1 Peter 3

P’s and Q’s : 1 Peter 3     “Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is...

1 Peter 4

P’s and Q’s : 1 Peter 4   “Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.” (verse 1)    In the first and second centuries, Christians were...

2 Timothy 2:3-10

Chapter 2:3-10    “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. For this reason I endure all things for the sake...

2 Timothy 3:10-17

P’s and Q’s : II Timothy 3:10-17 “Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance…” (verse 10)   To follow Paul and his teachings was to follow a man who gave his everything to follow Jesus as closely as he...

Colossians 1

P’s and Q’s :Colossians 1    “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother…” (verse 1)     Paul & Timothy were not related by blood, yet they often referred to one another as brothers. What is the difference...

Ephesians 5

P’s and Q’s : Ephesians 5    “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” (verse 1)      What does it mean to “imitate God?”    To imitate God means to conform to the image of Jesus Christ consistently, every moment, and to act as Jesus would...