According as His divine power has given
unto us all things that pertain to life and
godliness, through the knowledge of Him
who called us to glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3 KJV
It sure makes it easier to serve and follow the Lord…
unto us all things that pertain to life and
godliness, through the knowledge of Him
who called us to glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3 KJV
It sure makes it easier to serve and follow the Lord…
…when He has already given us everything we need to live a life that is pleasing to Him. And with this is mind, during last night's Bible study class I taught on how our heavenly Father has provided us with not only salvation, but with the Holy Spirit, and the holy Scriptures as well.
"There is much to learn from the Bible," I told the men. But It's not about knowing biblical facts alone, although such information is important. Most of all, the Scriptures will help us to better understand and experience our Lord in a deeper and more intimate way. "It's good to know your Bible," I said, "because through it, we will get to know its Author."
So we went through a passage from Peter's second letter to the churches, who at the time were "scattered" about the land after persecution sent many of them fleeing from Jerusalem. And we saw how one of Peter's central themes in the letter was to call Christ's followers to a life of godliness by learning how to add good virtues to one's faith. This in turn would help them to become spiritually fruitful, and to remain this way in one's walk with Him.
I also made it a point to tell the men how the early church consisted mostly of Jews who had embraced Jesus as their Messiah. How what we know today as Christianity actually began in Jerusalem. That our faith was birthed in Israel. And when persecution broke out against them, many of these disciples fled to other lands, where they continued to practice their faith. They also continued to spread the Gospel as they shared the good news of the Lord's having already paying the price for their sins with His own blood.
Afterwards, I thanked the Lord for yet another opportunity to give out the Word of God, as well as remind my readers just how Jewish the story of Jesus is (see Messianic Prophecies).
D.B.
NOTE: The text used for this study was
2 Peter 1:1-11
"There is much to learn from the Bible," I told the men. But It's not about knowing biblical facts alone, although such information is important. Most of all, the Scriptures will help us to better understand and experience our Lord in a deeper and more intimate way. "It's good to know your Bible," I said, "because through it, we will get to know its Author."
So we went through a passage from Peter's second letter to the churches, who at the time were "scattered" about the land after persecution sent many of them fleeing from Jerusalem. And we saw how one of Peter's central themes in the letter was to call Christ's followers to a life of godliness by learning how to add good virtues to one's faith. This in turn would help them to become spiritually fruitful, and to remain this way in one's walk with Him.
I also made it a point to tell the men how the early church consisted mostly of Jews who had embraced Jesus as their Messiah. How what we know today as Christianity actually began in Jerusalem. That our faith was birthed in Israel. And when persecution broke out against them, many of these disciples fled to other lands, where they continued to practice their faith. They also continued to spread the Gospel as they shared the good news of the Lord's having already paying the price for their sins with His own blood.
Afterwards, I thanked the Lord for yet another opportunity to give out the Word of God, as well as remind my readers just how Jewish the story of Jesus is (see Messianic Prophecies).
D.B.
NOTE: The text used for this study was
2 Peter 1:1-11
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