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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 03/13/25 Peace and Comfort

Peace and Comfort

Dearly beloved of God, thank God for the hope of salvation we have in the lord Jesus Christ.

The One True and Living God has given us good hope through grace in the face of our mortality and corruption.

I Thessalonians 5:8

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith [believing] and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

We have the hope of salvation when the Lord Jesus Christ returns. This should bring us great comfort and peace.

Dearly Beloved 03/10/25 God is Faithful

God is Faithful

Dearly beloved of God, if you have confessed with your mouth the Lord Jesus and have believed in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. You are now a Christ-in-one, a Christian.

God, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, is now God your Father! You are now a child of the One True and Living God.

God, your Father, created the soul life in Mary’s womb and sent the promised seed, Jesus Christ our Lord in order to save us.

Our God is THE ONE TRUE LIVING GOD!

Dearly Beloved 03/07/25 Oh, What a Day

Oh, What a Day

Dearly beloved of God, I hope that the Lord Jesus Christ returns for us today! What a day that will be.

No one knows when that will be. No man knows, no, not the angels in heaven, neither the Son of God, but the Father only. But when the Lord does come, no one will miss what will come to pass.

Thessalonians 4:16 and 17

16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

The Lord's coming will be “with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God.” What a magnificent announcement that will be!

Dearly Beloved 03/06/25 As the World Turns

As the World Turns

Dearly beloved of God, we are among the most privileged people to ever live on this earth.

The world turns in darkness day by day, and at one time we walked according to the course of this dark world, but by the grace of God, we have been delivered from the power of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of God’s dear Son.

We live in the Administration of the Grace of God, the Administration of the Mystery of God Concerning Christ.

Every day that we get out of bed we awake to the certainty that God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm.

Dearly Beloved 03/05/25 They Turned the World Upside Down

They Turned the Word Upside Down

Dearly beloved of God, while Paul, Silas, and Timothy were in Thessalonica, we read in Acts 17: “These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also….”

What did they say that turned the world upside down?

The gospel of God concerning Jesus Christ our Lord is what turned the world upside down as they spoke about it.

After Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, his ascension into heaven, and God seated him at His right side, God sent the revelation of His Word concerning Jesus Christ and his accomplishments, and what they mean to people.

Dearly Beloved 03/04/25 A New Day

A New Day

Dearly beloved of God, you have a new day to walk with the One True and Living God, Who is God your Father. What is that worth to you?

God our Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm! How many? Every single last one of them.

If He had overlooked one, He could not have said "All."

The Father freely gives us all things with His beloved Son. How many? All of them. Thank God for His great grace to us in Christ Jesus.

Welcome to a new day. You are complete in Christ. You have the totality of the new spirit nature. It is Christ in you, the hope of glory. You are completely equipped for every good work.

We walk by believing so how will you walk with God your Father today? Take Him at His Word. It is the Word of Truth. The right way of believing comes by hearing, by hearing the Word of God.

Dearly Beloved 03/03/25 Justified, Forgiven, and No Condemnation

Justified, Forgiven, and No Condemnation

Dearly beloved of God, every Christian has been justified by Jesus Christ’s accomplishments.

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, both Jews and Gentiles. There is none righteous; no, not one. All people were guilty before God by their standing in Adam.

Romans 3:20-23 WTJ

20⌄ Wherefore, no flesh will be justified before Him by the works of the law, for through the law is the knowledge [acknowledgment] of sin.

21⌄ Now, however, the justice of God without the law has been manifested, being witnessed to by the law and the prophets.

22⌄ Yes, the justice of God is by the believing of Jesus Christ to all {+ and upon all} those who believe, for there is no difference.

23⌄ In fact, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

The justice of God is by the believing of Jesus Christ. He was the author and finisher of the right way of believing. He is the one that justified us.

Dearly Beloved 03/02/25 Christ Was the End of the Law

Christ Was the End of the Law

Dearly beloved of God, many Christians think that we are under the law today and that we are to live by the standard of the ten commandments. If that is true, Christ died in vain.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

If Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes on him, then he was the end of it.

Galatians 3:11, 12 WTJ

11⌄ Now it is evident that no one is justified by law before God, because [Habakkuk 2:4:] “the just will live by believing.”

12⌄ The law is not of believing, but Leviticus 18:5: “he who does those things will live by them.”

Dearly Beloved 03/01/25 Lets Keep the Record Strait

Let's Keep the Record Straight

Dearly beloved of God, I often see posts about needing to develop a relationship with God.

Hold the wagon! The relationship begins with what God did in Christ to make a relationship available with Him in the first place.

The relationship is not based on our works, but on God’s great love and grace toward us in Christ Jesus.

God is the One that went to extraordinary lengths to have a relationship with us. He gave His only begotten Son for us.

What did ask of us? He asked us to believe that He raised Jesus from the dead.

Dearly Beloved 02/27/25 Not Disappointed

Not Disappointed

Dearly beloved of God, I and II Thessalonians contain the joyful proclamation of God concerning our hope of glory in Jesus Christ our Lord.

