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Don't Let It Grow Cold (Matt.24:12; 1Sam.3:2-4)
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 Now in coming to the Love of the Father, how is Christ “the substance” of the Father’s love to the...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 22, 202227 min read


Shouldn't The Promise Be For You?
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:25-29 Therefore what is John calling “us” out of and to abide in “through” the right application of...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 15, 202227 min read


Do Not Remain As Children In Your Understanding And Be Lost In Space
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:20-24 After addressing “the paidia” (children) (1Jn.2:13,18), that is, those who “know about the...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 13, 202213 min read


The On-Going Test
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:15-19 With the “new” commandment to love all that abides “in the Light” as Christ is in the Light, how...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 9, 202224 min read


“A PRESENT AND ENDURING APPLICATION”
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:12-14 Why is John readdressing them as “little children” again here? (v.12) It seems as though he...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 8, 202216 min read


Τετέλεσται
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:7-11 Who are the Beloved? (v.7) We should keep in mind that this address is the conclusion of the...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 7, 202216 min read


The Necessity Of Abiding In Him
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 2:1-6 Why is John addressing us as “little children?” (v.1) Is he not speaking to our humility first, as...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 6, 202217 min read


Whose Voice Is It Anyway?
The Daily (NASB) Reading: 1 John 1:5-10 By way of review, from whom did the Apostles receive “this” message? (v.5) It was clear that it...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 5, 202219 min read


Joy To The World The Word Of Life Has Come
What is the Word of Life? (v.1) There are at least three other descriptions of what it is that concerns the Word of Life in the...
Mark A. Smith
Dec 3, 202218 min read