Monthly Archives: November 2013

2 Peter 1:21 Verbal Inspiration

21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Verbal Inspiration Believers in inspiration will say that the Bible is inspired by God.  … Continue reading

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2 Peter 1:12-21 Be Reminded

12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the … Continue reading

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2 Peter 1:3-11 Divine Power For Change

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,  by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, … Continue reading

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2 Peter 1: 1,2 Servant and Apostle

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge … Continue reading

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2 Peter Introduction

Taken from the NIV Study Bible: Author   The author identifies himself as Simon Peter (1:1). He uses the first person singular pronoun in a highly personal passage (1:12–15) and claims to be an eyewitness of the transfiguration (1:16–18 [see … Continue reading

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Matthew 24/25 Revisited: Who You Know

  The last two days I have been looking through the Olivet Discourse.  The disciples walk up the Mount of Olives and they look back across the valley to the temple complex and they marvel at the great stones that … Continue reading

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1 Peter 1 Identity: A Summary

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus … Continue reading

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