I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 WTJ

13⌄ Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who fall asleep, so that you are not grieved as the others who have no hope.

14⌄ Moreover, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so we believe that God by means of Jesus will bring those who have fallen asleep to be with him.

15⌄ Moreover, we say this to you by the Word of the Lord that we who remain alive until the coming of the lord shall in no way precede those who have fallen asleep,

16⌄ because the lord himself will descend from heaven with a summoning shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

17⌄ After that, we who remain alive will be snatched up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air, and so shall we always be with the lord.

18⌄ Wherefore encourage one another with these words.

This is “THE WORD OF THE LORD.” It is not what someone supposes the hope to be. It is not a someone’s opinion about our hope. This is the Word of Lord Himself.

Dearly Beloved 02/25/25 Privileged Access

Privileged Access

Dearly beloved of God, we have privileged access to the Father because of the accomplishments of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have access to him by the new birth spirit.

Ephesians 2:18

For through Him [Christ Jesus] we both have access by one spirit [see Romans 5:2, 5] unto the Father.

In fact, we have boldness and access with confidence by the right way of believing concerning Christ [Ephesians 3:11].

We are God’s dwelling place by the spirit that we received in the new birth [Ephesians 2:22].

By the riches of His glory, He will strengthen us with might by His spirit in the inner man [Ephesians 3:16].

Dearly Beloved 02/24/25 The Right Way to Believe

The Right Way to Believe

Dearly beloved of God, God wants us to believe Him. To believe is to have trust and confidence in the information God gives us.

Believing is the acceptance of information to the end we act on it.

All scripture is God-breathed information from God.

I Thessalonians 2:13

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

First, that they received the Word of God from them as it is in truth: the Word of God, and secondly it says that the Word of God works effectually in those who believe it.

Dearly Beloved 02/21/25 From Faith to Faith

From Faith to Faith

Dearly beloved of God, when Martin Luther understood and believed Romans 1:16 and 17, it began the Reformation.

Whenever a person comes to the revelation of the Word of God concerning Christ it will begin a reformation in their life.

Romans 1:16 and 17 WTJ

16⌄ Surely, I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [deliverance] to every one who believes: first to the Judean, and also to the Greek.

17⌄ In fact, the justice of God is revealed in it [the gospel] from [the foundation for] believing unto believing, even as it has been written: Habakkuk 2:4: “The just will live by believing.”

The gospel of God concerning Jesus Christ our Lord is the power of God unto salvation. This salvation is brought about by Jesus Christ’s accomplishments, not by our works. This salvation is ours by the grace of God toward us in Christ Jesus.

Dearly Beloved 02/20/25 Christ in You. the Hope of Glory

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory

Dearly beloved, we can rejoice today for the victory that God has promised us over sin and death. Christ is coming!

I Thessalonians 4:15-18

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent [precede] them which are asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive, and remain, shall be caught up with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

The saint’s hope is the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Only he has the power and authority given him by His Father to raise the dead in Christ and to change the living ones in Christ to be immortal.

Dearly Beloved 02/19/25 How Reliable is the Word of God

How Reliable is the Word of God?

Dearly beloved of God, I have a question for you; how sure, reliable, or certain is the Word of God?

God guarantees His Word Himself. It is His Word, and it cannot be broken.

God is both able and willing to perform every jot and tittle of His Word. He is the guarantor of every word that comes out of His mouth.

Far too many have underestimated God’s faithfulness to fulfill His Word.

After the tempter came to Jesus in the wilderness, the Lord Jesus said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

Dearly Beloved 02/18/25 The Called

The Called

Dearly beloved of God, isn’t it wonderful to wake up knowing that you are the called of God?

Romans 1:7 WTJ

To all who are beloved of God, the called, holy [sanctified] one in Rome: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Those who believe the gospel of God concerning His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, are the called of God. What a way to start the day!

Romans 8:28 Nestle- Aland Greek-English New Testament

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Dearly Beloved 02/16/25 Stand in the Grace of God

Stand in the Grace of God

Dearly beloved of God, we live in the Administration of the Grace of God today.

We do not live under the law, because Christ was the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes in him.

All Christians are saved by the grace of God because of Jesus Christ’s accomplishments, not theirs. Rejoice in God’s grace to us in Christ!

All a person must do to be saved is to confess the Lord Jesus and believe that God raised him from the dead and they will be saved.

This is God’s standard for justice in this administration of the grace of God.

Dearly Beloved 02/14/25 The Wisdom of God Concerning Christ

The Wisdom of God Concerning Christ

Dearly beloved of God, the scriptures of the Bible, the Word of God, reveal the Will of God. It is not man’s word about God, it is God’s Word.

II Timothy 3:16 WTJ

6⌄ All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching [what was taught], for reproof, for correction, for the instruction that is in justness,

17⌄ so that the man of God may be equipped, fully equipped for every good work.

All Scripture, which is the Word of God, comes from the mouth of God. It is God speaking and He is able and willing to perform every word for those who believe Him.

God is the Originator of this information, and it is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, for instruction in justness. It reveals God’s standard for justice.

