Love Made Complete Introduction This lesson is about one of the other topics we need “to know what the recipients knew” in order to read I John. He told the “dear children” they knew the truth and “you do not need anyone to teach you.” I John 2:18, 20, 21, 27. In Lesson One, we […]
Lesson Three – Walking in the Light
Walking in the Light Introduction Matthew and Luke began their Gospels with the story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Mark and John skipped the first thirty years and began with Jesus preaching the kingdom of God and the eternal life quality of the kingdom culture. The Sadducees held the High Priest office in the Levitical […]
Lesson Two – Word of Life
Word of Life Lesson Text: I John 1:1-4. Introduction No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. I Cor. 2:7 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! I […]
Lesson One – Overview of John’s First Letter
Overview of John’s First Letter The aim of this overview is to further prepare ourselves to engage our minds with John’s spiritual mind as he helped the church regain their confidence before God. First we will need to see the situation to which John is writing according to his paradigm; that is, the way he […]
Introduction: An Exegetical Approach to I John
An Exegetical Approach to I John John’s letters were written to Christians who lived in a different culture and spoke a different language from our own. Consequently, we must depend on translation unless we are Greek language scholars. Our nature, as the reader, is that we are prone to be influenced in our reading and […]
Lesson Thirteen – New Heaven and New Earth
New Heaven and New Earth Lesson Text: II Pet. 3:7-18. Introduction This is the last lesson in our study of Peter’s letters. Our previous studies were about why Peter wrote these letters and how he prepared the original recipients to meet the onslaught of the devil’s false teachers and scoffers about Jesus’ revealing Himself again. […]
Lesson Twelve – Participating in the Divine Nature
Participating in the Divine Nature Lesson Text: II Pet. 1:3-11. I. Introduction Our first interest is in the context for reading the text. We have referred to the historical information in II Pet. 1:12 – 3:6 several times in previous lessons. A detail analysis is necessary for reading Peter’s second and perhaps his last letter […]
Lesson Eleven – The Elect Administering God’s Grace
Administering God’s Grace by the Elect Lesson Text: I Pet. 4:7-11; 5:1-10. Lesson Aim: To attain a divine pattern of how the church of God “in Christ” functions in our time. Introduction All spiritual entities can only be described by God through Christ and the Holy Spirit. What Deity says IS, is the truth; all […]
Lesson Ten – The Blessings in Suffering
Blessings in Suffering Lesson Text: I Pet. 4:12-19 Introduction Peter has brought us back to the beginning of this letter in this text. After presenting a joyous scene for faithful Christians in I Pet. 1:3-5, he revealed the real life of fallen man “in Christ.” Adam and Eve experienced the beginning of mankind’s fall after […]
Lesson Nine – Personal Evangelism
Personal Evangelism Lesson Text: I Peter 3:13-22. I. Review and preview of I Peter chapter 1-3. Read from left column across to right to see the action. II. Introduction. We will not want to forget Peter wrote both letters “as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.” NIV. II Pet. 3:1. “This […]
