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Epistle - Jude

Bible Passage:  Jude As I read Jude, I do feel a sense of fear that I would fall away from the Truth. In yesterday’s bible blog, biblereader talked about how in the last days, there will be false prophets who will sway people away from the Truth. (Matt 24:24, Mark 13:22) The insidiousness of the false gospel (Jude 4) is very scary indeed. Even in our church, we know of unfortunate instances...

Epistle - 3 John

http://rlv.zcache.com/faith_sticker-p217911370767441117qjcl_400.jpg There are all kinds of believers in the Church - many with different levels and kinds of faith. As we come to end of another year, it is indeed appropriate to consider where we stand in our faith.  In today’s passage, we read of two followers of Christ who could not be more different in their faith.  Read on and find out who...

Epistle - 2 John

Bible Passage:  2 John In John’s second epistle to a particular church, he pleads with the brethren to love each other. Imagine John imploring and appealing earnestly to the church members… how important this commandment is! We know a few of the many bible verses that exalts us to love each other: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved...

Epistle - 1 John 4-5

Thank God for giving His precious Holy Spirit to at least two souls this Spiritual Meeting! Did you have a fruitful time in fellowship with the brothers and sisters and God? Did we practice true fellowship and show true love as we have read in 1 John 1-3? Besides true fellowship and true love (as opposed to hypocritical worship and lawlessness), John cites several other contrasting examples in the...

Epistle - 1 John 1-3

Let us read 1 John 1-3… Bible Passage:  1 John 1-3 There are an increasing number of food and travel programs on TV. For that one hour during the program, viewers can almost smell and taste the food featured or experience say snow-boarding by watching the expressions of delight on the hosts’ faces as they sample and rave about all the various mouth-watering dishes and exotic destinations....

Epistle - 2 Peter 1-3

Peter sounded a timely reminder to the Jews and Gentiles scattered abroad away from their homes, to re-establish and nurture their faith in the truth, confront falsehoods and to remember that they will be held accountable for their deeds when the Lord Jesus Christ returns. This reminder recorded in Peter’s 2nd letter is very much applicable today as it was then. Fruitful Growth Let’s...

Epistle - 1 Peter 4-5

Bible Passage:  1 Peter 4-5 Thank God for friends in Christ! There is no other who is able to share our joys, disappointments, and who can iron out our jumbled thoughts with the same understanding and wisdom as we press on together toward our heavenly home. Doctor is “In” As I grow in the Lord, I gradually come to realise this. We spend a large portion of our time each day at school in...

Epistle - 1 Peter 1-3

Peter wrote this letter to boost the morale and strengthen the faith of the Christians who were suffering because of the ill-treatment and ridicule of those who did not share the same faith. Let’s read 1 Peter 1-3: Bible Passage:  1 Peter 1-3 Houston, we have a problem… When we are faced with a problem, the problem usually commands a large portion of our attention. It balloons in our...

Epistle - James 4-5

It is not difficult to put ‘Christianity’ in that blank field next to “Religion:” in your job application form. It is hard to be a good Christian and glorify God’s name doing it. We have read some useful tips on practical Christian living from the Book of James 1-3. Let’s read James 4-5 today. Bible Passage:  James 4-5 God Vs World Treasureinearthernvessel’s...

Epistle - James 1-3

After struggling through the book of Proverbs and realizing that I am really short of the wisdom that comes from God, I am not confronted with a book of action - the epistle of James. James is a compact, hard-hitting letter about practicing the faith.  Religion is not about how many members there are in church, how much do we contribute or what is said in church.  The true test of our religion is...