Monthly Archives: September 2017

The Do’s and Don’ts

Posted on September 29, 2017 by St. John Studies

“The Old Testament is filled with do’s and don’ts, but the New Testament is all about grace” [Bevere*, 146] Many of you have read the Old Testament, some maybe more than once. It seems true that God told the Israelites … Continue reading →

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The Spirit is Willing…

Posted on September 26, 2017 by St. John Studies

Let me pose what we call a “no brainer” to you. You know, one of those questions where you don’t have to think about your response. It would just be yes, a flat out yes. In John 1:16, Pastor Bevere … Continue reading →

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Grace…The Fuel

Posted on September 23, 2017 by St. John Studies

We have been through nine chapters in John Bevere’s book and he has written about the state of Christianity today; his opinion is that Christians are content to pursue goodness and not holiness. He has stated that good is not … Continue reading →

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You Are Not Doing It Alone…

Posted on September 20, 2017 by St. John Studies

All teachers have their tricks; I had a few. We usually “borrow” them from other teachers. One of the “tricks” I used every semester went like this. I would stop class and ask my students to mimic what I was … Continue reading →

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The Motivation behind sin…

Posted on September 18, 2017 by St. John Studies

“The motivation behind sin is selfishness. The man who steals does so for himself. The man who lies does so to protect or benefit himself. The man who commits adultery against his wife considers not his wife and children but … Continue reading →

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Living for Self…

Posted on September 15, 2017 by St. John Studies

So much of John Bevere’s Good or God? has been brutally honest. He is calling for Christians to meet a higher standard, a holy standard and he pulls no punches. He confronts the way we live today, in a culture … Continue reading →

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“From the Unseen to the Seen”

Posted on September 12, 2017 by St. John Studies

Sometimes we have those days when nothing seems right.  You may have done something that bothers you and it eats at you.  It is a sin but now it is over.  You can’t undo it and you have asked His … Continue reading →

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Recoiling from Holiness…

Posted on September 9, 2017 by St. John Studies

“Those who are not holy will not see the Lord” [Hebrews 12:14]. Pastor Bevere begins Chapter 9 in Good or God? with this quote. Then he titles his chapter the “Avoided Truth.” Why? Maybe I can explain by constructing a … Continue reading →

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Shifting Blame

Posted on September 6, 2017 by St. John Studies

Taking responsibility is hard to do. Shifting blame is so much easier. To be honest, some have turned shifting blame into an art form. When a divorce occurs, it is the other person’s horribly irritating faults that have caused the … Continue reading →

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A Love Affair…

Posted on September 3, 2017 by St. John Studies

Sometimes a pastor just hits too close to home: as John Bevere concludes Chapter 8 in his book Good or God?, that is exactly what happens. He reveals that he has had love affairs other than his love affair with … Continue reading →

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