In the Old Testament, for forty days a woman was considered unclean after the birth of a child. After the forty days had passed, Joseph and Mary…
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Devotions
The Gift-Giver
This week we have been talking about the gifts that God gives to His children and to His church. Today we will focus on the Gift-Giver. From the…
Spiritually Mature
In this passage of Scripture, Paul is making the point that Christ takes certain people who have been given gifts and He gifts them to the church…
It Is Finished
In this chapter, Peter makes it clear that when life is easy there is a danger of drifting into a state of mind which accepts every blessing in…
Committed to Christ
Peter now goes on to write about how we as believers can live a life totally committed to Christ. The key is found in verse 15, “But in your hearts…
Live in Harmony
Peter now gives some general instructions for all believers. He begins by encouraging all believers to be like-minded, sympathetic, loving, comp…
Free in Christ
Peter now urges believers to submit to all authorities, whether the persons exercising authority are believers or not. Since Nero had just come…
Living Stone
This begins a new section in which Peter uses Old Testament imagery to show that believers are in fact a new people of God who have come to possess…
Pursue Holiness
In chapters two through four, Peter addresses the suffering of believers and the suffering of Christ. We will see from this chapter that suffering…
Ministry of the Holy Spirit
In this section of scripture, Peter’s purpose is to show that the spiritual blessings they now have are greater than anything that was envisioned…
Joy in Suffering
Peter wrote his letters after Paul had written his letters, somewhere between A.D. 64 and 67, after Nero had come to the throne and persecution…