Chapter 3 of 1 John concludes with a case study of love. What is love? What does it look like? We dive into the second major theme of this letter: God is love. And because God is love, He expects His children to be examples of true love. From extreme examples of hatred like Cain […]
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Curt King and Kreig Durham are two Christians and nerds with a passion for studying and sharing the Word of God. Join them as they study through books of the Bible, diving into the Truth of the Word and injecting their own quirks and humor along the way! Browse our recent episodes to catch up on the latest goofs and goodies from our unusual brains. We hope you'll be encouraged and entertained by both Bible study and silly story alike.
1 John 2:28-3:10: God’s Children
As we move through our study in 1 John, we come to a major theme in John’s letter: we are God’s children. Being part of God’s family is a major theme in the Bible, going all the way back to Genesis. We take a look at what that means in the context of the believer’s […]
1 John 2:15-27: Love not the World
(Originally recorded in May 2021) John’s letter continues with a well-known passage about not loving the world or the things in the world. But what does that even mean? This section of the book deals heavily with the spiritual attacks on the faith and the deity of Christ that Christians were enduring in that time. […]
1 John 2:3-14: The Old New Commandment
John’s letter deals a lot with our duties as Christians. What should a believer in fellowship look like? Who should she be? A large part of this answer revolves around loving “the brethren” (aka, the church). Our ability to love other believers is extremely foundational to our faith. In fact, 1 John explains that those […]
1 John 1:1-2:2: Fellows in a Ship
1 John has a lot to say about fellowship. In fact, it’s one of the underlying themes of the whole book! John the Apostle was writing to remind Christians of the great fellowship we share with Jesus and with each other. It’s this two-fold fellowship that is so necessary to understand the book as a […]
1 John Overview: Confidence in Christ
Season 3 of the podcast starts with a brand new study through the letters of John the Apostle. As we look at 1 John, we talk about the overarching theme of assurance of salvation and how that confidence shapes our walk with Jesus. John wrote this first letter in a very unusual format, which can […]