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LLama Loo

🕊️ 1 John: A Brief Introduction to the Bible - Part 57 1 John is a letter of light, love, and truth — but also a letter of testing, refinement, and unmistakable clarity. It speaks with the voice of an apostle who walked with Jesus, leaned on His chest, witnessed His glory, and now shepherds the Church as an aged elder whose greatest concern is spiritual authenticity. John does not merely inform. He examines. He exposes. He assures. He draws a dividing line between genuine faith and counterfeit faith, between children of God and children of the enemy, between the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception. At the heart of 1 John is a single question: “Do you truly belong to God?” Not in sentiment. Not in words. But in transformed life, obedient love, and enduring faith. ⸻ Audience & Setting John writes to believers facing confusion stirred by false teachers — early forms of Gnosticism that denied Christ’s humanity, twisted the nature of sin, and offered a spiritual elitism contrary to the gospel. This deception left believers shaken and unsure. So John writes with pastoral authority and fatherly tenderness: • to reassure • to clarify • to separate truth from error • and to anchor believers in what is real and eternal He opens by declaring what he personally saw, touched, and heard — the incarnate Word of Life — grounding everything in the historical, bodily, undeniable reality of Jesus Christ. ⸻ Major Themes 1. God Is Light John begins with a sweeping truth: God is pure light — without stain, shadow, or compromise. Those who walk with Him must walk in light, truth, and obedience. 2. The Test of Obedience Genuine faith produces obedience. Not perfection, but direction. Those who claim to know God yet continue in willful sin lie to themselves. ✝️ CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #FaithJourney #HelpMe #Discipleship #JesusChristSavior #Peace

LLama Loo

🤓 We Don’t Become Perfect One of the greatest disillusionments people face in the faith journey is realizing that choosing to follow Yeshua does not turn us into perfect people. From childhood, many of us were taught a distorted version of faith: Be good, be pious, avoid sin—or else you go to hell. That message often came wrapped in fear, shame, and impossible expectations. Along with it came an unspoken assumption—especially from those watching believers—that if we claim faith, we should somehow become flawless. But that was never the promise. Even with the grace of God, we do not become perfect. What we are given is perfect grace—and a path to follow. The truth is simple: we are still human. Following Jesus takes practice. It is learned, not downloaded. We will stumble. We will fall short. We will wrestle with old habits, reactions, fears, and wounds. Growth is not linear, and sanctification is not instant. Yet for those who truly believe, something profound happens. God’s kindness begins to change what we want. We don’t pursue goodness to earn salvation—we pursue it because we are loved. His mercy softens our hearts. His forgiveness awakens a desire to live differently, not out of fear, but out of gratitude. Some assume that faith is a loophole—that bad people hide behind belief in Jesus to excuse sin or escape accountability. People can misuse anything, but God is not fooled. God knows our hearts down to the smallest atom. He sees motives, intentions, repentance, and resistance. He knows the difference between someone struggling toward Him and someone merely using His name. Grace is not permission to remain unchanged. Grace is the power that invites change. Following Yeshua is not about performing holiness—it is about being transformed over time. Not perfected, but progressing. Not sinless, but surrendered. And always—held by mercy when we fall. We don’t become perfect. But we do become His. 🙏🏼 CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Faith #Love #Peace #Perfect

Jean Meyer

You are what You are. You are that smile you wear, the clothes you choose, the essence of space, all belong to you, You are the state of grace, a means to an end, you are someone's love and another's friend. You are the real and true person you should know in this moment, you are Loved. Through the course of a day and into the night, you are constantly reminded of what is right, you are guided and blessed, and you are a part of the Universe, who would have guessed? You walk unsteady at times, and sometimes confused, sometimes happy, sometimes abused, You are strength in action, and love waiting to happen for so many, you are energy and promise in your current state, you sense you belong, you radiate. You weep and you sleep, and go about your days, you work tirelessly and unselfishly in your way, you are Love in action... You are perfection. You are but a single thread in the fabric of space, you are a great memory someone cannot erase, you are someone first thought at morning light, and someones last thought every night... You are amazing, and proud, your happiness carries your heart out loud... You are humble and kind, just as you should be, not belonging to the earth, You belong to me. The Love of Source. #pray #prayerworks #prayerchangesthings #prayers #prayerwarriors #prayerlife #peace #love #SoulfulJourney #beauty #powerful #happiness #Respect #love #loveisintheair #lovetoyou

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