Dearly Beloved 02/13/25 Victory Over Death

The Victory Over Death

Dearly beloved of God, the older we get, the closer we come face to face with our mortality. If the Lord tarries we will all face death.

Through death, the Lord Jesus Christ delivered us from the fear of death that held us in bondage our entire lifetime.

Hebrews 9:27,28 WTJ

27 Just as it is reserved for men to die once and judgment afterward,

28 so the Christ, having also been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without being offered to bear sin, to those who are awaiting him for salvation [deliverance].

All a person must do to receive salvation is to confess the Lord Jesus and believe that God raised him from the dead and they will be saved.

This is the standard by which God offers salvation. Salvation is by the grace of God to us in Christ.

Dearly Beloved 02/12/25 Which Is It?

Which Is It?

Dearly beloved of God, I often share I John 5:14 and 15 and you may wonder why. There is a very simple reason.

Often on social media, or the radio, or on TV, I hear people mention that we need to be “prayer warriors,” or they talk about “the power of prayer.” Read I John once more.

I John 5: 14, 15

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

We are to have confidence in GOD. It is not "the power of prayer;" it is the power of the Living God, the Almighty God, Who is God our Father that hears and delivers us.

Dearly Beloved 02/11/25 The Gospel of God

The Gospel of God

Dearly beloved of God, God sent the Apostle Paul with the gospel of God concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

That gospel is the gospel of the grace of God; the gospel pertaining to the mystery of God concerning Christ. This good news proclaims the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord from the dead.

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.

The justice of God is revealed in the gospel. The gospel is the foundation given for our believing with the intent to produce believing. The just will live by believing.

Dearly Beloved 02/10/25 Stand in the Grace of God

Stand in the Grace of God

Dearly beloved of God, salvation is by the grace of God. It is not by any works that we have done. It is by the work of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:4-9

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us [made us alive] together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that [salvation] not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

God saved us when we were dead in sins. How many good works can a dead man do? None! Salvation had to be by the grace of God.

Dearly Beloved 02/09/25 Phenomenal Events

Phenomenal Events

Dearly beloved of God, when Jesus arose from the dead no one was present to see him arise; that will not be the case when he comes back to gather us up to meet him in the air.

The angel of the Lord rolled the rock from the face of the sepulcher so that the witnesses who would arrive the next morning could get into the tomb and see the proof of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.

Jesus laid in the grave for three days and three nights. He was buried, and about a hundred pounds of linen grave wrappings were wound around his dead body with myrrh and aloes, which formed a sweet-smelling shellac like substance.

After seventy-two hours the herbs would harden and form a shell in the shape of his dead body. There was a napkin laid over the face opening.

Dearly Beloved 02/08/25 It's Only a Matter of Time

It Is Only a Matter of Time

Dearly beloved of God, look up for our redemption draws nigh. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming!

We are sealed by the spirit of God for the day of redemption. We are waiting for our calling on high. It is only a matter of time.

Since we were raised with Christ, we are to seek those things which are above where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Set your thinking on things above, not on things on the earth.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory. We will be glorified with the Lord Jesus Christ as joint heirs.

Dearly Beloved 02/07/25 God Our Father

God our Father

Dearly beloved of God, too often people read the Church epistles and overlook the revelation in the first few verses.

II Corinthians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

To whom is this epistle addressed? It is addressed to “the church of God.” The word "church" means called out. We are the called out of God; we are God's church.

The words, “at Corinth” were added. The epistles were encyclical, that is, passed from one church to another. When it went to Corinth, the words “at Corinth” were supplied.

Dearly Beloved 02/05/25 So Privileged yet so Underrated

So Privileged yet so Underrated

Dearly beloved of God, when reading God's Word, the Bible, people too often take for granted that God committed Himself to be God to certain people at various times.

God is not a God to every person as we often hear. He is God to those to Whom He commits Himself to be the God of.

That God would commit Himself to be their God is an extraordinary privilege that should not be overlooked.

Genesis 17: 7, 8

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

God decided to commit Himself to Abraham to be a God unto him and to his seed.

Dearly Beloved 02/03/25 Christ is Coming!

Christ is Coming!

Dearly beloved of God, Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Rejoice, Christ Jesus our Lord is coming again!

I Thessalonians 4:15-18 NKJV

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [a]asleep.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

This is the Word of the Lord so we can trust that it will be as He has spoken.

God is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. We do not have to be overwhelmed with the fear of death. We have good hope through grace, beloved of God.

I Corinthians15:20-23 NKJV

20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have [d]fallen asleep.

21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

When will the dead in Christ be made alive? Those who are Christ’s will be made alive at his coming, not at death.

Dearly Beloved 02/02/25 Saved, Justified, and Forgiven

Saved, Justified, and Forgiven

Dearly beloved of God, thank God for His great love, grace, and mercy toward us in Christ Jesus.

Romans 10:9

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

I do not know of a greater reality than this. We are saved and we have the hope of salvation, which is eternal life.

Ephesians 2:8 and 9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Details: Written by Gerald Wrenn