by WhitneyD | May 14, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
To my precious four, I sometimes wonder what it would have been like if you would have grown up in a different time in history. A day when the world wasn’t so cynical. When tolerance wasn’t a religion, when success meant more than money, and when... by Angela Perritt | May 13, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
I remember reading this passage when I was in high school and it terrifying me. “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief…”- 2 Peter 3:10 I don’t know about you, but I’m not fond of surprises… I like knowing what to expect…the time of the event, the... by Jen Thorn | May 10, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
Welcome to our last week of our 1 & 2 Peter. This has been a wonderful study that has challenged us and hopefully grown us. Peter has had a lot of hard things to say in this letter, but in chapter 3 he begins to switches gears and starts off by addressing his... by WhitneyD | May 8, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
Breathe, Whitney… A single drop of sweat trickled down my forehead as I inhaled the thick, cigarette smoke-filled air. The hallway that led to the gate was dark and hot, and I could feel the temperature in my face rising. “Why have you brought me here,... by Jen Thorn | May 5, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
From its birth to present day false teachers have troubled the Church. Paul warned Timothy about Hymenaeus and Philetus; who “concerning the truth have erred” and whose words were spreading like gangrene (2 Tim. 2:16-18). And John, in 1 Jn. 2:22, talks about... by Angela Perritt | May 4, 2015 | 1st and 2nd Peter, Love God Greatly Posts |
Counterfeits and false teachers are nothing new; Satan is the “great imitator” (2 Cor.11:13-15), and has been hard at work since he deceived Eve in the garden. (Gen. 3:1-7; 2 Cor. 11:1-4) In the Old Testament, Jeremiah and Ezekiel had to deal with false prophets in...