Beloved, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. I John 4:7
This small book near the end of our Bible was written with the authority of someone who walked with Jesus while He was on earth.
As John’s life was nearing its end he knew there was a struggle to keep the Gospel pure and simple, unadulterated by other intellectual ideas and philosophies that nullified the work of the cross and Jesus incarnate. This is still extraordinarily relevant to today’s religious scene.
At the heart of the Christian message is a God that gave His Son to become fully human and live as our light, illuminating love’s power against evil. Without Jesus’s human death and Divine resurrection, sin would still defeat us. The grave has no sting for we are reborn, beloved and cherished. Honestly, how can we look out into the world, knowing our life is eternal, and not long for the same outcome for everyone?
Love,
Gretchen