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<p>AS soon as Jesus was justified, He was Recreated, ie made alive in spirit. The wonderful Scripture in Acts 13:33 rings a bell here, “God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”</p>
Special music highlights Grace Lutheran's Easter season. Easter season begins with Palm Sunday service April 2.
Monday: Read 2 Peter 1:1-15 We are not certain as to when this letter was written. It seems likely that 2 Peter was written somewhat later, perhaps near I suspect that Peter is more concerned with reminding his readers that God will reward them for their righteousness and that they should not fall into the temptations and influence of the false teachers than he is in detailing the punishment that awaits the false teachers. In other words, Peter’s words of impending judgment on the false teachers are meant to dissuade his readers from following them more than he is concerned with condemning t...
New Creation: sounds good. No more death, suffering, or hunger (for much of the world this is really good news), and free water from which we never thirst This means that as followers of Jesus we are not called simply to be saved and then to sit around waiting for Jesus to come back and make it all right! God has already begun the process of making it right!Think of it this way: if one of the central features of the New Creation is the presence of God among His people, then does not the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives means that the New Creation has already begun?This is why Paul can ...
Monday: Read 1 Peter 3:1-7 Today’s reading is a prime example in which understanding the cultural context (in this case, the Greco-Roman context) is Peter was not indicating that women were inferior in their roles. As argued above, Peter has already affirmed the independence and equality of women when it comes to choosing their own religion. The fact that they were listening to his advice in this letter is an affirmation of their rights in Christ, which were often not granted to them in the Greco-Roman culture. In light of all this, the best understanding of Peter’s reference to women as ...