If you’ve ever been at the receiving end of deception, you know the pain and hurt that comes when you’re duped by someone you respect. A battle is raging today between truth and error, between orthodoxy and heresy. Chuck Swindoll speaks of this battle today and compares it to the conflict the apostle John wrote of in his first letter.

If you’ve ever been at the receiving end of deception, you know the pain and hurt that comes when you’re duped by someone you respect. A battle is raging today between truth and error, between orthodoxy and heresy. Chuck Swindoll speaks of this battle today and compares it to the conflict the apostle John wrote of in his first letter.

Do you find yourself shaking your head sometimes and wondering what’s going on in our world? Today Chuck Swindoll shares an important message on how our culture is changing dramatically. Discover how to navigate through the cultural maze of humanism, skepticism, and postmodernism and emerge at the end with your hope intact.

Just below the surface of the cultural battles fought in North America is a subtle, but devastating shift in thought. Biblical principles once held in high esteem are now disdained as irrelevant and intolerant. Today you’ll hear Chuck Swindoll address these pressing issues as he applies John’s words to the unsettling realities happening today.

When you watch the news, it doesn’t take long to see how far the world has fallen. Chuck Swindoll responds today to the current state of affairs in our nation and our world. He pauses from our verse-by-verse study in order to take a painfully honest inventory of our times. This will help us understand how to interpret and apply what John wrote in these verses.

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying: He who dies with the most toys . . . still dies! Well, according to John, this saying couldn’t be more accurate. Today Chuck Swindoll reminds us that the things in this life are temporary. But because our eyes are tempted with the pleasurable sights of these temporary things daily, we need to hear a strong command concerning them!

God calls us to live by higher standards than those who don’t know Him. But sometimes it’s not easy to do! Chuck Swindoll looks to the book of 1 John for practical help in remembering what things last forever and what things will pass away. It’s impossible to miss John’s point in these verses as he gets down to brass tacks with a strong warning.

For the follower of God, this world is not our home. We’re foreigners who are just passin’ through! So, how do we manage our relationships in a world that’s hostile toward God? And how do we hold loosely to all of the tantalizing things that can be ours in this foreign land? Chuck Swindoll shows us today just how pertinent John’s strong comments are to this day.

If God is love and we’re forgiven all our sins, then why do we have so much trouble loving and forgiving those around us? Today Chuck Swindoll shares a candid message on what it truly means to love one another. Instead of becoming more stubborn and bitter as we age, we can be like John, the apostle of love, and become more mellow and gracious.

Chuck Swindoll talks about the power of love today and about developing strong relationships that reflect the love of God. John was known for his Christlike life and love, so it’s not surprising that he developed the theme of love early in this letter. He had had the best role model of love ever, and he longed for his brethren to reflect that same supernatural love.