To the Exiles. What were Peter’s credentials for writing the two books in the New Testament that bear his name? Does Peter identify “exiles” as his primary audience as your lesson guide does? Scholars still debate whether Peter was writing to a Jewish or to a Gentile audience. What do you think? As a modern-day … Continue reading –>
Read 1 Peter 1:3-12. What is Peter’s main message in these verses? In his greeting to his readers in 1 Peter 1:1-2, Peter has already mentioned the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1 Pet. 1:2). The three members of the Godhead form the subject of 1 Peter 1:3-12. The Father and the Son are the … Continue reading –>
We are adding a new feature to our Sabbath School Net Blog. A suggestion came to us that list of hymns related to the Sabbath School Lesson may be helpful, particularly for those of you who have to run the Sabbath School program. The reader who made this suggestion turned out to be my neighbor, … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Peter sends letters to those scattered throughout the world that they are not forsaken nor forgotten, but called to live holy lives in the community of faith. Lesson 2, April 8, 2017 1. Have a volunteer read I Peter 1:3-7. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important … Continue reading –>
Read 1 Peter 1:2. What else does this tell us about those to whom Peter had been writing? What does he call them? Whether writing to specifically Jewish or Gentile believers, Peter was sure about one thing: they were “elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” (1 Pet. 1:2). Here, though, one needs … Continue reading –>
If you were given a piece of paper that began, “Dear Sir,” you would realize that you were reading a letter. And you would assume that the letter came from somebody you probably weren’t close to. Just as modern letters have a standard way to begin, so do ancient letters. First Peter begins as any … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Pet. 1:1-2; John 3:16; Ezek. 33:11; 1 Pet. 1:3-21; Lev. 11:44-45; 1 Pet. 1:22-25. Memory Text: “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart” (1 Peter 1:22, NIV). Whenever one studies … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, “The Call by the Sea,” pp. 244-251, “A Night on the Lake,” pp. 377-382. From the fisherman’s early admission of his own sinfulness to his bold declaration of Jesus that “‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’” (Matt. 16:16, NKJV) to his terrible … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Peter was transformed when he realized his true condition as a sinner in the presence of God. He learned that he needed to trust in Christ alone to gain victory. Lesson 1, April 1, 2017 1. Have a volunteer read Luke 5:4-11. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the … Continue reading –>
During the ministry of Jesus, Peter often acted in the role of leader of the 12 disciples. He was their usual spokesman. When Matthew lists the disciples, he says “first, . . . Peter” (Matt. 10:2). Peter also took a prominent role in the early church. It was Peter who took the initiative to appoint … Continue reading –>
