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 […]

As we continue our study of the book of Peter we now enter into a section in which Christians are called to “arm themselves” with weapons that are “mighty in God”. It is important to note such weapons are spiritual, not physical… Understanding the fact believers will inevitably be involved in spiritual struggles as we […]

Continuing along in our study of the third chapter of First Peter we now focus on verses about suffering, more specifically persecution for doing good. Therefore Christians must prepare themselves for the battle that will be brought on by evil. One way we can prepare for the suffering that awaits us involves acknowledgement of the […]

Thus far in the book of Peter we have become familiar with Christians responsibilities when relationships are concerned. Our responsibility versus those of the world (1 Peter 2:11-12), also versus government authorities (1 Peter 2:13-17), our responsibilities as servants or masters (1 Peter 2:18-25) and, our responsibility in spousal relationships (1 Peter 3:1-7). In the […]