If you recall from my last blog, John began his Gospel by saying,  “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” (Jn. 1:1-2). We also discovered that this Word who was God, was also

John begins his gospel by introducing the reader to “the Real Jesus” by saying,  “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” (Jn. 1:1-2). Just what does John mean by “the Word?” In the

Our “meaningful and memorable” verse for today is found in the Gospel of John, where Jesus announced,  “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn. 3:16). This is probably the most often quoted

The Book of Revelation is the last book in our Bibles, and it is the last of the 5 documents written by the Apostle John which are: The Gospel of John; his three letters to the churches, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John; and finally, the Book of Revelation. The Book

Let’s begin by asking the question: “Who is Jude?” The author of this letter identifies himself as “a bond-servant of Jesus Christ” (vs. 1). The actual Greek word is doulos, which is literally translated as “slave.” This is not unusual, as the Apostle Paul also often referred to himself as

As in 2 John, the author of this very short letter identifies himself simply as “the elder,” and once again, the style and language in the letter point to the Apostle John as the author. And, similar to 2 John where John addressed his letter to an unnamed “chosen lady,”

The author of this short letter identifies himself simply as “the elder.” So, who is he? Because it contains the same writing style and language that we find in First John, and because the early church fathers always identified this “elder” as the Apostle John, there is no need to

First John is the first of three epistles (or letters) written to a general audience scattered around Asia Minor, or modern day Turkey. If you recall, John also wrote his story of the life and ministry of Jesus (the Gospel of John), and as we will see soon, he is

The Book of 2 Peter was written by the Apostle Peter not long after writing his first letter. As noted last week, it was during a time of increasing persecution for the church, remembering that for the first 34 years of the Church (AD 30-64), persecution came from the Jewish

The Book of 1 Peter was written by the Apostle Peter during a time of increasing persecution for the church. For the first 34 years of the Church (AD 30-64), persecution came from the Jewish leadership throughout the Empire. It was the Apostle Paul who faced such persecution everywhere he