by Joe Duchesne | | Identity, Salvation
The book of Romans spends the first three chapters establishing that all of humanity, both Jews (God’s original people) and Gentiles are all evil. Romans 3:23 sums it up well, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” A few verses...
by Joe Duchesne | | Authority
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.” – 1 John 3:4 Authority. For most of us the word ‘authority’ is not a welcome word. It is something we tolerate but generally avoid. No one likes to...
by Joe Duchesne | | Salvation, Relationships, Identity, Family
What kind of memories do you have of your earthly father? Mine include family swims at the beach, fishing at all hours of the day (since my dad loved to fish), going on vacations among many. My father’s life story is far too long to post in a 500-600 word post...
by Joe Duchesne | | Salvation, Our Purpose in Life
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…” – 1 John 3:1a In a recent post entitled, Is Everyone on Earth of Child of God? I discussed that the comment misconception that everyone...