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FALSE TEACHERS2 Peter 2 “Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute” (2 Peter 2:2). False doctrine produces a perverted lifestlye. BackgroundFalse teachers. The later epistles of the New Testament, 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, and Jude, all describe and warn against false teachers. In the early decades theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

2 Peter INTRODUCTIONPeter’s first letter dealt with persecution from outsiders. This second letter concerns dangers within the church itself, from false teachers and those who fail to take the Scriptures seriously.The great value of 2 Peter is found in the apostle’s call to resist false teaching by growth in godliness, while we await the promisedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

LIFE IN GOD’S WILL1 Peter 4–5 “Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ” (1 Peter 4:12–13). There is meaning in the suffering of the Christian. OverviewLive for the will of God (4:1–6). LoveContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD LIVES1 Peter 2–3 “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).Christ is our model, who suffered for doing good. OverviewPeter encouraged growth (2:1–3) in view of the believers’ callingContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Peter INTRODUCTIONFirst Peter was written by the Apostle Peter from Rome, in the early A.D. 60s, to Christians in northern Asia Minor. This is a pastoral letter, written to encourage Christians who were already suffering persecution to live godly lives marked by submission and good works. Jesus is prominent in 1 Peter as ourContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”