Tag: Christ
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Judgment begins with God’s household – a letter from Peter 8
Our Attitude in these Last Days For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17 KJV I begin with Peter’s pointed call to account of the…
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Suffer for Good – a letter from Peter – 6
To do good or evil? Previously, from the background of Psalm 34 Peter urges the church to be like-minded in doing good. The Christian Standard Bible labels these verses, “Do No Evil” and the New King James Version, “Called to Blessing.” Yet just five verses later Peter calls on us to suffer. Our action? “Seek…
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Why Submit? – a letter from Peter – 4
Why should we submit to anyone? If a follower of Christ Jesus encounters difficulty from your community, your boss, your spouse or anyone else, why submit to their will rather than your own? We began last time with Peter telling us the purpose of our good works through Christ Jesus: Submit to every human authority…
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Concerning This Salvation – a letter from Peter – 1
Remembering Our Great Salvation Who needs to be encouraged more than believers in Christ suffering for His sake? And who trusted the Lord for their salvation more than any? First century Christians expelled from Rome and major cities of the Empire. Jews dispersed throughout the Empire, seeking to separate their identities from followers of The…
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They Stumble Because They Disobey
The Apostle Simon Peter, who Jesus nicknamed, ‘the rock,’ warns the church about those who disobey God. He quotes scripture pointing to Christ as the cornerstone of the Temple and as a rejected stone causing some to stumble. As we suggested earlier in Apostates from Jude’s letter, these ‘religious’ opponents of Jesus often sway others…
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Jude -2- Necessity is the Father of Exhortation
To Correct or Encourage? Do I just keep encouraging my child, servant or follower, or must I instruct them with words of exhortation? Every parent, master, or leader must judge between the value of correction versus positive reinforcement. Jude, a leader of the church no less loving of the recipients of his letter than the…
