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Test the Spirits

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Know for Sure?

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Don Merritt

This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. … Continue reading →

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Love is Active

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Don Merritt

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in … Continue reading →

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What we have Heard from the Beginning

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Don Merritt

For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his … Continue reading →

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Doing What is Right

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Don Merritt

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. … Continue reading →

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Traditions, Forms and TWWADI

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Don Merritt

Today we look at tradition, and thus, we consider this part of the theory that we are currently examining: Yet we love to argue, follow tradition and form to avoid spiritual growth… In the last stop on our journey, we … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Don Merritt

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we … Continue reading →

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The Rubber Meets the Road

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Don Merritt

Welcome back to our road trip, our journey of discovery investigating my theory… “Christian theology is not particularly difficult to understand.  Its precepts and premises are fairly simple, it was given to “regular” guys to share with the world, and … Continue reading →

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Continue in Him

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Don Merritt

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 1 … Continue reading →

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Precepts, Premises and Regular Guys

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Don Merritt

OK group, break’s over, let’s get back on the bus!  Our next stop is at a place called Precepts, Premises, and Regular Guys, as we continue on our journey.  Here’s the theory again… “Christian theology is not particularly difficult to … Continue reading →

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