"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they … Continue reading Antichrists, the Anointing, and Those Who Abide, Lesson 9
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Last week we began our study of the epistles of John with an introduction. This week we are diving into John’s own introduction to his first epistle, chapter 1, verses 1-4: 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which … Continue reading The Word of Life, Lesson 2
Originally posted April 18, 2018, at Women of Purpose. In this week’s passage (actually, last week’s, as I was late getting this finished) Peter calls out false teachers and strips away their masks and pretenses to reveal the sordid truth behind their lies. This passage is not only difficult to read, it is necessary. For … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 22
Originally posted march 24, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This week in our study of 2 Peter we are considering the topic of divine revelation. In 1:12-19 Peter urges his readers to remember the truth about their faith and salvation, having just told them to make their calling and election sure; he then writes of … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 19
Originally posted February 22, 2018, at Women of Purpose. With this lesson we reach a milestone in our study: we are finishing 1 Peter. Next week we begin 2 Peter, but for now, let’s finish Peter’s first epistle well. Our lesson begins in the middle of Peter’s call for humility among believers. Humble yourselves, therefore, … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 16
Originally posted February 8, 2018, at Women of Purpose. This post is a week late. Last week we had the Grand Boys for four days. So, exactly when I ought to be writing up the post for our lesson on 1 Peter 4:1-11, I was chasing a five-year old and a two-year old from one … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 13
Originally posted January 26, 2018, at Women of Purpose. The post for lesson 12, part 1 ended not only mid-lesson, but also mid-sentence and mid-verse! In 1 Peter 3:18, Peter pivots from Christ’s substitutionary atonement on the cross to something else Christ has done—and the rest of the sentence, which goes through verse 20, has … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 12, Part 2
Originally posted October 19, 2017, at Women of Purpose. In this week’s lesson we are studying 1 Peter 1:17-25, covering doctrinal concerns including the final judgement and the image of our salvation as a “ransom,” or “redemption,” paid for by the precious blood of Christ. Peter’s eternal view of our life and sufferings now is … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 6
Originally posted October 12, 2017, at Women of Purpose. This week in our study of 1 Peter we are looking at the role of Scripture in the salvation of God’s people. Our salvation was decreed by God before the foundation of the world; revealed gradually throughout the scriptures of the Old Testament as men called … Continue reading Standing in the True Grace of God, Lesson 5
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