As I've read the book of 1 John each day for these past couple of weeks, I've been impressed with the forthrightness and confidence with which the Apostle John speaks. He uses declarative sentence after declarative sentence to state matter-of-factly the truths of God. His writing evidences forth much assurance and confidence, that God's promises are true, that He is who He has said that He is, and that we can know Him and His ways with great aplomb.
What a great message for a day such as ours, when every nuance exists in the gray nebulae between black and white; when postmodernity and relativism are confused at even defining themselves, and all the more wary of putting labels on anything of significance; when we are so politically correct that little is discussed that is of much worth. This is a message desperately needed in our homes, and in our churches.
May we be as assured in our faith as the writer John, and may our lives demonstrate the confidence we have in knowing our Savior, as we seek Him persistently in the reading of His Word.
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In our Bible study Tuesday nights we once discussed the many black and white statements in 1 John. I suggested that things are a lot more black and white than we are comfortable with and we too often try to rationalize sin. 1 John is definitely one of my favorite books. He doesn't waiver. He just says it like it is and expects people to draw a line in the sand. Especially refreshing in this postmodern culture.
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