Are you persuaded?
The word “persuaded” is used multiple times in the New Testament. Its Greek origin (peitho) means “to cause to come to…
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They weren’t saved before baptism—not an exception
The Bible says that “the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word” in Cornelius’ house (Acts 10:44). Many…
Spiritual Growth: Add Love
Peter concludes this list of Christian graces with the highest and most comprehensive quality: “add…to brotherly kindness love” (2 Pet.…
The busy and distracted Christian
Does your work have you busy? Maybe now more than ever? Nothing wrong with having a job (2 Thess. 3:10). But what if…
The devil doesn’t stop and neither should you
The present tense verb in Greek indicates ongoing, continuous or habitual action. Three of those verbs are used in one verse…
Spiritual Growth: Add Brotherly Kindness
As spiritual growth continues, Peter turns our focus outward: “add…to godliness brotherly kindness” (2 Pet. 1:7). Up to this point,…
Make a covenant!
When God looked down at His “servant Job,” His evaluation of this man was that he was “a blameless and…
“Brother Flatt, what does that say in the Greek?”
Brother Dowell Flatt taught Greek at Freed-Hardeman University. I loved that man. He was such a precious soul. I remember him emphasizing to…
Spiritual Growth: Add Godliness
As we grow in faith, discipline and endurance, Peter next instructs us to “add…to perseverance godliness” (2 Pet. 1:6). Godliness…
