Of the many things we could name that cause Christians grief and heartache, nothing can compare to sin.

To put 1 John 3:11-18 in one brief sentence, the Apostle John was saying the lack of love is murderous.

The Apostle John addressed the struggle of our conscience. He offered all of us some advice that is not only helpful, it is inspired by God.

The housework will always be there, but the kids won’t. Give them all the attention you can. The sacrifices you’re making right now are worth the effort.

The four attitudes that demoralize us are uselessness, self-pity, fear, and guilt mixed with regret. These negative attitudes can prevent you from living life to the fullest.

A cross around a neck, an “ichthus” fish on the back of a car, a well-crafted sermon. None of these is the mark of a Christian—it is love. Like the old song says, “They will know we are Christians by our love.” Honest, transparent love.

The Apostle John's first-century command to "test the spirits" is also the biblical antidote to today's proliferation of religious error.

The power of Jesus' love transformed John's life. When John came to the end of his life, the major theme of his letter to the church was loving one another.

You can’t play games fairly without keeping the rules and the same logic applies to life. Rules set boundaries for us in how we should live but they don’t stop us from stop doing what wrong. God’s law is not the cause of our wrongdoing it simply reveals it to us.

The first part of 1 John 5 helps deepens our understanding of what it means to be a child of God in His forever family.