Walking in Darkness (1 John 1:6)
Claiming Fellowship with God The first statement concerns those who claim to have fellowship with God. This means they say they agree with God’s thoughts…
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Truly Authentic, or More of an Act?
The Praying Man in Luke’s Gospel The evangelist Luke especially shows us the humanity of the Lord Jesus. He is presented there as the praying…
Bringing Gifts before God
Christ – our Great Priest The people of Israel were a holy people to the LORD, whom He had chosen as His own people out…
Looking at the Lord
The Name Jesus The name Jesus is the name of our Lord’s lowliness as a Man. He received it when He entered this world (see…
Ezra, the Skilled Scribe
Ezra was the man whom God could use. He led about 4,000–5,000 Jews to return from Babylonian captivity. They came to Jerusalem. It was the…
The Message (1 John 1:5)
The Nature of God as the Basis of Fellowship We have been brought into fellowship with divine persons. This is a wonderful privilege—but it also…
Dependence and Trust
Prayer as Dependence and Trust God is completely independent of every created being. He is the blessed and sole authority, who does not need anyone…
Begotten by the Spirit of God
Christ – the Holy One “Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Ps 51:7). In this verse, David…
Barnabas – Comforter and Encourager (Part 3)
Each of us needs a role model. That is true whether we are young or old. It is true whether we are experienced or whether…
Joy to the Fullest (1 John 1:4)
Full Joy Through Fellowship One could say that the children of God—and such are addressed here—may already breathe something of the “air of heaven” while still on…
Barnabas – Comforter and Encourager (Part 2)
How do you influence the people around you? Each of us needs role models. That is true whether we are young or old, and it…
Against the background of failure
Christ comes into focus When people have sinned and failed to live up to their responsibility, against this sad backdrop God turns our eyes to…
Barnabas – Comforter and Encourager (Part 1)
Each of us needs role models. This is true whether we are young or old. It is also true whether we are experienced, or whether…
Mothers wanted
It is undisputed that a mother has a different role in the family than a father. It is just as undisputed that “mothers in Christ”…
Grow in the Knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
1. Last Words become an Appeal “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory,…
Christian Fellowship (1 John 1:3)
The Testimony of the Apostles For the third time, John refers to what they had seen (vv. 1, 2, and 3) and what they had heard (vv. 1, 3,…
The Dependent Man
God Became Man God became man and lived among us. What a tremendous truth! The eternal Son of God came as a dependent child into…
As through a Telescope
Christ Shall Be Lifted Up The Exaltation of Christ God has highly exalted Christ and given Him a name that is above every name (Philippians…
The Eternal Life with the Father (1 John 1:2)
This verse is a parenthetical statement that explains in more detail what John has already written. He is still speaking about Christ, here described as “the…
The World after the Flood—Who Holds the Reins?
After God had judged the world through the flood, He made a new start with Noah and his family. But again, the people failed. Instead…