There’s a guy on the internet who claims to believe a large chunk of the Bible but – oh dear – has come to the conclusion that Jesus is not God. He’s even self-published a book about it. He goes to biblical studies conferences and wrote of his experience talking to a prominent American New…

We live in a world where fake news can spread quickly. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there were influencers online claiming that the virus was caused by 5G mobile phone masts. There were people who claimed that Bill Gates had hidden microchips inside Covid vaccines. And one conspiracy theorist on the make started selling toothpaste containing…

The disciple John talks about God’s incredible love in 1 John 3 – and its consequences. 1. God’s love is lavished on us We have a creator known for his “unfailing love” (to use the wording of Psalm 143). Or, as the Scripture Union song put it: “Jesus love is very wonderful, It’s so high…

In 1 John 2, we come to a packed chapter with a key section on now being Christian involves not loving “the world”. 1. Jesus died for the sins of the whole world John starts, in verses 1 to 2, with a reminder of the core of Christianity – that Jesus, who was without sin,…

Jesus’s close friend and disciple, John, writes the first Johannine epistle to Christians in (probably) Ephesus, where he is understood to have eventually lived. In 1 John 1, the disciple describes God as light, with no darkness in him at all. But, he warns (CSB): If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet…