2 Peter 1 Commentary Peter’s first volume comes from Peter, the elder. Chapter 5 verse 1 underlines this point. His second volume comes from Peter, the Apostle – the special 12. He must bear witness to the events that defined the new dispensation in God’s creation – God allowed Peter special interaction and participation. “HisContinueContinue reading “2 Peter 1 Commentary”
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1 Peter 4 Commentary
1 Peter 4 Commentary Of course, your old friends don’t understand why you don’t join in with the gang anymore. Verse 4. Indeed, the world won’t understand your spinelessness until they too become spineless. The saint is never one until Jesus becomes their spine! Verse 4 presents a trap in human nature that may easilyContinueContinue reading “1 Peter 4 Commentary”
1 Peter 3 Commentary
1 Peter 3 Commentary Peter uses the same word as Paul: Submit. This is for wives. Submission becomes an important tool in evangelism – wordless evangelism. As many husbands would agree, a wife becomes uglier each time she argues disrespectfully. But “a gentle and quiet spirit” counts for unfading beauty! Wordily feminism is a sourceContinueContinue reading “1 Peter 3 Commentary”
1 Peter 2b Commentary
1 Peter 2b Commentary Chapter 2 is anchored by verse 9: “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” Royal priesthood: Saints still offer sacrifices. These are sacrifices of “Through Jesus, therefore, let usContinueContinue reading “1 Peter 2b Commentary”
James 4b Commentary
James 4b Commentary Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Verse 7. We cannot see the devil but we can see fights and quarrels. We can see slander. We can know when we have judged someone. We know when our motives are wrong. James has labored to explain theContinueContinue reading “James 4b Commentary”
James 4 Commentary
James 4 Commentary Fights and quarrels manifest the evil desires within an individual – the earthly, unspiritual, and demonic thoughts of yesterday’s chapter. These desires battle for attention. Verse 1. They seek control and ownership of the soul. Once the car is under their control, the individual is driven to extremes. Including fights, quarrels, andContinueContinue reading “James 4 Commentary”
James 2 Commentary
James 2 Commentary The Christian walk boils down to simple actions: Equal respect for all people and faith in action. Christianity is in the walk. Faith without action is dead. Money and fame define a man. But that’s for the world! Christianity has a different set of rules. A man’s value is independent of hisContinueContinue reading “James 2 Commentary”
James 1 Commentary
James 1 Commentary Verse 5 is a must-know and consequently a must-have verse. Who hasn’t pinched himself because of self-foolish decisions! These are desperate moments when you call yourself a fool. Self-stupidity hurts! Too much self-stupidity and men and women commit suicide. You don’t have to; the LORD gives wisdom but you must ask. YouContinueContinue reading “James 1 Commentary”
Hebrews 12 Commentary
Hebrews 12 Commentary There are several instances when the organization of the holy script into chapters and verses disturbs the smooth flow of thoughts. We are never helped by man’s tendency to want to box thoughts within defined boundaries like chapters or verses, let alone titles or paragraphs.The first section of Chapter 12 is bestContinueContinue reading “Hebrews 12 Commentary”
Hebrews 11d Commentary
Hebrews 11d Commentary Faith opens the saint’s eyes to an entirely new value system. Some things become more important than others. “Others were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even greater resurrection”. Verse 35. What would make one give up the comfort of home and a steady income for aContinueContinue reading “Hebrews 11d Commentary”
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