How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

I have not attained my goal.

And he's saying, he says, behold behold I make all things new he's saying

Vernon McGee and he's saying it to you he said we're going to be able to start all over again and

you're really going to live an eternal life and you're going to attain your goal.

Wouldn't that be wonderful to grow and grace and the knowledge of him not only in this life,

but for all eternity?

Welcome to Through the Bible with our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

You know, in golf, they call it a mulligan. It's a do-over.

And that's how Dr. McGee encourages us in our study of 1st John chapter 3. When we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, we get to start our lives all over again. No, we don't

change the past. We can't do that. but we do have an opportunity to make good decisions

today, and we can each be used by God to move his program forward in our generation. You want to know

one way that you can begin a life of impact and ministry? Well, for starters, you can join our

world prayer team. Every day we pray for a different country where God's

word is going out and changing lives. And I'll tell you the truth, there's nothing more important

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Sign up for a week or a month or travel the world with us on your knees until the Lord

returns. I know that you'll be glad that you did. Go to ttb.org forward slash pray to get started.

Now we're continuing in 1st John in the great chapter 3 where we read,

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called

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