1 John 5:12 [12] “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” When I read this verse, there are three things that comes to my mind, nearly every time. Those thoughts are: what a person, what a possession and what a problem. I don’t know if you see them in the verse, but they stand out quite vividly to me. Let’s look at them for our devotional thought today. First, notice what a wonderful person is in this verse. John is still talking about Jesus. Jesus, the Son of …

1 John 5:11 [11] “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” This verse is another one of my favorite verses in this epistle. There are several reasons why I love this verse, and I want to share them with you in our devotional for today. I believe you will agree with me, and I trust they will help you, as much as they have helped me.  The first reason is because of the start of this verse. It begins with John declaring that there is a record. This …

1 John 5:10  [10] “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.” The key word in this verse is the word, “believeth”. John mentions it three times in our text. We know that Christ is the only door to heaven. He declared this truth himself in the gospel of John. In order for someone to get to heaven, they must go through the door. They must go through the Lord Jesus Christ. All …

1 John 5:9 [9] “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.” Why is it so easy for us to believe man and so difficult for us to believe God? Do you ever find yourself in this condition? We have so much faith in some people that we hardly ever second guess what they say. People will often say about others who they have confidence in, “If he tells you something, you can believe it”. They might even say something like, …