Reflections with Andy - 1 John 5: 1-1-5 – It’s All About Jesus

About this episode

Andy reflects on 1 John 5:1–5, discussing the importance of Jesus Christ and the Trinity in defining orthodox Christianity amidst doctrinal differences.

In this Friday reflection on 1 John 5:1–5, John's simple declaration — everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God — becomes the starting point for a pastoral word about primary and secondary issues of faith. Doctrinal and denominational differences are real and important; the preacher is a convinced Wesleyan and isn't pretending otherwise. But historically, the boundaries of orthodox Christianity have always been defined by two things: Jesus Christ and the Trinity. Ev...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Stoddard

Topics covered

• faith
• Christianity
• doctrinal differences
• Wesleyan theology
• Jesus Christ
• orthodox Christianity

Keywords

• 1 John 5
• faith
• Jesus Christ
• Wesleyan
• orthodox Christianity
• doctrinal differences
• Trinity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wesleyan

Books & works: 1 John 5:1–5

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