The wrath of God toward sin can be poured out, and when it is poured out it will be spent.

This takes us to the heart of what happened at the cross. The divine wrath toward sin was poured out on Jesus. He became the propitiation for our si...

A propitiation is a gift or payment to placate the anger of an offended person. The best way to explain this is through an illustration.

Meet Neil and Sally. They met at the office and quickly began dating. One night they went to a...

An advocate is one who is called alongside to help. The word is used for a lawyer defending a client in court. Jesus is our advocate. He speaks in our defence. He advocates for us.

What could our defence be?

Jesus cannot p...

John presents us with twin truths: Sin remains in us, and God forgives our sin. How are we to respond to these truths? Here are two dangers.

1. We acquiesce in our sin.
We say to ourselves, “Everybody sins. And God loves...

Notice, Paul does not say, “Don’t let sin remain in your body.” He says, “Don’t let sin reign in your body.” Sin’s power over you is broken, but its presence in you remains.

And we are called to engage in a battle with the si...

Notice that John includes himself: “If we say we have no sin...” Even the apostles could not say that they were wholly free from sin. The impulse to sin remains within every Christian, even while we walk in the light.

Writing to believers, ...