Bible Studies

Paul concludes his letter to the church of Philippi, demonstrating once again his strong feelings for the brethren at Philippi. He encouraged them to be unified in real harmony and to find real joy in their way of life. He concludes, once again, by…

Paul knew that if anyone was finding or experiencing joy in God’s way of life, they are moving ahead spiritually because there should be joy in God’s way of life. They are joyful because they know the outcome of their life, their life-long training—…

In this letter to the church at Philippi, we saw the beginning of a very personal letter from Paul. He appreciated the Philippians’ support, and wanted to encourage them to work together in unity and to continue in their spiritual growth. In Chapter…

Philippi, which was the city of the Philippians, was a city in Macedonia near modern Greece about ten miles from the Aegean Sea. Paul wrote this letter to the church in Philippi while he was in prison the first time—approximately 59 to 61 AD.

Peter talks about the second coming of Jesus Christ—a day of judgment coming on the evil people in this world, a future time that is going to be exciting. We pick up in Chapter 3, verse 1. Notice Peter’s concern. This is a pastoral letter; he was…

It is amazing, today, that although many people are looking for the return of Jesus Christ, some are being told: "He just comes to your heart. He does not really come to this earth." Some people say: "Well, Jesus Christ may come back tonight. He may…

Some have questioned whether 2 Peter was actually written by Peter. These concerns originated as early as the second century, but by the third century both 1 and 2 Peter were very much accepted as inspired. Among the reasons why 2 Peter was…

Christianity involves coming out of this world. It involves learning what sin is and learning not to do it. That is part of the challenge that we are going to have to deal with. We have to learn to resist the lust of the flesh--and live and follow…

The Apostle Peter wrote 1 Peter to a group of churches in northern Asia Minor. Peter was writing to these Christians during a time of persecution. He was encouraging them to endure, and trying to encourage them to live as Christians in the midst of…

Peter was one of the leading Apostles. He was sort of the spokesman and leader of the twelve. Many people think he was the first pope-yet if you do some interesting reading on that, you will find sources that say that the idea that Peter was the…