The Tapestry of the Christian Faith

Rev. Dr. Jacob Corzine, associate professor of theology and Interim Dean of the College of Theology, Arts, and Humanities at Concordia University, Chicago, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 1 John 5:1-12. St. John continues to weave together the strands of his first epistle to present the full tapestry of the Christian faith. True faith in Jesus as the Son of God goes together with love for each other as Christians. We keep God’s commandments as a part of our vocations given by God, knowing that He has done the work of salvation for us. By faith in Him, we have the victory that overcomes the world. The water and the blood of Jesus’ pierced side testify to who He is, along with the Holy Spirit; we receive this testimony still in the Word and Sacraments. By faith, we have this testimony within us. God has given us eternal life in His Son; when we have Jesus, we have life. “The Love of God” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the three epistles written by St. John the Apostle and Evangelist. As St. John rejoiced to be the disciple loved by Jesus, so he writes his epistles to give us the same joy when we know that we are the beloved of God. God’s love for us in Jesus shapes our lives as Christians in all that we believe, say, and do.