Category: Scripture

Enoch who lived in the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about these people. He said, “Listen! The Lord is coming with countless thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have ever spoken against Him.”

These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want. (vv. 14-16, NLT)

In the same way, these people-who claim authority from their dreams-live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings. But even. Michael, one of the mightiest of angels, did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses’ body). But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and bring about their own destruction. What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.

When people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots. They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to the blackest darkness. (vv. 8-13, NLT)

Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to His holy people. I say this because some ungodly people hav wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later He destroyed those who did not remain faithful. And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment. And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were , destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment. (vv 1-7, NLT)

Dear friend (Gaius), you are being faithful to God when you care for traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. They had told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a manner that pleases God. For they are traveling for the Lord, and they accept nothing from people who are not believers. So we ourselves should support them to that we can be their partners as they teach the truth. (vv. 5-8, NLT)

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This letter is from John, the elder.

I am writing to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love in the the truth-as does everyone else who knows the truth-because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever.

Grace, mercy and peace, which come form God the Father and from Jesus Christ -the Son of the Father- will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.

How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the the truth, just as the Father commanded.

I am writing to you to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and He has commanded us to love one another, just as you hear from the beginning.

I say this because many deceivers have gone out in to the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

If anyone comes to your meeting and does not teach about Christ, don’t invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement. Anyone who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work. (vv. 1-11, NLT)

I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases Him. And since we know He hears us when we make our requests, we also know that He will give us what we ask for.

If you see a Christian brother or sister sinning in any way that does not lead to death, you shoul pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you shouldn’t pray for those who commit it. All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death..

We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil on cannot touch them. We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and He has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and He is eternal life.

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. (vv. 13-21, NLT)

Dear friends, so do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You. must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world. This is how we know if they have the Spirit of God: If a person claiming to be a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ came in a real body, that person has the Spirit of God. But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknoweldge the truth about Jesus, that person is not form God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won the victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is grater than the spirit that who lives in the world. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them. But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception. (vv. 1-6, NLT)

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves His children, too. We know we love God’s children if we obey His commandments. Loving God means keeping His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle agains the world? Only those who believe that Christ is the Son of God.

And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by His baptism in the water and by shedding His bloo on the cross – not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with His three witnesses – the Spirit, the water, and the blood – all three agree. Sine we believe in human testimony that comes from Go. And God has testified about His Son. All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don’t believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe wht God has testified about His Son.

And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (vv.1-12, NLT)

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up His live for us. So we ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion – how can Go’s love be in that person?

Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other: let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. Even if we fell guilty, God is greater tha our feelings, and He knows everything.

Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from Him whatever we ask because we obey Him and do the things that please HIm.

And this is His commandment: We must believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with Him. And we know He lives in us because the Spirit He gave us lives in us. (vv. 16-24, NLT)

And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when He returns you will be full of courage and not shrink back from Him in shame.

Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children. (1 John 2:28-29, NLT)

See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know Him. Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as He is pure. (1 John 3:1-3, NLT)