Category Archives: Meditations by P.Wilhelm Löhe (Translation)

Löhe on 1 Peter 5:7

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1Pe 5:7 NIV) Here the apostle does not write about our basic anxiety for daily bread. He is focusing rather on the anxiety of his congregants and fellow-Christians, who … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 Peter 5:6b

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

…that he may lift you up in due time. (1Pe 5:6 NIV) Humiliation is the road to elevation and exaltation. This is an invitation for us to reconsider the ways of this world and to believe in God’s revelation, which … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 Peter 5:6a

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, (1Pe 5:6 NIV) Would not every creature bow down humbly if it realizes the mighty hand of God is coming down? One may even ask, if that is humiliation if we bow down … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:17

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? (1Jo 3:17 NIV) Remember that first congregation in Jerusalem. Remember how they sold their … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:16b and 18

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. (1Jo 3:16-18 NIV) Remember the millions of martyrs who did not only die … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:16a

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. (1Jo 3:16 NIV) Love is exemplified in the sacrifice of ones life for those loved. Jesus Christ did this as example and model for … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:15

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. (1Jo 3:15 NIV) There’s hot warfare go on between the world and the Church. That ongoing conflict between unbelief and true … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:14b

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Anyone who does not love remains in death. (1Jo 3:14 NIV) What gives us knowledge and recognition that we are reborn through God the Holy Spirit? The answer stands out like a rock: “Anyone who does not love remains in … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:14a

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. (1Jo 3:14 NIV) Love and life belong together. Just like the corollary hatred and death fitting fist-in-glove. Love and life go together, yes, love is … Continue reading →

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Löhe on 1 John 3:13

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Wilhelm Weber

Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. (1Jo 3:13 NIV) In today’s gospel our Lord Jesus Christ speaks about the great feast to which so many have been invited, yet despite the invitation so few attend. … Continue reading →

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