Knowing God and John’s Gospel (4)

Jesus said to the crowd, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). If you want to learn more-in-depth about and increase your faith in God, read my books here.  Jesus, being middle-eastern, was darker-skinned; but he welcomed all sorts of people and taught them. Jesus has some exchanges with the crowd in John 7 but makes an amazing claim in John 8 that …

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Knowing God and John’s Gospel (2)

If you would like to learn how to have faith in and love God more, go to Spiritual Self-Care Resources. Jesus returned to his divine radiance in heaven after he rose from the dead and revealed himself many times to his followers. John says in chapter one of his description of Jesus’ ministry, that he and Jesus’ other followers have seen Jesus’ glory. What is it? It is the bright brilliance of God’s presence in heaven. He has shown that …

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Grow to Know God in Colossians (2)

If you want more-in-depth knowledge about how to have more faith in God, check out https://www.growingtoknowgod.com/spiritual-self-care-resources/. In my previous blogpost, I dealt with the beginning of Colossians chapter three. Now, I hope to deal with the commands in the rest of the chapter. Yes, God inspires Paul to give us commandments. Why? Because we need to change gradually from our imperfect lives to be more mature as God’s grown children. Read my mystery Divided Together 2084 for a discussion of …

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New Testament Growing to Know God

If you want more-in-depth knowledge about how to have more faith in God, check out https://www.growingtoknowgod.com/spiritual-self-care-resources/. How can Christians become more like Jesus? On the one hand, when Christians first believe, God the Judge declares us “not guilty” and legally-right with him. On the other hand, we are still far from perfect with a large measure of self-centeredness in our sinful natures or “flesh.” How can we know God better? One way to find God’s gift of spiritual progress is …

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