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February
28 2018
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part seven.

1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   John’s opponents:  what we have learned We have learned that John wrote the letter of 1 John to repair the damage that a group of false teachers...
February
28 2018
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Appendix: The opponents in 1 John

Summary of the opponents in 1 John     Verse Say ...
January
24 2018
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part six.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Introduction We are now in the home stretch with our look at the opponents of John in the letter of 1...
January
14 2018
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part five.

1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   John’s game plan We are now examining what John writes about his opponents  in the letter of 1 John. Remember: John is doing two things in this...
January
03 2018
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part four.

1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The opponents in chapter 1 This week we continue our look at the opponents of John in the letter of 1 John. Last time we examined  1 John 1:6-10 in this regard.  Verses 6, 8, and 10 give...
December
23 2017
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Good news for Christmas

If you are already  a Christian, you can use this message to witness to your family, relatives, associates, and neighbors. If you are not yet a Christian, this good news is for  you on this day.   The story of Christmas Luke 2:1-20 1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a...
December
22 2017
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part three.

1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   Recap so far There is a lot at stake in getting 1 John 1:9 right.  In fact, the way we interpret this verse can change how we view our redemption, our justification and our...
December
13 2017
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part two.

  1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   Getting it right Last time, we saw that the popular interpretation of this verse raises several problems in light of what the rest of the...
December
01 2017
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What about 1 John 1:9? Part one.

  1 John 1:9 9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. At first glance, this verse appears very cut and dry. If we confess our sins, God, being faithful and righteous, will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we...
September
13 2017
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Bible study canceled this Thursday; services resume Sunday

Announcement: Our Thursday evening service  at Lighthouse Bible Church is canceled for  Thursday, September 14th.  Travel conditions are still sketchy, particularly gas availability and traffic light outages. We will be having our Sunday service this Sunday, September...
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