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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 01/12/26 Peace and More

Peace and More

Dearly beloved of God, with all the worldly information that hits us daily, at times it may be difficult to get your mind to believe the true reality in which we live.

John 16:33 ESV

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

As long as we live in this evil age, we will have tribulation, but rejoice, since the Lord Jesus Christ has given himself for us, in him we have peace.

Dearly Beloved 01/11/26 The Certainty of Things to Come

The Certainty of Things to Come

Dearly beloved of God, the Christians hope is in Christ Jesus our Lord. All that God has promised that His Son will accomplish, he will accomplish.

Isaiah 42:9 ESV

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.

God has a perfect track record of accomplishing what He says He will do. He told us about the end from the beginning. What does He say will be done?

Dearly Beloved 01/10/26 Justified

Justified

Dearly beloved of God, God is Just, and in His courtroom He judges according to the standard that He establishes, and He determined that He is the Justifier of the one who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ.

God, by judicial decree, He justifies, He frees that person from the sin of Adam and the condemnation of death that it brought upon mankind.

God absolves that person of guilt and declares him, in Christ and by his accomplishments, as righteous.

Romans 3:24

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Dearly Beloved 01/09/26 Who Has the Power for Salvation?

Who Has the Power for Salvation?

Dearly beloved of God, God informs in the gospel of God concerning His Son, Jesus Christ, that it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes in him.

God declared Jesus Christ as His Son with power by raising him out from among the dead. The resurrection from the dead set him apart from every other human being.

Every human being comes with an expiration date. Should the Lord tarry, God informs us that “it is appointed unto men once to die.”

Dearly Beloved 01/08/26 The God Given Assurance

The God Given Assurance

Dearly beloved of God, there is a day coming that God’s justice will be carried out in this evil age.

Acts 17: 30, 31 NIV

30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.

What has God commanded all people to do? To repent. Repent means to change your mind.

Dearly Beloved 01/06/26 New Things Have Come

New Things Have Come

Dearly beloved of God, "I was crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by believing concerning the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

Beloved of God, it is Christ in you, the hope of glory! That is quite an announcement, and this announcement is by revelation from God.

God our Father now sees us in Christ.

II Corinthians 5:17 WTJ

17 Wherefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things passed away. Behold, new things have come,

18 and all [of the new things] are from God, Who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and Who gave us the ministry of reconciliation

Dearly Beloved 01/03/26 Great Outlook this Year

Great Outlook this Year

Dearly beloved of God, believing comes by hearing, by hearing the Word of God. Believing effects God’s outcomes in our lives.

God committed Himself to perform His Word for those who believe Him. God is faithful to His Word, dearly beloved.

II Chronicles 16:9

The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect [Hebrew: “shalem”: whole, complete, safe, at peace, wholeheartedly devoted to Him, whose heart is completely His, perfect] toward Him.

Beloved of God, we must not be talked into limiting the power of God in our lives this year.

Dearly Beloved 12/31/25 Changes in the New Year

Changes in the New Year

Dearly beloved of God, the New Year is a time that many people make resolutions to change. If we are alive, we are going to go through changes. Some of those changes are quite noteworthy.

We should not forget the resolutions that God made toward us. He keeps His resolutions.

Since we have confessed Jesus with our mouth and believed in our heart that God raised him from the dead we will be saved. That is quite a change, is it not?

We have changed from being death doomed mortals to having the hope of eternal life.

Dearly Beloved 12/29/25 Another New Year is Coming

Another New Year is Coming

Dearly beloved of God, I will be glad when the Lord Jesus Christ returns and years will no longer matter.

God has appointed a day that He will judge the world with justice by the man whom He has determined, whereof He has given assurance unto all people, in that He has raised Jesus Christ from the dead!

So, to start with, those who have confessed the Lord Jesus and believed that God raised him from the dead will be saved.

By Jesus Christ's accomplishments we have been justified, and we have been saved from the wrath to come. We will be glorified with Christ.

Dearly Beloved 12/28/25 What is the Christian's Hope?

What is the Christian’s Hope?

Dearly beloved of God, the right way of believing comes by hearing, by hearing the Word of God. Tradition, denominational doctrine, philosophy, or experiences do not qualify as the basis for the truth. What was does the Word say?

I Thessalonians 4:13-18 ESV

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

Paul, by revelation knowledge from God, is addressing the condition of those who are asleep. “Asleep” is the use of the figure of speech, euphemy, by which a harsh expression is changed for a gentler one. It softens the stark reality of death by using the softer word “asleep.”

Dearly Beloved 12/27/25 The Most Important Issue

The Most Important Issue

Dearly beloved of God, if you look at the world there is one issue after another people are concerned about.

