What is Love?
by Cody Anderson Corinth Missionary Baptist Church
As we continue discussing John’s contrast between love and hate, we now find ourselves at the love portion. We’ve talked about the negative – what it looks like to hate through the example of Cain and Abel. Now John wants us to consider the characteristic of love, and there is nowhere else we need to turn to other than to Christ Himself. Remember that John has already discussed how love and hate are not limited to just an emotion; rather, they are practical. The actions of people define who is God’s child and who belongs to the devil in a spiritual sense.
The Many Ways to Present a Sinko
by Mike Gerry
When you head to the water on Guntersville for the past few weeks the bite has been all about the small soft plastic bait called the Sinko, there are many versions of it by many different manufacturers, my favorite is the Missile bait 48.
Domestic Violence, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
by Rebecca Hieronymi
Domestic violence can have devastating effects on a person’s mental health and those effects can be amplified when the victim also struggles with substance use. When an individual is experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use disorder, they are at greater risk of being controlled by an abusive partner. Abusive partners may try to undermine a victim’s mental health or substance use disorder treatment and recovery by preventing or discouraging them from getting help or taking prescriptions. These abuse tactics can increase a victim’s depression, PTSD symptoms, substance use, and suicidality.
Do Not Be Surprised
by Cody Anderson Corinth Missionary Church
This is a good time to remember some of the over arching themes that we see in First John, mainly between light and darkness, love and hatred, truth and falsehood. These were all issues concerning the early Christian community to whom The Epistle of First John was written. These stark contrasts are ways to evaluate our spiritual well-being. Each end of the spectrum represents two totally different souls. Those who love, hold to truth and share the light, can rest on this evidence of their faith. The ones who hate, lie, and cling to the darkness have evidence of a dead soul. The text we are looking at is contrasting love and hate.