Similar handover instructions to Titus. And then we find out that Peter can write letters too.
Letter to Titus: Selection of elders
Titus 1:1-16
Pattern for Christian living
Titus 2:1-15, 3:1-7
Importance of good works
Titus 3:12-15
Peter’s first letter: The Christian’s security
1 Peter 1:1-12
Exhortation to holiness and love
1 Peter 1:13-25
A chosen people
1 Peter 2:1-10
Patience in suffering
1 Peter 2:11-20
Christ’s example
1 Peter 2:21-25
Paul. writes to Titus in similar vein to his letter to Timothy. He is to appoint elders in every town, and is told how to choose good ones. It seems that Paul doesn’t have a good opinion of Cretans, he quotes a Cretan poet saying as much, and warns Titus not to stand for any nonsense.
Then we turn to Peter. He is writing a general letter to lots of churches, so I’m not expecting him to dive into particular controversies in the way that Paul has.
He begins with the resurrection hope. Because Jesus is alive, everything will be alright, and because of that we should live holy lives. He dwells on the wonder of a God who has taken us from nowhere to being his sons and daughters, and quotes lovingly from the Psalms and the prophets. Peter liked his Bible. It comforted and encouraged him constantly. He loves his Lord, who he reads about in the pages of the prophets, and who left us an example to follow.
Letter to Titus: Selection of elders
Titus 1:1-16
Pattern for Christian living
Titus 2:1-15, 3:1-7
Importance of good works
Titus 3:12-15
Peter’s first letter: The Christian’s security
1 Peter 1:1-12
Exhortation to holiness and love
1 Peter 1:13-25
A chosen people
1 Peter 2:1-10
Patience in suffering
1 Peter 2:11-20
Christ’s example
1 Peter 2:21-25
Paul. writes to Titus in similar vein to his letter to Timothy. He is to appoint elders in every town, and is told how to choose good ones. It seems that Paul doesn’t have a good opinion of Cretans, he quotes a Cretan poet saying as much, and warns Titus not to stand for any nonsense.
Then we turn to Peter. He is writing a general letter to lots of churches, so I’m not expecting him to dive into particular controversies in the way that Paul has.
He begins with the resurrection hope. Because Jesus is alive, everything will be alright, and because of that we should live holy lives. He dwells on the wonder of a God who has taken us from nowhere to being his sons and daughters, and quotes lovingly from the Psalms and the prophets. Peter liked his Bible. It comforted and encouraged him constantly. He loves his Lord, who he reads about in the pages of the prophets, and who left us an example to follow.
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