Heralds Digest

  “ And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. ” I John 5 : 20 - 21 NKJV The closing of the epistle of 1 John leaves no doubt about the possibility of believers’  entanglement with idols or all engagements with activities that would not promote the true God. Without undermining the damnable end of unbelievers, believers can duly participate in the provision of the redemption story without living daily for the purpose of their redemption. If the scripture rightly says elsewhere that only those who are wise live for turning many to righteousness, it implies that heaven counts the participation of unwise believers as pitiable. Truthfully, life’s daily engagements, responsibilities and relationships with acquaintances come with the pressure of performance, which is mos...

  “ He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son .” I John 5 : 10 - 11 NKJV From someone’s affirmation that ‘The two greatest days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why’, the purpose in the second day cannot be primary if the pursuit in the first day is not principal. While no one has the self-knowledge of the day of his natural birth, spiritual birth demands everyone’s conviction of his inner depravity and the relevance of eternal life. It implies that since these affirmed greatest two days in life can converge in the day we are ‘born again’, it becomes easy to know that finding eternal life is the primary purpose in life. “ And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You hav...