Entries by Bob O' Fee

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Lesson 8 – I Peter Chapter 2:11-14

So far in chapter 2, Peter has been giving us great godly advice. He’s instructed us not to have anything to do with the way we were before we gave our lives to Christ. It would be foolish to argue against this, because it makes perfect spiritual sense for us, that once we are born-again […]

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Lesson 7 – I Peter Chapter 2:6-10

To start out, last week we talked about as Christians we’re to put off or get rid of the things that used to characterize us, things like malice, which means doing harm to others, violence or in Hebrew “hamas.” Then we are to crave God’s Word, like babies crave mother’s milk, of which there is […]

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Lesson 6 – I Peter Chapter 2:1-5

I Peter 2:1 “Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, Peter begins chapter 2 by saying “therefore” which causes us to reflect on what he was just talking about in chapter 1. Peter taught us that we have been saved by the precious blood of Jesus, that […]

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Lesson 5 – I Peter Chapter 1:18-25

We saw last week a command for us to be holy, it wasn’t a suggestion, but a specific command to us from God’s Word. So, it is important for us to be able to personally define what being holy is for ourselves. To be holy is to be morally blameless, this comes about by the […]

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Lesson 4 – I Peter Chapter 1:12-18

We ended last week discussing how the prophets were curious and very interested in the prophesies they spoke of. They weren’t sure what it all meant. They knew the Messiah was going to come because God made that promise, but they just didn’t know how it was all going to play out. We can relate […]

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Lesson 3 – I Peter Chapter 1:7-11

So far in the first six verses of First Peter we’ve seen that God has chosen us to be adopted into His family, delivered us to His sanctification process, refined us into Christlikeness, and called us to obedience through the shed blood of Jesus. Because of God’s mercy we are re-born in our spirit, giving […]

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Lesson 2 – I Peter Chapter 1:3-6

Last week we talked about being part of God’s elect or chosen ones according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, which is the deep, deep subject of predestination. We also talked about the sanctification of the Spirit, obeying Jesus Christ and being sprinkled with His blood. All very heady truths of Scripture. I Peter […]

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Lesson 1 – I Peter Chapter 1:1-2

Sometimes when we come across Peter’s name in the Bible, we might have a little smile on our face. I think it’s because most of us can relate to Peter in a very human way, in that we all make mistakes in life just as Peter did. I’ve heard it said that Peter had the […]

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Lesson 18 – Ephesians Chapter 6:13-17

As we continue in the book of Ephesians, Paul is instructing us in how we fight the spiritual battles of life. Before we talk about how we are to dress for battle, I just want to recap a little about the enemy forces we are facing. We know that just living in this world, we […]