Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage: 1 John 5 A year on… Coincidentally, I was assigned to blog about this same chapter last year. Nearly a year has passed since. Having read what I wrote then, I realized the same verse stood out for me, even stronger this time: For this is the love of God, that we keep [...]

Bible Passage:  1 John 4 Love Has Been Perfected Among Us As I read today’s chapter, I see the marvelous relationship between love and the Holy Spirit. At first glance, it may seem as if elder John has changed the topic in this chapter; in the opening verses of 1 John 4, he tells us [...]

Bible Passage:  1 John 3   Come on…  Admit it!  What came to mind when you read 1 John 3:1? Maybe this youtube video will jog your mind a bit . Were you singing along? Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us? Behold what manner of love the Father has given [...]

Bible Passage:  1 John 2 Elder John gave an overall good assessment of the spiritual state of the believers then. Refer to verses 12 to 14 of this chapter. He mentioned that the children have ‘known the Father’, the young men are ‘strong, abided in the word of God’ and have ‘overcome the wicked one’ [...]

Bible Passage:  1 John 1 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life— 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that [...]