Christian Character Traits

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 15:8-14

    John 15:8–14 (WEL) “My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and you will become my disciples. 9 “Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Continue in my love. 10 “If you obey my commandments, you will continue in my love, just as I have obeyed…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 14:27-31

    John 14:27–31 (WEL) “Peace, my peace, I leave with you and give to you, not like the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 “You have heard me tell you, ‘I am going away, yet I am coming back.’ If you…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 14:15-18

    John 14:15–18 (WEL) “If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 “I will ask the Father; he will give you another Helper so that he may remain with you forever. 17 “He is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it doesn’t see or know him, but you know him because…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 13:36-38

    John 13:36-38 (WEL) Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me later.” 37 “Lord, why can’t I follow you now,” said Peter. “I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered him, “Will…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 13:21-26

    John 13:21-26 (WEL) After this, Jesus’ spirit was distressed, and he testified and said, “Very truly, I say to you that one of you will betray me.” 22 Then the disciples looked at one another at a loss to know who he was talking about. 23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 13:5-10

    John 13:5-10 (WEL) After that, he poured water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel that was tied around him. 6 Then he came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 12:3-8

    John 12:3-8 (WEL) Then Mary took a litra [10.3 ounces/292 grams] of very expensive, unadulterated oil of nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. The fragrance of the perfumed oil filled the house. 4 Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, the one who was going to betray him, said, 5…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 11:38-44

    John 11:38-44 (WEL) Then Jesus again groaning in himself came to the tomb. It was a tomb with a stone lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now he stinks, for he has been there four days.” 40 Jesus said to her,…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 9:24-34

    John 9:24-34 (WEL) Then again, they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give God the praise. We know that this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered and said, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. I do know that I was blind, and now I see.” 26 So…

  • My Daily Thoughts—John 8:31-36

    John 8:31-36 (WEL) Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “If you continue in my teaching, you are truly my disciples. 32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and were never in bondage to anyone. How…