MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD 1 PETER _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 3 WIVES AND HUSBANDS v1 You wives must respect and obey your own husbands. Some husbands do not obey God’s word. When they see your good behaviour, they will want to know God. This will happen, even if you have not spoken to them about God.... [ Continue Reading ]
A Christian wife must live a holy life (1 Peter 1:15). She should respect and obey her husband, even if he still does not obey God. But sometimes her husband may tell her to do something that is a *sin. This is the only time that she must not obey him. A husband will see that his wife behaves better... [ Continue Reading ]
A woman can make herself beautiful on the outside. This is not wrong. However, a Christian woman should be beautiful in her spirit too. A ‘gentle spirit’ means that she does not insist that she is always right. She does not make other people do what she wants to do. She does not argue or fight. A ‘q... [ Continue Reading ]
What Peter wrote in verses 1-4 is not new. It is true for all women in every country at all times. Abraham and Sarah lived nearly 2000 years before Peter wrote this letter. You can read about them in Genesis Chapter s 11-25. Sarah was a holy woman, because she trusted God. She did what was right. ‘S... [ Continue Reading ]
The way that a husband behaves is also very important. Every husband should learn how to care for his wife. A man has a stronger body, so that he can protect his wife. He must not think that it is bad that she is weaker. God decided to make men and women different. But they will receive an equal *in... [ Continue Reading ]
Members of a family sometimes argue and fight. This can happen even in a Christian family. God does not want this. People argue because they are selfish and proud. Sometimes they do not love each other. Christians must learn to agree and not to argue. Humble people care more about other people than... [ Continue Reading ]
It is quite easy to behave well when people are kind. When people behave badly towards another person, that person’s natural reaction is to be bad in return. This is not what Jesus did (see chapter 1 Peter 2:23). Whatever other people say, a Christian should always reply with good words. God only bl... [ Continue Reading ]
To ‘enjoy life and have good days’ does not mean that Christians can live without troubles in their lives. It means that God will care for them, if they live the right way. They should be careful what they say. Sometimes Christians say evil things and tell lies. This causes trouble. Instead, they mu... [ Continue Reading ]
When people do what is right, they usually receive *praise (1 Peter 2:14). Christians should always do what is right. This is important, even if they suffer for it. Christians are not to be afraid of anything. Nothing can take away the Christian’s *blessings. God cares for everyone who does what is... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ is *Lord of all circumstances. He has all authority. The people who do bad things to Christians are not in control. Christians should always trust Christ. Other people will notice this. They may ask you about this ‘*hope’ that you say you have. Sure *hope in Jesus Christ is what makes Christi... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Conscience’ is the part of people that feels guilty when they do wrong things. If people obey God, their conscience will be innocent. Christians should not worry when people oppose them. One day God will give these people a guilty conscience, because they have spoken what is wrong.... [ Continue Reading ]
God sometimes allows even good people to suffer. They must continue to trust God. This will show that they have a genuine *faith in God (chapter Revelation 1:7). Suffering is the right punishment only when a person does evil.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is another verse that explains the good news about Jesus in a very simple way. God is holy. *Sin separates people from God. The punishment for *sin is death (Romans 6:23). Jesus died to forgive *sins. Jesus himself did not *sin. But he died to take away the *sins of other people. Men killed his... [ Continue Reading ]
In his second letter, Peter says that Noah was a *preacher of right behaviour (2 Peter 2:5). The Holy Spirit spoke through Noah. He warned the people to stop their wicked behaviour. But they would not obey God, so they died in the flood. When Christ rose from death, he went and *preached to the spir... [ Continue Reading ]
The story about Noah and the flood is in Genesis 6:11-9. Noah was a *righteous man, but the rest of the people at that time were wicked. God decided to destroy the wicked people. He told Noah to build a big boat. He was patient while Noah took many years to build it. Then God flooded the world and a... [ Continue Reading ]
*Baptism does not make someone a Christian. Their *faith in Jesus Christ does. But *baptism is a sign of what has happened. The water is like the flood that washed away all the evil in the days of Noah. The boat is like *salvation that saves people from death. A Christian comes out of the *baptism w... [ Continue Reading ]
God lives in heaven. God is a spirit. He does not have a body. Jesus is now ‘at the right hand of God’. This means that Jesus has the same power and authority as God. Even powerful *angels with great authority are under his control. SIN ~ all that people do wrong against God or other people; the evi... [ Continue Reading ]