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The first two articles explain the origin of "Dearly Beloved"

Dearly Beloved

Good morning beloved of God. God said that Jesus Christ was His beloved Son when John baptized him and the spirit descended and abode upon him; and God said it again on the mountain where he saw the vision of Moses and Elijah appearing to him in glory. This was his installation as Israel's permanent high priest.

Dearly Beloved

If you are new to this page, you may wonder why I constantly address the readers as “dearly beloved”.

Most Recent "Dearly Beloved" Articles

Dearly Beloved 08/06/26 A Very Privileged Calling

A Very Privileged Calling

Dearly beloved of God, when God called us, He had a few things in mind.

Romans 1: 6, 7

6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ.

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God called to be saints: Grace and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dearly Beloved 08/02/26 The Supreme Turning Point

The Supreme Turning Point

Dearly beloved of God, throughout history there have been various turning points economically, politically, militarily, scientifically, industrially, intellectually, socially, and spiritually.

As significant as the turning points in these categories may have been, there is one point in history that far surpasses them all.

Dearly Beloved 08/01/26 Answers in Difficult Times

Answers in Difficult Times

Dearly beloved of God, answers and deliverance are available if you truly want them. God reveals the truth to us in His Word; His Word is truth.

Romans 10:9, 10 New King James Version

9 That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Dearly Beloved 07/31/26 Citizenship Privileges

Citizenship Privileges

Dearly beloved of God, as members of the Church, which is the body of Christ, we are citizens of the heavenly realm.

We are members of the household of God, and there are privileges that go with that position.

Philippians 3:20 and 21

For our conversation [citizenship] is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Dearly Beloved 07/24/26 Glory is Coming

Glory is Coming

Dearly beloved of God, the Lord Jesus Christ could return at any moment to gather us up to meet him in the air! From that time forward we will always be with the Lord.

I John 3:2 NKJV

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

Dearly Beloved 07/23/26 The Gospel of God

The Gospel of God

Dearly beloved of God, everything that Jesus Christ accomplished concerning redemption and salvation is ours by the grace of God, and we receive it by believing. This is the teaching of the gospel of God we learn in the book of Romans.

Romans 1:16, 17

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Dearly Beloved 07/22/26 The Just Will Live by Believing

The Just Will Live by Believing

Dearly beloved of God, we were born again with a view to a living hope. The new birth is not the end; it is only the beginning to much more that is to come. The just will live by believing.

Dearly Beloved 07/21/26 The Accomplishment of God's Purpose

The Accomplishment of God’s Purpose

Dearly Beloved of God, only God could have determined the plan concerning our redemption and salvation.

Christ accomplished the good pleasure of His will so that we might obtain the glory of God with him.

The book of Romans teaches us that we died and are risen with Christ. Now we are justified from the sin and the death that Adam brought upon mankind.

Dearly Beloved 07/19/26 From Grace to Glory

From Grace to Glory

Dearly beloved of God, after all that God, our Father, has done for us in this life, it is hard to imagine what He has in store for us in the coming ages.

Ephesians 2:7

That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

It is a shame what most Christian ministers teach people about

Christianity. All that most people “think they know" is that they will die and go to heaven or hell.

Dearly Beloved 07/18/26 Don't Ever Take it for Granted

Don’t Ever Take it For Granted

Dearly beloved of God, God uses words that accurately communicate what He wants to communicate to us. Many times, He uses things in the physical realm to teach us spiritual truths.

Romans 1:7

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from GOD our FATHER, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dearly Beloved 07/14/26 Riches Galore

Riches Galore

Dearly beloved of God and highly favored in His sight, it is Christ in you the hope of glory. We will acquire the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming.

Rejoice and live with thanksgiving for all that is ours in Christ. He is coming!

Never forget how highly favored and beloved you are in God's sight.

Dearly Beloved 07/13/26 Be Strong in the Grace

Be Strong in the Grace

Dearly Beloved of God, if you are born again of the spirit from God and you have the gospel of God concerning Jesus Christ our Lord, you have something that is life changing to serve people.

The One True and Living God gave the Apostle Paul the revelation of the mystery of God concerning Christ. This life changing revelation turned the world upside down under Paul’s ministry.

Dearly Beloved 07/10/26 Where is Your Treasure

Where is Your Treasure

Dearly beloved of God, treasure is “anything laid up in store; hence treasure, wealth.”

People treasure different things. Some people value financial reward, some precious metals, some famous art, some rare jewels, some expensive real estate, and on it goes.

Isaiah 33:6

Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

For the people of God, our treasure is the reverence of the LORD our God. He is the One True and Living God, Who is God our Father.

Dearly Beloved 07/09/26 See for Yourself

See for Yourself

Dearly beloved of God, we should not be more aware of the wisdom of this world than we are of wisdom of God and His Word. If we are, we are looking in the wrong place.

Proverbs 3: 5 and 6

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

I have never seen the information in God’s Word fail. We cannot afford to trust in our own understanding. We cannot even see around the corner, much less what tomorrow holds.

Dearly Beloved 07/08/26 Two Natures

Two Natures

Dearly beloved of God, as natural men we are born with a nature of the flesh, which consists of a mortal body and soul life. Soul life comes with an expiration date.

We learn from Romans 10:9, that if we confess the Lord Jesus and believe that God raised him from the dead, we shall be saved. That instant we receive a new spirit nature. The new spirit nature will end in eternal life.

So, the saved one now has two natures: the old nature of the flesh, and the new spirit nature.

Dearly Beloved 07/07/26 A Few Things

A Few Things

Dearly beloved of God, our sonship as a child of God began in grace, and it will end in glory.

