1 John 3:4  [4] Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. If you believe the Bible, then you believe it to be a book of facts, and not fiction. So, what about this verse? Read it carefully and think about it. If we are now under grace, and not the law, then how is it that we transgress the law? Many teach because we are living under grace that the law is not effective in the lives of New Testament believers. They say that we can throw away the rule book and …

1 John 3:3 [3] And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. The phrase, “keeping me on my toes”, is one that we are all familiar with. It means the individual is being helped to stay on top of things. They are being held accountable, while being encouraged, to strive for their best performance. We have all experienced this in life. We have all had someone or something “keep us on our toes”.  When we think about the rapture, and the events that are to follow, this phrase comes to mind. John …

1 John 3:2 [2] Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.  Most of us can remember from our childhood days, the fairytale “Cinderella.” We recall the evil step mother and her two daughters who mistreated the damsel and saw her only as a slave to their household. Cinderella was poor, unwanted and unloved by those whom she served daily. Her life seemed hopeless, until one day a fairy …

 1 John 3:1 [1] Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Several years ago, I heard the story of a man who was standing at the top of a tall building in New York City. He was preparing to jump off the top of the building and commit suicide. Some of the people of the city had gathered around the skyscraper and began to chant for the man to jump. He could hear them as their …

1 John 2:29 KJV  [29] If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. A righteous birth will produce a righteous life. This is a fundamental truth that cannot be ignored. There is another fundamental truth, and that is, that you and I are not righteous. We can never be righteous within ourselves, and we can never obtain righteousness by ourselves. These thoughts will really help us to place this verse in context.  First, we see who is righteous. John says we know that he is righteous. There is no …

 [28] And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. I remember as a young teenage boy, hearing preachers constantly preaching on the rapture. They were warning sinners to get right, because Jesus may come at any moment. They would remind them that if the rapture took place, and they were not ready, they would be left behind to face God’s wrath and judgment.   They would prod the saints to stay busy and fervent, so they would not be ashamed when he comes. …

1 John 2:27 KJV [27] But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is clearly seen in the Word of God. John 16:7-11 teaches us that he has a ministry of reproving the world. In John 3:1-8 he has a ministry of regenerating the lost. The Holy Spirit also has a ministry …

1 John 2:26 KJV [26] These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. The word seduce means to draw away from what is right. This is how Satan works against man. He makes false doctrine appealing to the flesh, in order to lure men away from the truth. He organizes religion, makes it attractive and fills his teaching with seducers who are full of charisma and charm, in order to catch the attention of those who they come in contact with. His ultimate goal is to get man to believe anything other than the truth.  John …

1 John 2:25  [25] And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. A promise can be no greater than the one who is making the promise. Some people make promises that they cannot keep. Others make promises that they can keep, but their track record of keeping promises is not very good. Promise keeping is not always an easy task.  Here we have a promise that is out of this world. This promise goes beyond the realm of time. It goes beyond the realm of physical life. It goes beyond the realm of humanity. There …

1 John 2:24 KJV [24] Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. Salvation not only delivers our soul from hell but gives us a friend that is like no other. Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”. We know that friend is Jesus! He abides with us just as he said he would in …