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Ultimate love is laying down my life for someone else; giving up my agenda to follow God’s leading for the good of someone else. Homeschooling is a huge sacrifice on behalf of my kids. Just being a mom is a sacrifice, but being a homeschool mom is different. Choosing to be with your kids 24/7…
1 John
1 John ~ Practicing Righteousness
Isn’t it amazing how the Bible all connects? How reading one verse can bring remembrance of another? In 1 John 3:1-10, John is talking about practicing righteousness. Righteousness is acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin God has made us free from guilt and sin. But how do we practice this? Two ways: Love…
1 John ~ The Ultimate Teacher
Last week, I read the second part of 1 John 2. In verse 27, the anointing is the ultimate teacher. But what is anointing? Anointing is usually defined by pouring oil on something to consecrate it or make it holy, set apart, to God. The word used here in Greek is “charisma,” which when tracked…
1 John ~ You Have Been Forgiven
You have been forgiven. Yup. It’s true. If you have confessed Jesus, then you have been forgiven. John reminds his readers of this in 1 John 2:12-17. Do you have a hard time accepting forgiveness? I do. Do you ever feel like you don’t deserve forgiveness? I do. Do you ever try to work for forgiveness?…
1 John ~ Propitiation
There’s a really big word used in many translations in last week’s 1 John reading: Propitiation What? Propitiation means: the act of propitiating or something that propitiates; specifically: an atoning sacrifice from Miriam-Webster Dictionary Clear as mud? Let’s try the definition of propitiates: to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of from Miriam-Webster Dictionary John writes to his readers to…