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.

The Marks of a Christian | 1 John 1:5–2:2

This post goes into detail to describe a Christian’s identifying mark according to 1 John 1:5–2:2.

Living to Love

Republishing an old explanation of the philosophy of this blog. Part 3 of 3.

What Is the Point? | 1 John 1:1–4

This post goes into detail to discern the direction John wants to direct his readers as they make their way through 1 John. It covers 1 John 1:1–4.

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

Why Hell? | Book Review

My review of R. Zachary Manis's "Thinking through the Problem of Hell."

What Was David’s Sin?

In recent days it has become common to claim that King David actually raped Bathsheba, but even though this might preach well in our contemporary evangelical landscape, it is likely the wrong text to support that message.