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Clear searchTwo failures, two responses, and the difference between remorse and repentance
Judas and Peter: A Tale of Two Sorrows Two failures, two responses, and the difference between remorse and repentance Few experiences are more painful than awakening to the seriousness of our own sin.…
Read article →Abraham, Lot, divine wrath, and a pattern that must be used carefully
…Lot suffered before he was rescued Lot is not presented as untouched by the city's evil. Peter says he was “vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked” and “vexed his righteous soul from day to day” (2 Peter 2:7–8). His choices brought danger and grievous loss. He had to f…
Read article →What Christ’s promise establishes—and what claims about infallible teaching still need to prove
…e then brings the question directly to them: “But whom say ye that I am?” — Matthew 16:15 Peter answers: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” — Matthew 16:16 Jesus declares that the Father has revealed this truth to Peter. He then speaks of the rock, the building of…
Read article →How an openly transmitted text survived copying, criticism, and centuries of examination
…t D. Ehrman, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration Peter J. Gurry and Elijah Hixson, eds., Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism
Read article →The incarnation, the limits of created perspective and the love philosophy could not imagine
…spectators astonished by redemption: “…which things the angels desire to look into.” — 1 Peter 1:12 At Christ’s birth, the heavenly host filled the night with praise (Luke 2:13–14). Angels ministered to Him after temptation and in agony. They announced His resurrection. Paul say…
Read article →Divine judgement, the character of God, and the promise of escape
…itive act directed against the city? God's answer was to remove Lot before the fire fell. Peter draws the principle explicitly: the Lord knows "how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished" (2 Peter 2:9). The Tribu…
Read article →Why a loaded label does not settle the question
…icho was destroyed. Israel passed through the Red Sea before it closed upon Egypt's army. Peter draws the moral principle from Noah and Lot: “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished.” —2 Peter…
Read article →An unrequited love for the historic Church
…ute error (Titus 1:9). Elders are to shepherd the flock without becoming lords over it (1 Peter 5:2–3). Paul warned the Ephesian elders that men could arise from among their own number and speak perverse things (Acts 20:28–31). Even an apostle—or an angel from heaven—was to be re…
Read article →The Messiah cut off before the Temple fell
…o hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). Daniel contributes something different but complementary: an anointed figure is violently removed within a prophetic programme concerned with sin, reconciliation and everlasting…
Read article →The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards
…om was transferred to a new covenant nation made up of believing Jews and Gentiles. First Peter's description of believers as "an holy nation" may be brought alongside the passage (1 Peter 2:9). There is important truth in this reading. Jesus unquestionably establishes a messiani…
Read article →Trusting God when voices seek to weaken our confidence
…esponse is a quiet refusal to let go of God. --- Scripture: Isaiah 36–37; Romans 12:18; 1 Peter 3:15. Quotations are from the King James Version. The later tradition concerning Rabshakeh’s identity is discussed in Chabad’s account; it is distinguished here from the biblical narra…
Read article →Why the final seven is unfinished, future, and centred upon Israel and Jerusalem
…promise. Scripture repeatedly joins divine patience to the apparent delay of judgement (2 Peter 3:9). The gap is long from the human perspective, but it is neither empty nor purposeless. Who is the "he" of Daniel 9:27? "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: an…
Read article →What the historical evidence proves—and what it does not
…to the essential concept of a translated company removed before Christ's public arrival. Peter Jurieu, Increase Mather, Philip Doddridge, John Gill, James Macknight, Thomas Scott, and others have been cited for related elements. Their evidence varies. Some distinguish resurrecti…
Read article →Why the Son assumed a complete human nature, not merely a body
…one way. Sometimes it means the whole living person: “eight souls were saved by water” (1 Peter 3:20). Sometimes it refers to life itself. Sometimes it describes the inward life in distinction from the body. Scripture can also speak of the human spirit, and the terms soul and spi…
Read article →The crucifixion in history, Scripture and the Qur'an
…Paul was not isolated from the Jerusalem witnesses. He records spending fifteen days with Peter and meeting James, "the Lord's brother" (Galatians 1:18-19). In 1 Corinthians 15 he names Cephas and James among those to whom the risen Christ appeared. Whatever one concludes about t…
Read article →Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
…stion about an unrevealed time receives precisely the answer Jesus gave. After Pentecost, Peter still addressed "ye men of Israel" and called the nation to repentance. He spoke of "the times of refreshing," the return of Jesus Christ, and "the times of restitution of all things,…
Read article →Conditional blessing, irrevocable promise, and fulfilment in Christ
…father David" and that He would reign "over the house of Jacob for ever" (Luke 1:32-33). Peter proclaimed the risen Christ as the One in whom God's oath to David reaches fulfilment (Acts 2:25-36). Christ's present heavenly authority is real and universal. The question is whether…
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…analogy becomes circular Personal conversion is not an invention of modern individualism. Peter publicly preached Christ, but his hearers were individually “pricked in their heart” and asked, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Paul told the Philippian jailer, “Believe on the L…
Read article →Does John 6 teach the literal eating of Christ's body?
