This post goes into detail regarding 1 John 2:12–14, considering such questions as "Who is being addressed?"; "What is the purpose of this section in light of the whole letter?"; and "Why are there no women in this passage?"
Tag: live in Love; find your true reward
Why Does Life Hurt So Much?
A fresh assessment of the age-old question: "If God is all good and all powerful, why do bad things happen to good people?"
How We Live Matters
The 2000 film "Gladiator," a math teacher's aphorism, and the Christian doctrine of hell all reiterate that we must actively pursue virtue!
This is the Turning Point
Five reflections on Charlie Kirk, American politics, and Christianity in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Heretical Love
Some people say it is heretical to preach love, but a work of the flesh is heresy (Galatians 5:20), and the Bible describes heresy as a lack of love (1 Corinthians 11:19).
The Christian’s Key Commandment | 1 John 2:3–11
This post goes into detail regarding the test John offers to gauge the legitimacy of a person's claim to know God.
1 John and Church Abandonment: A Personal Journey
This post describes both the personal reasons why an expositional series through 1 John is near and dear to my heart and the commentators who are influencing my perspective and preventing me from focusing this study on my own experiences.
1 John: A Manual for Handling Church Abandonment
The Apostle John and Saint Augustine can teach us much about the Church at our current place in history. In this post, I introduce the book of 1 John | FREE ACCESS
Content Update | 1 John Series
An update as it relates to my forthcoming expositional series in 1 John.
Holy Mercy? | Book Review
My review of Christopher and Richard Hays's "The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality within the Biblical Story."










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