Topic: Gospel

After spending the first 11 verses of this letter explaining the beauty and power of the gospel to save us, sustain us and sanctify us, Peter takes the time to…

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall…

Peter calls his audience to actively participate in their salvation and sanctification in response to what God has already done. He is speaking to believers who have forgotten God has…

With only months, if not weeks, before his impending execution under the emperor Nero, the Apostle Peter writes for a second and final time to Christians scattered all over Asia…

This is the blog post I never wanted to write and the words I never wanted to say. Probably the biggest lie I have had to wrestle to the ground…

Some have asked, “How can a loving God allow suffering?” What if the answer is, “Because He is a loving God”? As Peter wraps up this letter, he reminds his…

The church was never meant to be a hierarchy. The beauty of the church is that it is led by Jesus Christ, driven by the Holy Spirit and shepherded by…

Easter is ultimately about the greatest news that has ever occurred in the history of man. The Bible sums up this news in one word: gospel. Unfortunately, with all the…

As Christians in the West, the idea of being persecuted for our faith – especially to the point of death – can seem very foreign. Even for believers in the…

When speaking with the Pharisees, Jesus says the most important commandment is to love the Lord with everything – with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind.…

In this passage, Peter says the time we have here is short. The clock is ticking, and we need to get our heads in the game, run with our hearts…

Sometimes God will call us to be obedient to Him and it will lead to suffering. We need to remember when that happens that He is working out His purposes…