In the first verses of Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church we read about God’s grace freely given to all believers through the Holy Spirit, the seal of God’s everlasting love, a deposit toward the great inheritance promised onto us by our divine father. Paul, having just confirmed his readers are marked by the Holy […]

Continuing with our study of the epistles of the bible, we now begin the book of Ephesians, a letter written by the apostle Paul while in house arrest in Rome. Written around A.D. 60 by the former “Saul or Tarsus” this new testament scripture was targeted at audiences from Ephesus, the capital of the Roman […]

Previously in our study of Second Peter we learned that God’s timeline is perfect, that to Him a day is as a thousand years. We read about scoffers and know to expect them to appear along our spiritual walk toward God’s kingdom. We can also rely on the word of God as ultimate truth as […]

Moving from doom to prophecy, the third chapter of Second Peter targets scoffers that delight in mocking the Lord’s return. In this chapter Peter mentions this is his second letter to his audience, the church scattered throughout Asia Minor. The apostle returns to his exhortation referring to his readers as “dear friends” or “beloved”. “1 […]

In the first few verses of this chapter the apostle Peter wrote harshly about false teachers, warning spiritual opportunists of the doom that awaits them upon judgment day. In the last verses of the second chapter of 2 Peter, the apostle now write about the destruction brought on by the deception of false teachers. Predicting […]

The second chapter of Second Peter focuses on false teachers and the wrath that awaits them as they sow lies and deception. The apostle Peter warns his audience of “pseudodidaskalos”, greek for “spurious teacher, propagator of erroneous teaching”. Making reference to sinister teachers rather than uneducated ones, Peter warns us of the destructiveness of false […]

Our study of Second Peter continues with revealing scripture that points to the author’s age and desire to pass on the truth about Jesus Christ. In the salutation of this letter the apostle Peter invites his readers to be fruitful in their faith in Christ as they accept God’s mission for their lives. Coming at […]

The second letter written by the apostle Peter, known biblically as 2 Peter is a short book but never the less meaningful one. In tune with the writings of Jude, the half brother of Jesus, 2 Peter contains valuable teachings aimed at guiding the footsteps of the church scattered. Written around 65 A.D. only a […]

As we wrap up our study of First Peter we will now dissect the firth chapter which features exhortations to both elder and young believers as well as a closing salutation to the beloved Christians of Asian Minor. First addressing the elders among the church, Peter exhorts those spiritually mature identifying himself as a one […]

In our last study we covered the first part of the fourth chapter of Peter’s letter to the Christians of Asia Minor, present day Turkey, we recognized the tremendous reward associated with perseverance through persecution. While the first few verses of the fourth chapter also focused on perseverance, Peter now directs his writing toward the […]