In our last episode, Peter spoke to the church about suffering, pointing to Christ who suffered during his life that he might gain a heavenly reward. Rather than living according to fleshly desires,…
When enter chapter 3 of 1 Peter in the middle of a section concerning humility and right order in structures of authority and submission. So far he has given the example of citizens under the…
Peter calls the church a spiritual house that is made from living stones, with Jesus Christ himself as the cornerstone. Other stumble over this cornerstone because they disobey the word, as they were…
The apostle whom Jesus named “Peter,” the rock upon whom Jesus would build his church, is now writing to encourage the churches who are scattered across northern Asia Minor. The churches were…
In our last episode, Paul gave Titus an outline of qualifications for a faithful elder and an overview of how faithful Christians should live. With this in mind as we pick up our reading today, we see…
The pastoral epistles continue as we begin a new letter, and this one is written to Titus, a man on the island of Crete who has been given the charge to establish elders in every town for the good of…
As Paul begins to bring his letter to Timothy to a close, he gives Timothy the charge to preach the Word, to always be ready to do so, and to use the Word of God to rebuke, correct, and encourage with…
During the last days people love what is evil and hate what is good. This was true in Paul’s day and it is true in ours. As you hear this list of how people act, it can be tempting to think…
Paul encourages Timothy to be strong in his faith, which on the face of it may like a very plain thing to say. The intent of his message becomes clearer when you consider that Paul is encouraging…
The epistles we call 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus, have all been referred to as the “pastoral epistles,” as they contain direction from Paul to pastors who are seeking to order and operate a local…
