Thoughts from the Bible

Monday, 05 August 2024 09:08

Praying for Sinful Brothers

by Sarah Wootten Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

One of the basic truths of the Christian faith is that all sins deserve the punishment of death (Romans 6:23). Because God is holy, just, and righteous, all sin must be punished. No disobedience is small enough to escape God’s wrath. However, John wrote, “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; l do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death,” (1 John 5:16-17, ESV).
So some sins don’t lead to death? Isn’t that a contradiction to Romans 6:23? Initially, we may wonder if John is in agreement with the rest of the Bible, but when we consider the entire letter, the meaning becomes clearer.

Thoughts from The Bible

Thoughts from the Bible

Monday, 29 July 2024 09:52

The Three Witnesses
by Sarah Wootten Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Two weeks ago, we discussed how Jesus is the promised Messiah from the Old Testament. He fulfills every Old Testament prophecy required of the Savior. Many people from the first century were eyewitnesses to this, and their accounts are written down in the New Testament. However, John tells us in 1 John 5:6-12 that God has given us three other witnesses to testify to the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. These witnesses are the water, the blood, and the Spirit.

Thoughts from The Bible

Thoughts from the Bible

Wednesday, 24 July 2024 06:29

His Commands Are Not Burdensome
by Sarah Wootten Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

We had a rule in my childhood home – wash your hands before dinner. It’s a simple rule, one that most of you probably were told before suppertime too. And yet, I despised it. I’m not kidding. I would lie and say I washed my hands when I didn’t. I would hide pretending I went to the bathroom sink. This rule took up precious time I could’ve used playing. And honestly, I just didn’t want to be told what to do. (And yes, I was always the sickest child in my family.)

Thoughts from The Bible

Thoughts from the Bible

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 06:17

Jesus is the Promised Christ
by Sarah Wootten Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,” (1 John 5:1, ESV). This is the fifth time in the letter of 1 John that Jesus has been referred to as the Christ. We have seen that the Christ is our righteous advocate (2:1), that believers have fellowship with Him (1:3), that antichrists deny Him as the Christ (2:22), and that we are commanded to trust in Him (3:23). But what does it actually mean to believe that Jesus is the Christ?

Thoughts from The Bible

Thoughts from the Bible

Thursday, 11 July 2024 10:29

As He Is, So Also Are We In This World
by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

As we near the end of 1 John with only one chapter left to go, we come across one of my favorite statements in this letter, “as He is, so also are we in this world,” (1 John 4:17, NASB). There are several issues in this letter that John repeats often in typical John fashion, such as the subject of putting away sin and walking in His righteousness. He also discusses the subject of walking in His love, as well as confessing His Son. All of these are descriptive of the character of the God who created us and sent His Son in love to redeem us. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are born again and begin to grow in the nature and character of God as we show forth that godly character to a lost and sinful world.