2 Peter 1:12...When your life is threatened, the first thing that goes through your mind is self-preservation and the avoidance of pain.While we’ve not personally had our lives threatened, we may in t...  Read More

2 Peter 1:1...Since the first letter was written by Peter, much has happened, and Peter’s concern for the welfare of the church has only been heightened.Nero has gone stark raving mad, and a massive p...  Read More

1 Peter 5:1...Since – as we learned in Chapter 4 – judgment begins at the house of God, it is to be expected His judgment begins at the house of God with the elders in the house of God.It then stands ...  Read More

1 Peter 4:1...Do you remember what life was like before you came to know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord?Peter reminds us it is important to remember where you’ve come from in order to withstand ...  Read More

Luke 1:5-35...We love birth announcements.We love them even more when there has been difficulty with conception, or perhaps conception had been ruled impossible prior to conception taking place.Since ...  Read More

1 Peter 3:1...Peter is laying the foundation of Christian living upon the Chief Cornerstone, Who is Christ the Lord.No one knows this better than Peter, who had demonstrated a weakness and inconsisten...  Read More

1 Peter 2:1...Whenever a new building is built, there is a gathering of building materials required to construct the building. An architect is involved, and the design of the building and the choice o...  Read More

1 Peter 1:10...When you’re facing persecution which leads to death, it sure is good to possess the living hope of eternal salvation found in Jesus Christ alone.This is the point of Peter’s first epist...  Read More

1 Peter 1:1...You would think the ministry of Jesus Christ and His followers would be universally received and welcomed by all people.That is not the case, and never has been.Jesus was hated by most p...  Read More

James 5:1...For those who know to do good and do not do it, it is sin.This is how James concluded chapter 4.Since there were no chapter breaks in the letter as written, we continue immediately into ch...  Read More

James 4:1...In the history of mankind there has always been warfare.Beginning with Cain slaying Abel, and proceeding from there, man has always set himself against man. Why?James informs us this warfa...  Read More

James 3:1...What is the source of the water you drink?In following the same reasoning Jesus had presented that good fruit cannot come from a bad tree and that bad fruit cannot come from a good tree, J...  Read More