If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgement. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. (2 Peter 2:9-10) The pursuit of the true will often bring us across the […]
Read More Peter’s Final Words: 2 – Treasuring Truth in a World of FalsehoodGrowing up in the home I lived in I had an older sister, but not an older brother. When I left home to go to university I sent the following summer staying at someone’s house. Staying in anyone’s house as I’ve subsequently discovered is a big deal. Staying in a single man’s house is a […]
Read More Thank God For Older BrothersTherefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:10-11) What would you want to leave with someone if you […]
Read More Peter’s Final Words: 1 – Make Every EffortGetting a good perspective on God is a healthy approach to life. In 1 Kings 20 there’s an interesting episode. The king of Aram feels he can beat us the king of Israel and so challenges him only to get a beating. He does a runner and regroups. A year later he decides to have […]
Read More Bigger Than ThatIn the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (1 Peter 5:5-6) Peter has seen some amazing […]
Read More Cephas Says: 5 – Humble Pie All RoundIf the cost of following Jesus is giving up everything for His sake, where do we get the impression we have rights? The only right we should be concerned about is the righteousness of God. But we often practice something different. Oh for the change to submit to the Lordship of Jesus over the rights […]
Read More Costs and RightsEach of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all […]
Read More Cephas Says: 4 – Following Is ServingFinally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:8-9) It’s all well and good having pleasant sentiments […]
Read More Cephas Says: 3 – Holy Living Is Always Good GivingAs you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:4-5) Be it ever so humble there’s no place like […]
Read More Cephas Says: 2 – People Are God’s TempleThere is this book I was reading and I came across a bit where the writer was saying how a person had ‘sadly died’. Usually such statements don’t bother me. I know what they mean. I get it. No big deal, I move on. On this occasion, however, I got upset. What riled me was […]
Read More Not A Case Of Sadly He Died
