For such a little letter, 1 John sure is action-packed. We’re still in chapter 2 when John says, “You veterans know the One who started it all; and you newcomers–such vitality and strength! God’s word is so steady in you. Your fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One.” “YouContinue reading “1 John (part 3)”
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1 John (part 2)
As chapter 1 transitions to chapter 2, you’ll find an interesting dichotomy. On one hand, John is talking about the light and God himself being the light and how we can share in that life with Him and with others. But here’s the kicker: If we claim we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves.Continue reading “1 John (part 2)”
1 John (part 1)
It’s weird. I’m trying to write a post on a book that I read over three months ago. I’ve been reading Steven Pressfield’s “The War of Art” and I can’t help but notice I’ve been facing The Resistance. It’s been distracting me from writing, keeping me from this blog. It’s been slowing me down, thisContinue reading “1 John (part 1)”
Job (part 7)
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a part of the book was missing? For example, what if Job wasn’t restored by God in the end? What if Job was left to suffer and left ransacked and empty? How would that change your perspective of God? Or what if we didn’t get the insightContinue reading “Job (part 7)”
Job (part 6)
Something I’ve always found fascinating about the Scriptures is how often they cross-reference each other. Things in the Old Testament are revealed on a deeper level in the New Testament. Writers in the New Testament do callbacks to multiple things in the Old Testament. I think there’s a tendency to overlook a lot of theContinue reading “Job (part 6)”
Job (part 5)
Job’s friends always get a bad rap. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a sermon or read a commentary on Job where the person had a favorable outlook on Job’s friends. But let’s think about this for just a second… Job’s friends did actually come and visit when he was going through hisContinue reading “Job (part 5)”
Job (part 4)
“In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.” “In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.” A variation of this phrase comes up a couple times in the book of Job, and as we know, when there’s repetition, pay attention. What lessons can we glean here? First, let’sContinue reading “Job (part 4)”
Omer Redden 