If you watch the commercials on TV, people want to save the whales, save badly treated dogs, save Israel, save the environment, save the country, save our culture, save women from men in their sports, and on and on it goes.

There is one issue the world seems to have overlooked.

Dearly Beloved 12/26/25 All Things Are Yours

All Things Are Yours

Dearly beloved of God, more every day I thank God for His love, mercy, and grace to me in Christ Jesus. Where would any of us be if it was not for the grace of God?

God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to save us, and he paid for our redemption and salvation by giving his life for us.

From the moment we confessed with our mouths the Lord Jesus and believed in our hearts that God raised him from the dead we will be saved.

We are the heirs of salvation, and we have the hope of salvation.

Dearly Beloved 12/24/25 The Birth of Jesus the Christ

The Birth of Jesus the Christ

Dearly beloved of God, even though Jesus was not born on December 25, but on September 11, we still rejoice that he was born. He is the only begotten Son of God, the Savior of the world, and God made him both Lord and Christ.

Luke 2:1-3

1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed [registered].

2 (And this taxing [registration] was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

3 And all went to be taxed [registered], every one into his own city.

Caesar Augustus announced a registration throughout the Roman Empire and its subject territories in 3 B.C. The purpose of this registration was to officially document the political allegiance of Caesar’s subjects.

The Senate planned to give Caesar this document in celebration of the silver jubilee of his rule on his 60th birthday, which was also the 750th anniversary of the founding of Rome.

Dearly Beloved 12/21/25 Behold!

Behold!

Dearly beloved of God, God’s timing is never late.

God’s timing was never more evident than in the birth of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. God provides us with accurate information that precisely marks the birth of His Son in His Word.

Luke 1:26 and 27

26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to Mary in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy with John the Baptist. This specifies the time.

Dearly Beloved 12/18/25 Adjust Your Focus

Adjust Your Focus

Dearly beloved of God, we have so much to be thankful for when you stop for a second and think about it.

We are saved by confessing the Lord Jesus and believing that God raised him from the dead. We are saved by the grace of God shown to us in Christ Jesus.

We could stop right there, but there is so much more. We also have the hope of salvation, which includes everlasting life and new bodies like Christ’s glorious body.

“Beloved, now we are the sons of God, and it does yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”

Dearly Beloved 12/17/25 Saved Unto Hope

Saved Unto Hope

Dearly beloved of God, we are saved and we have the hope of salvation.

Romans 10:9, 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.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

God sent His Son Jesus Christ to do what we could not do for ourselves. Our salvation is by his accomplishments.

Ephesians 2:8, 9

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.

Dearly Beloved 12/14/25 Privileged Members

Privileged Members

Dearly beloved of God, according to the revelation from God recorded in Ephesians 4:4, “There is one body….” What body is this?

Ephesians 1:19-23 English Standard Version

19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his [God’s] power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his [Christ’s] feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

The “one body” of Ephesians 4:4, is “the church, which is his [Christ’s] body. God gave Christ to be the “head over all things to the church, which is his body.”

Dearly Beloved 12/13/25 The Only Begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ the Lord

The Only Begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ the Lord

Dearly beloved of God, let’s look to see who Jesus Christ is according to the revelation that God has given about him in His Word.

This list is by no means exhaustive, but God has given us the revelation knowledge of His Word concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. The Scriptures are God-breathed; they came from God’s own mouth.

There is no other source more trustworthy from which to learn about Jesus Christ than from the Word of God. He is the subject of God’s Word.

Jesus was the promised seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15)

Dearly Beloved 12/11/25 It Shall Be as God Has Spoken

It Shall Be as God Has Spoken

Dearly beloved of God, how important is the Word of God?

When confronted by the devil, Jesus Christ said, “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”

If the Word of God was that important in Jesus Christ’s eyes, then how important should it be in ours?

God’s Word was certainly important enough for God to say it in the first place.

Dearly Beloved 12/09/25 What Do I Have to be Thankful For?

What Do I Have to be Thankful For?

Dearly beloved of God, we ought to be the most thankful people in the world after all that God has done for us in Christ Jesus.

God has given us His Word concerning the wonderful realities that are freely given to us in Christ Jesus.

Had God not shown us His grace in Christ Jesus, we would be in a much different place than we are today.

Romans 5:6-8

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Dearly Beloved 12/08/25 The Vital Issue

The Vital Issue

Dearly beloved of God, many today are concerned about the wrong issues. They are concerned about groups, organizations, personalities and feelings, licenses, classes, Rev. so and so, or Dr. so and so, and on the list goes.

If these are wrong issues, what is the right issue? How do we discern between them so that we can know and do the will of God?

God begins with the heart. He wants people to believe Him at His Word, and love Him with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love one another as themselves.

God is concerned about His Word because it reveals His Will. He expects people to believe Him.

