Take a moment to read 2 Peter 3:10-18 The Last Words of the Last Words Peter doesn’t have a lot of time left. Last words are important. When time is short, we make our words count, and Peter is making his count. His words are words of warning. But they are also words of instruction. […]
Day 4 – 1 Peter 3:1-9 Peter tells us his purpose for righting in the third chapter of this letter. It is to “stimulate you to wholesome thinking” (v. 1). Peter wants his readers to understand what is good, and wholesome, and of the Lord. He leans heavily on the Scriptures given to us by […]
Day 3 – 1 Peter 2 Take a moment to read 1 Peter 2 Be On Guard Because There are Many False Teachers Again, we want to believe the best about people. At the same time though we have to have discernment. Peter says that there are false teachers even in the church. He even […]
Take a moment to read 2 Peter 1:12-20 Last Words Peter doesn’t have a lot of time left. He knows that there will be a day when his jailers will come to get him and this time he won’t return to his cell. I am sure the words of Jesus often rang in his mind, […]
Introduction to 2nd Peter Peter actually tells us that this is his second letter and we have to assume that it is likely to the same audience. The main subjects are different this time. Peter knows that he doesn’t have much time left and he is trying to prepare his readers for his eventual death. […]