1 John 1:1-4; 2 John 1:1-13; 3 John 1:1-14 Introduction• John an old man writing from Ephesus.• The Pax Romana (Roman Peace).• Gnosticism (Greek gnosis, which means “knowledge”) – taught that matter was inherently evil and spirit alone was good.• Three errors: a. Denied Christ’s true humanity. b. Claimed special, secret knowledge. c. Promoted antinomianism (moral behaviour…
Psalm 37:1-40Of King David.Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.Commit…
Galatians 5:16-6:1-5But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to…
Psalm 16A Miktam of King David.Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from You.”As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god…
John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” (ESV) Love is: 1. Divine in its origin – flowing from the very nature of God Himself(1John 4:8, 19; Psalm 103:8). 2. Supreme in its demonstration – Christ dying for…
Psalm 42To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to…
The Biblical Doctrine of Christian Hope Hebrews 6:17-20So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might…
Psalm 34Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD…
(From Scripture, the 1689 London Baptist Confession, and the Puritan Witness) IntroductionWhat is true Biblical faith? Our Confession of Faith, faithfully summarising Scripture, says:“The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought…
Psalm 33Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to Him with the harp of ten strings!Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work…