Dearly Beloved 12/07/25 Called to Glory

Called to Glory

Dearly beloved of God, if you are a child of God, you have Christ in you, the hope of glory.

We were called “by the gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” We have quite a calling!

God called us to His kingdom and glory [I Thessalonians 2:12]. We can be certain of it because it is written and He is faithful that called us.

Every child of God has been called “to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you” [I Peter 1:4].

Dearly Beloved 12/06/25 Walk Worthy of the Calling

Walk Worthy of the Calling

Dearly beloved of God, we are to walk worthy of the calling wherewith we were called. What is that calling about?

Ephesians 4:4-6

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, Who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

This is the calling to which Christians are called, and we are to walk worthy of that calling.

God did not ask us our opinion about His calling, nor about our preferences concerning groups; nor who we stand with, and on and on the carnal thoughts go. No, God informs us of His invitation or calling and what it involves.

Dearly Beloved 12/04/25 The Fellowship of a Son

The Fellowship of a Son

Dearly beloved of God, sonship in God's household is a permanent relationship. Sonship makes us sons of God, and because we are His sons, we can walk with Him and have fellowship.

I John 3:1

Behold the manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God (and we are): therefore the world knows us not, because it knew Him not.

Now we are the sons of God, now! So often our sonship relationship with God our Father is taken for granted and undervalued. Sonship is the most important relationship in Christianity.

Dearly Beloved 12/02/25 Stand Dearly Beloved of God

Stand Dearly Beloved of God

Dearly beloved of God, we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, we wrestle against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

We are not in this fight alone; we have all the resources that God our Father has placed at our disposal.

We have the full armor of God so that we can stand as super conquerors, so put it on.

Be strong in the Lord Jesus Christ and in the strength of his ability to prevail.

Dearly Beloved 11/30/25 Heirs of Salvation

Heirs of Salvation

Dearly beloved of God, we are the heirs of salvation. We have the hope of salvation when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to gather us up to meet him in the air. Oh, rejoice!

I Peter 1:3-9

3 Blessed be [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again out a lively [living] hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations [trials].

7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

8 Whom having not seen, you love; in Whom though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

9 Receiving the end [outcome] of your faith, even the salvation of your soul.

Dearly Beloved 11/29/25 I Don't Think I Believe That

I Don’t Think I believe That

Dearly beloved of God, after the teaching someone came up to me and said, “I don’t think I believe that.”

I had just taught that the Word of God reveals the Will of God, and what it said about the new birth.

The person faithfully attended church. They posted scriptures on their refrigerator, but they did not believe the Word of God and what it declared about salvation.

Like many, she believed in tradition. She believed that a person was saved by their own goodness and by their good works.

Dearly Beloved 11/27/25 So Much to be Thankful For

So Much to be Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving beloved of God!

Psalm 103: 1,2

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

The Psalm itself is fantastic, but there is even more we have to be thankful for.

Since we confessed the Lord Jesus with our mouths and we believed in our hearts that God raised him from the dead, we shall be saved.

Dearly Beloved 11/25/25 What is Believing?

What is Believing?

Dearly beloved of God, since everything we receive from God, we receive by believing, let’s look at believing from God’s Word.

The Greek noun “pistis,” translated into English as “faith,” and the verb form “pisteuo,” translated “believe, believing,” both come from the same root, and their meaning is basically the same.

E.W. Bullinger, in A CRITICAL LEXICON AND CONCORDANCE to the English and Greek New Testament, defines pistis, faith, as “firm persuasion, the conviction which is based upon hearing, not upon sight or knowledge; a firmly relying confidence in what we hear from God in His Word.”

He defines pisteuo, to believe, believing, as “be persuaded, to rely upon, to trust.”

Romans 10:17

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Dearly Beloved 11/24/25 Immense Value

Immense Value

Dearly beloved of God, the Word of God is of immense value. We have information from God Himself which declares His Will to us. God’s Word gives us a point of contact with Him.

II Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God [God-breathed], and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

God’s Word is indeed profitable. It informs us of authentic, accurate information from God given for our profit.

Dearly Beloved 11/23/25 The Life of God

The Life of God

Dearly beloved of God, when a person confesses the Lord Jesus and believes that God raised him from the dead they shall be saved.

Before he made this confession the person only had natural life, which is soul life. Soul life is mortal; it comes with an expiration date. When the natural man dies, he loses that life and he corrupts in the grave and returns to dust, and that is the end of him forever.

The moment that person confesses the Lord Jesus and believes that God raised him from the dead, he not only receives life from God, he receives the life of God, and that spirit life is eternal life.

The person is born again of the spirit from God. A birth indicates life. That very moment the life of God is born within him. Beloved of God, this is the miracle of all miracles.

Details: Written by Gerald Wrenn