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Daily Devotional Meditations and a Biblical Perspective on Current Events
A Study Through 1 John
The Character of Spiritual Overcomers (1 John 5, 2 John)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – 1 John 5, 2 John A Note from the Author: Our chronological study of the Scriptures is in the homestretch! Our 2-year reading schedule is coming to an end, and it is my prayer you are making...
Is There Any HOPE? (1 John 3; 1 John 4)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – 1 John 3; 1 John 4 https://youtu.be/AxD5rFl8kfg We continue our devotional study of the Epistles of John, and come today to 1 John 3 and 4. John was writing to believers near the end of the...
Gnosticism and Four Proofs of Genuine Faith and Salvation (1 John 1; 1 John 2)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – 1 John 1; 1 John 2 Today’s Scripture reading is 1 John 2, but I am taking liberty to review 1 John 1 and give some background to this wonderful letter to believers of the latter years of the...
Earnestly Contend for the Faith (Jude 1, 1 John 1)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – Jude 1, 1 John 1 Today’s Scripture reading is the Epistle of Jude and The First Epistle of John, chapter 1. https://youtu.be/iMIBZMViJ1g “The General Epistle of Jude” may be the lesser known...
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“The Dreaded Consequences of Forbidden Lusts” (2 Samuel 13)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 13 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. We recall that the prophet Nathan admonished David for his adultery with Bathsheba and warned that his hands...
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Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I (Psalm 61)
Scripture reading - Psalm 61 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The title of Psalm 61 is “To the chief Musician upon Neginah [a stringed instrument], A Psalm of David.” The setting...
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Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I (Psalm 61)
Scripture reading - Psalm 61 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The title of Psalm 61 is “To the chief Musician upon Neginah [a stringed instrument], A Psalm of David.” The setting...