Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied …
Christian Origins #92 - 2 Peter
By now, everyone knows that power corrupts. And everyone knows equally as well that money is power. Therefore it is a very short step to realizing that, as churches and ministries increase in money, they …
Christian Origins #91 - 2 Peter
When a man gets close to the end of his life, you get a chance to see more of the real man. He gets impatient with pretense and frivolity. He becomes much more aware of …
Christian Origins #90 - 1 Peter
There is a recurring theme in the Bible that I don’t think is well understood. It is abused sometimes by religious leaders who want a dominant/submissive relationship with their people, by governments who claim a …
Christian Origins #89 - 1 Peter
There is an odd thing about the New Testament. It starts off with the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When you consider the prominent role Peter played among the disciples of Jesus, one …
The General Epistles #5 - 2 Peter
And for this reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And t o knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly …
The General Epistles #4 - 1 Peter
For even to this were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, …
The General Epistles #3 - 1 Peter
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower thereof falls away: But the word of the Lord endures forever. And …