by ccpwebteam | Aug 31, 2012 | Bible Study
On Monday, Lord willing, we’ll begin studying through 1 Peter. The first verse we’ll look at reads like this: “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia…” Now,...
by ccpwebteam | Aug 29, 2012 | New Testament Canon
I mentioned on Monday night that I read Michael Kruger’s book on the New Testament Canon over my vacation. Carli Milacci is typing out come of the highlights of the book for me, which I’ll post over the next few weeks here. I’m going to put up a...
by ccpwebteam | Aug 29, 2012 | Spiritual Life
Following up on Monday’s overview of 1 Peter, here’s some good observations from one of the commentaries I’m using. There’s a great life-nugget in here, as encapsulated in the title of this post. Read on for the explanation: The Christians to...
by ccpwebteam | Aug 28, 2012 | Monday Study Notes
Last night, if you missed it, we began our series studying 1 Peter by reading the entire letter and thinking about its contents as a whole. After the time of discussion in small groups, I offered these observations: 1. The apostolic writings are authoritative, and...
by ccpwebteam | Aug 27, 2012 | Bible Study
While studying for tonight I found this list of the problems the first readers of Peter’s letter seem to be dealing with. I thought it was interesting how well this lined up with the things many of us face on a daily basis. Things like this remind us of how...
