Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
John was one of the first men to follow Jesus. He knew Jesus well. But John also understood that Jesus is God (1 John 1:1-3).
John wrote this letter to all Christians. He wanted Christians to be certain that God loves them . Because God loves us, we too must love other Christians .
This has always been the law of God . We must love other people.
He also wanted to remind Christians about some important facts:
Christians are God’s children and they can enjoy friendship with him.
They do not need to do wrong things. But God will forgive them if they confess their evil deed to God.
The Holy Spirit is with them to warn them about false ideas.
They can be joyful and have true friendship with other Christians.
Jesus mentioned to Nicodemus that he must be born again. What does that mean? It means a person is born into the family of God. What does it look like? John told us in his first epistle. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone … Read more
In the New Testament, only two verses directly mention that we should confess our sins. Other similar verses exist but use words like profess, declare, and, repent. The verse we’ll talk about today is 1 John 1:9. The other verse was written by James in the 5th chapter of his epistle. But if we confess … Read more
John the Apostle exhibited a unique love for his fellow Christians. In his first epistle, he encouraged the believers because each of them was a child of God. Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children. 1 John 2:29 What does it mean, … Read more
God’s love is immeasurable because the scripture tells us that God is love. With that in mind, how does His love relate to us? How much does God love you and me? God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal … Read more
How can you be sure that your joy may be full? The Apostle John answered that question in the first epistle he wrote. It revolves around our relationship with the Lord and our fellowship with each other. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with … Read more
The Apostle John probably wrote more about love than any of the other apostles. I’m sure it’s a subject he often spoke on as well. In this first epistle, he said, This is the message you have heard from the beginning. We should love one another. Let’s read what genuine love looks like as we … Read more
Joy! We read about it, talk about it, and we sing about it. The Bible says the joy of the Lord is our strength. Joy is also listed second just under love in the fruit of the Spirit. So the question is, how can we experience complete joy in the Lord? We are writing these … Read more