For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
FOLLOWING THE SHEPHERD OF SOULS
FOLLOWING THE SHEPHERD OF SOULS
Month: December 2022
THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM’S WALK
THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM’S WALK
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.
A LIVING STONE AND A HOLY PEOPLE
A LIVING STONE AND A HOLY PEOPLE
But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A CONSECRATED NATION, A [special] PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
CALLED TO BE HOLY REDEEMED AND PRURIFIED
CALLED TO BE HOLY REDEEMED AND PRURIFIED
So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit–steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
BORN AGAIN TO A LIVIING HOPE
BORN AGAIN TO A LIVIING HOPE
Born Again to A Living Hope.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
OUTLINE OF THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER
OUTLINE OF THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER
This Epistle was addressed primarily to Christian Hebrews, though it does not exclude Gentiles who, by adoption and faith, become members of the true Israel of God.
THE EFFECTUAL PRAYER OF FAITH
THE EFFECTUAL PRAYER OF FAITH
Is anyone among you suffering? He must pray. Is anyone joyful? He is to sing praises [to God].
Is anyone among you sick? He must call for the elders (spiritual leaders) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
PATIENTLY AWAIT THE LORDS COMING
PATIENTLY AWAIT THE LORDS COMING
So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits [expectantly] for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains.
WARNING AGAINST WORLINESS BOASTING ABOUT TOMMOROW
WARNING AGAINST WORLINESS BOASTING ABOUT TOMMOROW
Believers do not speak against or slander one another.
Come now [and pay attention to this], you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and carry on our business and make a profit.”
WARNING AGAINST WORLDLINESS DRAW NIGH TO GOD
WARNING AGAINST WORLDLINESS DRAW NIGH TO GOD
Warning Against Worldliness Draw Nigh to God