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  Dear Saints: “Do not receive him into your house” Is that really in the Bible? “Do not receive him into your house”? Who is this person? These are the “deceivers” the false prophets/teachers; and there are many of them. These are also the “antichrists” and they are all around us.  How do we know who they are and how do we relate to them? As we conclude our study of the Epistle of 2 John whose theme is the "TRUTH", let’s read the admonition of Apostle John in context, 2 John 7-11: “For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor...

  Dear Saints: I experienced a complete laptop malfunction and breakdown this morning. I pressed every button I am aware off - power button, control, alt and delete. Nothing worked. I called the IT desk and the first guy tried his best to assist me. He was recommending a replacement and then transferred me to a second person. This second person said, unplug the power source, simultaneously hold down the escape and power buttons. After about 20 seconds, the Dell logo for the laptop came on. Irrelevant story? Not really. I am reminded of the reboot and new life Christ gave me. I was dead and now I am alive (see Ephesians 2:1-3). I can now function and live the way my Designer and Maker intended. My computer was useless without an intervention. Likewise, our lives are meaningless without God’s divine intervention. In light of this truth, I must live my new life to the glory of my Maker and sustainer and Savior. How? Love God and love others. This is the sum of our lives as we continue...

  Dear Saints: Are we really in a “Post-Truth” era? The “Post-Modern” world may have just realized it as stated below:  Post-Truth, “It was named Word of the Year in 2016 by the Oxford Dictionary where it is defined as "Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief".” “ Post-truth politics is a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored.”  Wikipedia   Here is an example of Truth and Post-Truth I saw in a carton. Truth:  “I think therefore I am”. Post-Truth: “I believe therefore I’m right”. Pilate had asked Jesus , “ What is Truth ?”  Listen to the exchange : 37  Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say  rightly  that I am a king. For this ...

  Dear Saints: We are getting another dose of the Second Epistle (Letter) of Apostle John. This one is very short, just one chapter. It is almost a repeat of the First Epistle which we just finished studying. When God repeats the same things to us, it must be very important. In sum, God is saying, walk/live in the truth and love one another.   TRUTH IS EVERTHING. JESUS IS THE TRUTH. We must live in the TRUTH, in Jesus. Anything else is a deception and we must know the TRUTH so we can look out and recognize deception and lies. The Letter was addressed to the “ Elect Lady and her Children, whom I love in truth ”. Some think it is to a person and some say it is to a local house church.  “Elect Lady” may have been a code name to protect people in that time of intense persecution of the church.   We must be wise/sensitive in our methods and approaches for spreading the Gospel especially these days of heightened tension and anxieties. Our delivery and methods may...