During the weekend, through our monthly family meetings, we learned that, as a couple, none of us is safe if one of us is weak in faith. Drawing from lives of biblical couples like Adam and Eve (Genesis chapter 3), Abigail and Nabal (1 Samuel 25), Job and his wife and children (Job 1), King [...]read moreToday’s Devotion: As a couple, none is safe if one is weak in faith!
‘Bind’ and ‘loose’ (Matthew 16:19) To bind (‘deo’) is to tie, be in bondage, or be ‘forbidden’ and, on the other hand, to loose (‘luo’) is to set free, break up, put off, let go, or allow. We (Christians) tend to use that verse to imply that, through prayers, we can make things happen or [...]read moreMatthew 16:19: Bind and Loose! Can we?
In our first part, we briefly explored John the Apostle to understand the literary and cultural-historical contexts of his writings (the gospel according to John, the 3 letters, and Revelation). In the second part, we directly dived into 1 John 1:1-4 and got inspired by how this then old gentleman boldly stood up against false [...]read more1 John 1:5 (God is Pure): In Him, there is no Darkness at all!
The duty that all Christians across cultures and nations share is to proclaim the joy in Christ to others! It is to boldly share the truth that we know and the things we believe in. I am sorry I have faulted on this more than anyone! But John the Apostle wants to rekindle our effort, [...]read more1 John 1:1-4. Do We Proclaim the Joy in Christ to Others?
1 John was written by John the Apostle (AD 6-AD 100) in Ephesus in AD 86, shortly after his ‘The Gospel According to John’ in AD 85 and before his Revelation writings in AD 89/90 (See Bible Journey here). Others, for example, Max Lucado say it was written in AD 90! But I take 85/86 [...]read moreIntroduction to the Letters of John the Apostle: Who was John?
