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NT Doctrine — 1 John 3

Posted on February 15, 2025 by ehurst

John refers to his readers as the progeny of God, His beloved brood. The world at large is the brood of Satan, so it recognizes neither our Father nor us. While we are His children already, the fullness of what … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 John 2

Posted on February 8, 2025 by ehurst

The unifying factor in the various cults plaguing John’s ministry in Ephesus — Gnostics, Nicolaitans, and followers of Cerinthus — was immoral living. Each had their own excuse, but it was transparent to any follower of Christ that these former … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 John 1

Posted on February 1, 2025 by ehurst

What made John unique among the apostles is that Jesus caught him rather early in his life, probably just a teenager. There was a very strong personal bond between as they were first cousins, and Jesus acted as if John … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 2 Peter 3

Posted on January 25, 2025 by ehurst

Peter wanted his readers to keep their minds in subjection to the Spirit. We inform the brain of divine revelation so it will know how to respond, equipped to cooperate with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Teaching was aimed … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 2 Peter 2

Posted on January 18, 2025 by ehurst

Peter describes the state of the Gnostic heresy as it was at the time. Israel had to contend with false prophets and so will the churches. They infiltrated and brought their false teaching into every church they could find. Things … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 2 Peter 1

Posted on January 11, 2025 by ehurst

The final chapter of 1 Peter contains admonition on practical matters but no doctrine. This second letter from Peter is to the same audience a couple of years later, near the end of Nero’s reign. Things have gotten worse for … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 4

Posted on January 4, 2025 by ehurst

Peter ends the previous chapter with Christ in Heaven at the right hand of God. But before He ascended, He lived in the flesh, tolerating the weakness. He knew from the start that the suffering would end on the Cross. … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 3

Posted on December 28, 2024 by ehurst

What happens when God’s Elect walk in their privileges? Peter says that when women don’t follow the worldly ways of feminism, but walk according to biblical submission to their covering, they have a real impact on everyone. The world could … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 2

Posted on December 21, 2024 by ehurst

It’s easy to miss what Peter is saying here if you keep reading your western evangelical biases back into the words. He calls for his Hebrew Christian readers to stop acting the way Pharisees taught them to act. It was … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 1

Posted on December 14, 2024 by ehurst

Peter writes from Rome, after Paul’s execution and shortly before his own. His audience is Hebrew Christians in what we today call Northern Turkey. This region of the Roman Empire featured rather severe persecution rather early. But because Peter already … Continue reading →

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