By the way, God gives two requirements to be a Christian: to confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth, and to believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead. If anyone does this, God says that they shall be saved.

This makes a person a Christian; Christ now lives in us. Every Christian has Christ in them, the hope of glory.

Dearly Beloved 07/06/26 It's Only a Matter of Time

It’s Only a Matter of Time

Dearly beloved of God, who knows; Christ could come today.

Romans says that we are closer than the day we first believed.

Acts says that these are the last days.

I Thessalonians says there are no signs of when Christ will come, but when he does everyone will see it!

Dearly Beloved 07/05/26 Freeeedom!

Freeeedom!

Dearly beloved of God, there is no true freedom outside of the Lord Jesus Christ and the gospel of the grace of God.

Galatians 5: 1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Christ made us free from the yoke of bondage, which was the law.

Dearly Beloved 07/04/26 God Knows What He Thinks

God Knows What He Thinks

Dearly beloved of God, religion plays on your feelings, and it preaches sin and condemnation.

God sent His Son to deliver us from sin and condemnation, not put us under its thumb.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Dearly Beloved 07/03/26 The First Fruit Offering

The First Fruit Offering

Dearly beloved of God, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the assurance of our salvation.

Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

The assurance God has given to all men that He will judge the world according to His standard for justice, is that He raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

Dearly Beloved 07/02/26 A Dead Man Raised to Life

A Dead Man Raised to Life

Dearly beloved of God, I was struck today as I read the book of Romans that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation.

In Romans 1: 16, we read that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Our salvation is by Jesus Christ’s accomplishments in his death and his resurrection from the dead.

The gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes, for therein is the justice of God revealed from the foundation given for our believing with the intent to produce believing, as it is written, “The just shall live by believing.”

Dearly Beloved 06/30/26 God Given Assurance

God Given Assurance

Dearly beloved of God, at some point we must face reality. God raised Jesus Christ from the dead and he dies no more.

According to Webster’s dictionary, reality is the quality or fact of being real; a person or thing that is real – fact; the quality of being true to life.

Dearly Beloved 06/18/26 Therefore

Therefore

Dearly beloved of God, since we have been given the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, we can now walk in this newness of life.

Romans 12: 1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

“Therefore….” We must ask ourselves, “Why is the therefore, there for.”

Dearly Beloved 06/17/26 Our God Has Not Changed

Our God Has Not Changed

Dearly beloved of God, God our Father is the LORD and He changes not. He is the same today as He was in the beginning.

The Word of God is our point of contact with Him. He informs us of Who He is in His Word. You can take God at His Word; you can trust Him. He is able and willing to fulfill every Word that has come out of His mouth.

Dearly Beloved 06/15/26 Growing in Confidence

Growing In Confidence

Dearly beloved of God, it is so good to know that God is now God our Father, and that He is the Living God. So many Christians do not know this living reality.

They do not know that they are dearly beloved by their Father, and in His sight they are highly favored. They are children of the Living God, yet they do not live in this “Abba, Father” relationship.

Beloved, open the Word of God, and read what God planned for you in Christ, and read about his accomplishments for you and who He is in you.

Dearly Beloved 06/13/26 Christ Now Lives in You

Christ Now Lives in You

Dearly beloved of God, it is no longer I that lives, but now Christ lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh I live by believing regarding the Son of God, Jesus Christ my Lord, who loved me and gave himself for me.

When you consider the life you had before you were born again of the spirit from God and the life you have in Christ Jesus since you were saved, it is truly amazing.

Without the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, we would be dead in sin, without God, without hope, and destined for the wrath to come.

Dearly Beloved 06/09/26 The Justification of Life

The Justification of Life

Dearly beloved of God, there is no cause in ourselves for God to have justified us, but He freely justified us through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Thank God, by His grace, we have the justification of life in Christ Jesus.

Jesus Christ justified us from the sin and the death that Adam brought upon mankind.

The day Adam sinned; he lost the spirit life that God created in him. We call the loss of life death.

Those who believe in Jesus Christ receive the forgiveness of sins. You were justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Dearly Beloved 06/07/26 Who Knows What?

Who Knows What?

Dearly beloved of God, it is important to know who knows what.

Over my lifetime I have seen what someone may know one day change the next.

Philosophys, theologies, cultures, and politics are unreliable sources if you are one of those who want to know what counts.

Dearly Beloved 06/06/26 A True Hope or a False Hope

A True Hope or a False Hope

Dearly beloved of God, the Word of God repeatedly informs us that the dead in Christ will be raised to life again at his coming, so why would anyone want to argue with God about the timing of this event? After all, resurrection was God’s idea in the first place.

I Corinthians 15: 22 and 23

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at His coming.

Christ was the firstfruits to rise from the dead.

Dearly Beloved 06/05/26 The God-Given Assurance

The God-Given Assurance

Dearly beloved of God, the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord from the dead is the foundation upon which we base our believing. It is our assurance.

Acts 17:30, 31 ESV

30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”

God determined that there will be a Day of Judgment. He determined the standard for this judgment.

Dearly Beloved 06/04/26 The Reign Has Changed

The Reign Has Changed

Dearly beloved of God, Jesus Christ believed God to accomplish our redemption and salvation. We receive righteousness by believing the Word of God regarding him, and then God, by His wonderful grace, sets what he accomplished to our account.

John the Baptist baptized people with water unto repentance. We however are baptized into Jesus Christ’s death and burial. We were emersed with him into the state of death.

God resurrected Jesus from the state of death. He is only human being to be resurrected from the state of death thus far and the only one in heaven thus far.

Details: Written by Gerald Wrenn