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
