Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 47 Q. Summary John's favorite term for the Christians he writes to - not just 2,000 years ago, but now - is That day will come (John tells us about that in another book he wrote called Revelation). Yet you can know that this is true, and John tells you how in v5-6. He is, as John describes in v1, the Righteous One.

John 1:29 (NIV) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes Summary John the Baptist boldly declared these words the day after he had told the priests and Levites This declaration of John regarding our Lord’s sacrifice as the Lamb of God for sin reminds us of one I cannot give an answer; But this I know with all my heart: His wounds have paid my ransom As John the

John 15:1-8 (NIV): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4  it so plainly, "you were dead in your transgressions and sins" before being made alive (Ephesians 2:1)

John 17:1–5 (NIV) CONTEXT: As His crucifixion draws near, Jesus prays to His Father. 1 After Jesus said this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4  Moses says that God “created the world”; and John says that “all things were created by the Word,” which

Step out of the darkness and into His wonderful Light Genesis 1:3-4a (NIV) And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good... John 3:19–21 (NIV) 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead deities has even tried to make that claim, but our Father "calls into being things that were not (Romans 4: Dig Deeper The context of today's passage from John 3 is fascinating.

When he asked them, I pulled up the gospel of John, and we read through John 1:1-5.

John 1:9-14 (NIV) 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was John’s wording regarding Jesus speaks to the nature of who he is. Throughout the Gospel of John, the language of “truth” or “true” is used to distinguish something as The Gospel of John opens with “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word What John is attesting to with these descriptions of Jesus is God becoming man.

1 John 5:19-20 (ESV) 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil Summary The way John put it doesn't sound right, does it. or anything in the world (1 John 2:15)." The big idea that John tells you here is that "we know that we are from God." John here explains exactly what it means to have your heart/mind regenerated.

around $2 million dollars from this mistake, which when you consider inflation would equate to around $40 We see that with 1 John 1:5-7.

God's law is simple, but step one in salvation is confessing you can't keep it. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 5 Q. Can you live up to all this (God's Law) perfectly? A. No. I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor. Summary A sinful nature is part of the human condition, as part of our inheritance of original sin from the first human, Adam. To say that we are without sin is a falsehood. Jesus paid the penalty for our sin, has granted us forgiveness, and made us a new creation; yet we are not without sin. God enables spiritual growth in the life of the believer, however none of us will reach a point of complete righteousness in this life. It is part of our condition to continually battle our fallen nature. Those who deny their sinful nature do more than fool themselves. Not only would such a claim betray the truth, but it would also suggest a belief that you were not in need of the grace of Jesus. The truth is that we have all fallen short and are in desperate need for the grace of Christ. To claim otherwise is to disregard, or at minimum misunderstand, the Gospel. Dig Deeper While Jesus calls us to love our God and our neighbor, our natural tendency is to do the exact opposite. Respect, manners, and sharing are all things that are taught to children either in the home or at school. None of us teaches a child to be selfish, hit when angry, or throw a fit when you don’t get your way; yet these behaviors are still commonplace. These tendencies are ingrained in our very being. Part of living as a Child of God is battling our fallen nature. While the Holy Spirit does empower believers to do good; the faithful remain locked in combat with our fallen nature. This battle will continue to rage on until the end of the age when our sanctification is complete. As you acknowledge your natural state of sinfulness, lean on the Holy Spirit for the strength to do what you cannot do on your own, which is to love God and love others. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Father God, you are faithful and just to forgive my sins and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Help me to recognize and confess my own sin, and strengthen me with the Spirit to trust in the righteousness of my Savior. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 10