Many people avoid studying the Revelation of Jesus Christ, either because of its frightening imagery or because it is so hard to understand – even John Calvin never wrote a commentary on it. But in verse 3 John promises a blessing on those who read this prophecy and who keep…

“Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (v. 3). That’s what Jude tells us, but he isn’t talking about standing up to godless college professors or protesting against the latest outrage coming from Washington, D.C. No, his concern is with those who have “crept…

Whenever we catch up with friends and loved ones, we are likely to wish them well, to desire that they have good health, as John does in verse 2. And we tend to rejoice whenever we hear good news about those we love. But notice what brings John the most…

Stacy Abrams insists that she was rightfully elected Governor of Georgia. Donald Trump insists that he only lost the Presidential election in 2020 because of widespread fraud. At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Dr. Fauci told us we didn’t need to wear masks, only to reverse himself and insist…

Let’s face it – it’s tough for anyone to believe that Jesus could be fully God and Man at the same time. But however impossible it might be to understand, we have the best of reasons to believe it’s true: the testimony of the Spirit, the water and the blood….

Let’s face it – lots of people claim to be filled with the Spirit of Christ, but their words don’t really match up with what Jesus said. Some who claim to follow Christ insist that He wasn’t really the Son of God – He was just a wise teacher who…

What is love? In their overreaction to the Enlightenment’s worship of reason, the Romantics reduced love to mere attraction and affection. Elevating emotion above all else, the Romantics made gratification of the self the sole purpose of human relationships. They thus effectively substituted lust, which is the desire for another…

“I’m not going to church, because I don’t want to be around a bunch of hypocrites!” Maybe you’ve heard such a criticism leveled at Christians – maybe you’ve even said things like this. And there is a reason that we hear such sentiments expressed so often: all Christians are, in…

On Saturday, John told us about the importance of love in the Christian life. Today, we find another equally important emphasis – the need to cling to the truth about Christ. And this makes perfect sense. After all, how can you love anyone without knowing him or her? So, how…

How is the commandment to love our brothers and sisters an old one? Well, Moses taught us to love our neighbors as ourselves way back at the time of the Exodus from Egypt (see Leviticus 19:18). John’s Jewish readers would thus have learned this commandment from childhood, and they doubtless…