Monday, April 09, 2012

The Source of Life...a Guest Post

I am writing with the good folks over at bibledude.net today about some of the words in 1 John 5...

When you stop to think about it, the longevity of the church of Jesus Christ is pretty remarkable. Over 2000 years and the church still stands, proclaiming the miracle of transformation through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus - who was, is and will always be the Son of God, embodying for the world the essence of God’s love. Just last week - churches all over the world walked through Holy Week, climbing to the cross in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrificial death. And just yesterday, we celebrated the glory of the empty tomb - the perfect picture of the new life found in Jesus. The vitality of our story is unchanged over time; the center remains.

Because let’s face it, without Jesus right there at the center of it all - the church is not the church. And the writer of 1 John wants to remind these early believers to hang onto to Jesus for dear life. He writes from the loving heart of a concerned pastor, someone who cares deeply about the believers in and around Ephesus. And he writes to remind them to be the church...

Joining the Community Bible Study series on 1 John today - over at The Bible Dude's good space. Join me over there to read this whole reflection?

http://bibledude.net/testimony-concerning-the-son-of-god/#more-17691