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  Dear Saints,  Yes, “Black Lives Matter,” in and outside the womb. “All Lives Matter,” in and outside the womb. And Our Conduct Matter, every time. Our conduct is the fruit of our salvation and not the basis. We must love others, period. We are saved from the wrath of God by His “abundant mercy” and grace through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus paid for all our sins. We must confess, repent and ask God to forgive our sins. Then we are filled with the Holy Spirit and start living our new life of obedience in Christ and by His power.  In our study today, Apostle Peter continues in his letter to the Pilgrims, saying because you are  “ receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of  your  souls… 13  Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest  your  hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;  14  as obedient children, not conformin...

Dear Saints, I still remember my last days of high school and college, pinching myself to say it’s over. Knowing that all those tests/exams were over was great joy. Congratulations to graduates of this year in various stages of education. As we continue our study of Apostle Peter’s Letter to the suffering pilgrims under various trials, we see an oxymoron – joy and grieve in trials. Schooling ends in graduation or not graduating. Life itself ends in salvation or damnation. There is a choice to make. We look for Jesus, our salvation in trials. Let’s listen to Apostle Peter: “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,  7  that the genuineness of your faith,  being  much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,  8  whom having not seen you love.  Thoug...

Dear Saints Yes, we have been “born again” if we have repented of our sins, believed, and put our trust in Jesus Christ who paid the punishment for all our sins; and that He is our Lord and Savior. It is not a phrase coined by the Charismatic, Evangelical, Pentecostal churches, etc.  Jesus was the first to use the term “born again.” He told Nicodemus, “You must be born again.” John 3: 6. Apostle Peter used the same term “born again” twice; and reminded the Pilgrims in trials of their identity in Christ.    “ Blessed  be  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant   mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,  4  to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,  5  who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time .” 1 Peter ...

Dear Saints, Even Peter? Do you mean the Peter who often spoke before thinking; the Peter that said Jesus should not die on the cross?; the Peter who could not control his rage and cut off Marcus' ear with the sword?  Are we talking about the same Peter who denied Jesus at the crucial time, the Peter who abandoned three years of Christ’s grooming as a fisher of men and went back fishing for ordinary fishes? The previously racist Peter who would not even eat with gentile Christians? Now, let’s come down to our cancel culture of today. We live in a day where you are not allowed to make any mistakes, even in the church, or say things against popular opinion. You are written off, “canceled,” and declared worthless if you do. Yes, we are studying the Epistle of First Peter. We need to know who wrote the letter and to whom? Yes, it is the same Peter described above. It is Simeon Peter whom Andrew, his brother, brought to meet Jesus for the first time. He is Peter, one of the twelve apost...