…ension shows that Christ dispenses His grace in a manner other than the hearers supposed. Peter gives the right answer After many turn back, Jesus asks the twelve whether they will also leave. Peter responds: “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we…
Read article →A history of interpretation, polemic, and forgotten tension
…ed. The apostles did not turn those historical actors into a perpetual ethnic indictment. Peter preached forgiveness to Jerusalem, and Paul forbade Gentile boasting. Melito's rhetoric illustrates how quickly theological conflict could move beyond disputing unbelief towards assign…
Read article →Signs, expectancy, and the event the Church is told to await
…hy the Church is taught to live with an undated, direct expectation of Christ. What about Peter's death and the Great Commission? Imminency should not be overstated. Jesus foretold the manner of Peter's death (John 21:18-19). The gospel was to go to the nations. Paul knew at cert…
Read article →Seeing God, bodily resurrection, and life in the renewed creation
…corruption into the liberty associated with the glory of God's children (Romans 8:19–23). Peter expects new heavens and a new earth “wherein dwelleth righteousness” (2 Peter 3:13). God does not abandon the work He declared very good. He judges evil, raises the dead, and renews Hi…
Read article →A response to Hank Hanegraaff on resurrection, Daniel’s final week, and the Tribulation
…Christians in Rome. The Jewish revolt and Roman siege centred upon Judaea and Jerusalem. Peter and Paul were traditionally killed at Rome, not within the siege Jesus tells those in Judaea to flee. Placing these events beneath the broad label “Roman Beast” does not turn them into…
Read article →The covenant son and the sacrifice that points to Christ
…o hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18). At Moriah, the promised son is spared and the substitute dies. At Calvary, Christ is both the beloved Son who is given and the Lamb who takes the place of sinners. No animal sub…
Read article →The peace Christ gives in a troubled world
…fore Him. He had told His disciples that He was going away. One of them would betray Him. Peter would deny Him. The little company which had followed Him through Galilee was about to be scattered. The chapter begins: "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe als…
Read article →The divine identity of Jesus across the Gospels
…eives worship Scripture is uncompromising when worship is offered to the wrong recipient. Peter refuses Cornelius: "Stand up; I myself also am a man" (Acts 10:26). The angel in Revelation tells John, "See thou do it not ... worship God" (Revelation 19:10). Jesus does not respond…
Read article →Why the Trinity is not polytheism—and why Christians confess one God
…s (John 14:26), and can be grieved (Ephesians 4:30). When Ananias lies to the Holy Ghost, Peter says he has not lied unto men, “but unto God” (Acts 5:3–4). The Spirit knows the deep things of God in a way compared to a person's knowledge of his own inner life (1 Corinthians 2:10–…
Read article →Why the distinction matters when we speak about Jesus
…, “Now are we sure that thou knowest all things” (John 16:30), and after the resurrection Peter appealed to that knowledge: “Lord, thou knowest all things” (John 21:17). We should not remove one set of passages to make the other easier. Faithfulness requires us to confess everyth…
Read article →Sources behind Qur’anic narratives
…ne is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus (Mark 15:21). The servant whose ear Peter cuts off is named Malchus (John 18:10). Peter warms himself beside a charcoal fire (John 18:18). The disciples are about two hundred cubits from the shore (John 21:8). The final catch…
Read article →Spiritual ecstasy, altered states, and discerning what is from God
…ible celebration of private sensations. The disciples spoke “the wonderful works of God.” Peter stood up and explained from Scripture what had occurred. The result was a clear proclamation of Christ’s death and resurrection and a call to repentance. The Holy Spirit did not bypass…
Read article →Creation, judgement, and the coming reign of Christ
…regeneration" when "the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory" (Matthew 19:28). Peter spoke of heaven receiving Christ "until the times of restitution of all things" foretold by the prophets (Acts 3:21). The redeemed sing that they shall reign on the earth (Revelation 5…
Read article →Which Gospel does the Qur'an affirm?
…nd was connected with people who knew Jesus. Paul records that he spent fifteen days with Peter and also saw "James the Lord's brother" (Galatians 1:18-19). Years later, James, Cephas and John recognised the grace given to him and extended "the right hands of fellowship" to Paul…
Read article →Israel's Messiah, Israel's Scriptures, and a gospel for the world
…es. After the resurrection, they remained in Jerusalem awaiting the Spirit. At Pentecost, Peter addressed "Ye men of Judaea" and "all the house of Israel", proclaiming that God had made the crucified and risen Jesus both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:14, 36). Three thousand received th…
Read article →What Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
Twelve Thrones and Twelve Tribes What Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future Peter once asked the question which many faithful disciples have quietly wondered: what will those who sacrifice for Christ receive? Jesus answered with a promise larger than personal reward…
Read article →Four popular claims tested in context
…3:1–6). Scripture names the fulfilment The matter does not depend only upon resemblance. Peter quotes Deuteronomy 18 and applies it directly to Jesus: "For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him…
Read article →The Gospel, Human Perception, and the Illuminating Work of the Holy Spirit
…rpose in His offering. Elapsed centuries do not undo what He accomplished. John 1:1–14; 1 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 9:24–28. Why substitution? Isaiah describes the Servant bearing the iniquities of others. Peter says that Christ suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring us t…
Read article →A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…promise. Why was Judas replaced? Judas's betrayal left eleven apostles. Before Pentecost, Peter appealed to Scripture and set out the qualifications for a replacement: the man had to have accompanied them throughout Jesus' public ministry and be a witness of His resurrection. Mat…
Read article →How Christians can think politically without surrendering conscience to a package deal
…calls civil authority God's minister for good and charges it with restraining wrongdoing. Peter commands believers to honour rulers, and Paul urges prayer for kings and all in authority so that people may live quiet and peaceable lives (1 Peter 2:13–17; 1 Timothy 2:1–4). Governme…
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