Precious Faithverses 1-2
Simon Peter – a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ
to them that have obtained like PRECIOUS faith with us
through the righteousness of God
and our Savior Jesus Christ
Grace and peace be multiplied to you
through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord
Precious Promisesverses 3-4
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Instructions to leaders of church: eldersverses 1-4
The elders which are among you I exhort – who am also an elder
and a witness of the sufferings of Christ
and also partaker of the glory that shall be revealed
Feed the flock of God which is among you
taking the oversight thereof – not by constraint
BUT willingly – … Read More
Christian to end past enjoyment of sinverses 1-2
Forasmuch then as Christ has suffered for us in the flesh
ARM yourselves likewise with the same mind
For he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin
that he no longer should live the rest of his time
in the flesh to the lusts of men
BUT to … Read More
Christian lifestyle of a wifeverses 1-6
Likewise – you wives – be in subjection to your own husbands
that – IF any obey not the word
they also may without the word BE WON by
the conversation of the wives
while they behold your chaste conversation
coupled with fear
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of … Read More
Spiritual growth through the Word of Godverses 1-3
Wherefore laying aside all malice – guile – hypocrisies – envies
evil speakings as newborn babes
desire the sincere MILK of the word
that you may grow thereby
IF so be you have TASTED that the Lord is gracious
Rejection of Jesus by worldverses 4-8
To WHOM coming as to … Read More
Greeting of Peterverses 1-2
Peter – an apostle of Jesus Christ – to the strangers scattered throughout
Pontus – Galatia – Cappadocia – Asia – Bithynia
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father
through sanctification of the Spirit
to obedience and sprinkling of the
blood of Jesus Christ
Grace to you and peace be multiplied
Incorruptible inheritance … Read More
Warning to rich employersverses 1-6
Go to now – you RICH men
weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you
Your riches are corrupted – and your garments are moth-eaten
your gold and silver is cankered
and the rust of them shall be a witness against you
and shall eat your flesh as it were fire… Read More
Church members with wrong motivesverses 1-3
From whence come wars and fightings among you?
come they not hence – even of your LUSTS
that war in your members?
You LUST – AND HAVE NOT
you kill – and desire to have – and cannot obtain
you fight and war – yet you have not
because you ask not
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Teachers need to control their tongueverses 1-2
My brethren – be not many masters
knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation
FOR in many things we offend all
IF any man offend not in word – the same is a perfect man
and able also to bridle the whole body
Illustrations of controlling bodyverses 3-6
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Respect of person is sinverses 1-13
My brethren – have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ
the Lord of glory – with respect of persons
FOR if there come to your assembly a man with a gold ring
in goodly apparel – and there come in also
a poor man in vile raiment
and you have respect … Read More