer and the answer determines truth. Other truth facts follow, but this basic truth is the foundation of true faith.
by lighthouse | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 4:1 “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirit to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” When you listen to any person talk about God you have to evaluate—-Are they referring to God as presented in the Bible or are they referring to a god of someone’s imagination. There is only ONE true God. There are endless gods worshipped and unfortunately many, many people who listen and place their eternal future on false hope. Numbers never make a statement true. Always test religious thought with Scripture for therein lies absolute truth and all hope for our present and eternal future. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
I John 3:21-22 “Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.” Have you ever thought—Are you serious? After reading this passage, we have to ask—-God, are you serious? When our hearts are focused on our Savior, You are saying—ask Me and I will abundantly bless you? Are You serious? God’s reply—I couldn’t be more serious! Well, it seems to me, you and I have one option–keep our hearts focused on our Savior 100% of the time. Would you agree?
