The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 John 2:1-2. “My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.”

When John says “little children” (teknia), he addressing in a dimutive fashion those who are of sufficient age and have received Jesus Christ as their own personal Savior. At the same time, he desires most earnestly that the saved not continue to sin. If anyone does (maybe he will, maybe he won’t), he has an Advocate (one called along side to help). His name is Jesus Christ, and He is an honest, righteous, spiritual Helper.

Furthermore, this Helper –Jesus Christ—is the very propitiation (ilasmos), the Atoning Sacrifice, who gave Himself on the Cross for our sins. But His Self-sacrifice was not for us alone; it concerns the entirety of the

whole creation.

There are some today who believe and preach that Christ died only for those who He knew were going to be saved. Yet, to believe that is to turn the Scripture on its head. John clearly says, “???? ???? ??? ??????,” concerning the entirety of the cosmos, the whole of the human race He placed here on the Earth. We are warned against wrong teaching from the beginning; yet, some today engage in it freely and seemingly without conscience. When those who are assigned to instruct us follow the wrong paths, we are instructed to cease from following them.

If a physician errs in prescribing us the right medications, we find another physician. If a mechanic fails to fix our car, we find another mechanic. Why then, do we continue to listen to the pronouncements of preachers, who fail to follow the Scriptures? You are responsible before God for your life and how you live it. Get into His Word! His Spirit will always lead you in “right paths.”

Our prayers are with you,

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”