First Peter Verses eight and nine: Note that in these two verses the apostle admonishes the people of the church to treat “one another” well. Note that he says nothing about those outside the Church of God. This does not mean that we can be unchristian toward outsiders. It means that we are to be especially cordial toward those […]

First Peter Verse seven: As the end draws near we are instructed to be vigilant and serious in our prayer life because Satan, knowing that the end is near, is conducting an all-out blitz in order to add to his harvest of souls before the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. He has the unchurched and the […]

First Peter Verses one and two: One thing God guarantees for the true saint is recorded 1 Timothy 3:12: “All who will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” Notice the three main words: ALL, GODLY AND PERSECUTION. Note that He says nothing about the religious, not even the super-religious. To the contrary, He tells us in numerous passages […]

First Peter Verses nineteen through twenty-two: Here the apostle reminds his readers that while physically dead in the tomb, Jesus, in spirit, went by the power of the Holy Spirit (vs 18) into the bowels (“prison”) of the earth where He had cast certain spirit beings during the time when Noah was building the ark that would preserve him and his […]

First Peter Verses eight through twelve: The Apostle Peter, writing under the power of the Holy Spirit, is telling the members of the church, specifically the Israelites (see 1:1), to be good to one another–the “brethren.” He specifically mentions the tongue, which can, and often does cause great problems within the church. He writes that God’s people […]

First Peter Verses one through six: One of the more devastating effects of Satan’s control over the world in general and the family in particular is the breakdown of the family unit. There are far too many family problems for us to discuss all of them in this segment. Therefore I will focus on the problem that affects most families […]

First Peter Verses six through ten: In verse 6 Peter quotes Isaiah 28:16: “Behold I (God) lay in Zion (Jerusalem) a chief corner stone (Jesus), elect and precious, and he who believes on Him shall not be led astray.” Satan has used this verse to deceived the church to believing that believing in Jesus is enough […]

First Peter Verses one through five: In verse 1 the Lord, through Peter commands those in the church to remove sin from their lives. The words “laying aside” shows that sin eradication is a personal choice on the part of the parishioner.   Notice in verse 2 that true God-seekers will “desire the sincere milk of the word.” In order to be sanctified […]

First Peter Verses twenty-two through twenty-five: In this passage the Apostle Peter emphasized the importance of the Word of the Lord which was at that time being recorded in the writings of the apostles. The Truths they were writing is collectively called God’s “witness” in Matthew 24:14. Here Jesus declares that His “witness” would be preached throughout the world before He returned. […]

First Peter Verses nineteen through twenty-one: These three verses served (serves) as a reminder that true saints have been redeemed by the shedding of the blood of the innocent, spotless, blemishless Lamb of God Who agreed to die for the sins of mankind. Peter was also writing to correct those in the church–then and now–who believe that the […]