L.L. Martin's Blog
October 10, 2025
3 John – would this prayer lead to you being physically sick?
If you are just joining us, this is the 4th post in a series on 1,2 and 3 John. Find …
October 8, 2025
2 John – the truth binds all Christians together forever
This is another post in a series on the epistles of John (not the Gospel of John). Today I’ll share …
October 6, 2025
Christian love and truth fall or stand together – More about First John
My last post was an overview of the epistle of 1 John, and I promised several more posts. Today I …
October 3, 2025
An overview of First John…The epistle of Christian love is also the epistle of no compromise
I enjoy studying through books of the Bible, and don’t avoid long or challenging ones such as Isaiah, Ezekiel, and …
September 22, 2025
God is…
Grace, mercy, and peace from the triune God! A quick post today about the triune God: There are 4 statements …
September 19, 2025
Good things need redemption! Greek wisdom and Jewish righteousness failed.
In case you missed yesterday’s post, I’m sharing another sermon manuscript and audio from the year I was a lay …
September 18, 2025
Equipped for godly living in the last days
The year I was a lay pastor, I did not have the time or energy to share all my sermon …
September 11, 2025
How is your relational capacity? (church life)
I’ve had various posts about how cliquish some churches can be, such as one entitled: How dare you say we …
August 30, 2025
The substitutionary atonement is an essential Christian doctrine. And what does Gandhi have to do with it?
From time to time, there is an uproar on social media about the substitutionary atonemnent. It happened recently. The substitutionary …
August 27, 2025
Surprise…about things Gandhi said and did not say.
“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” “If it weren’t for …
