Foundation of the world

Cited from You Tube 

'Peter spells out the initial principles of the call to a life of devotion to Christ.' 

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Bruce Gore continues with his series on 1 Peter. This week: Peter's First Rules for Holy Living 

1 Peter 1:20 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [a]in these last times for the sake of you 21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. a 1 Peter 1:20 Lit at the end of the times

Christ is the lamb slain from the foundation (foundations also works theologically) of the world, Revelation 13: 8, see also Revelation 5 for related. 

Ephesians 1:3-4: New American Standard Bible (NASB)

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before [a]Him. In love Footnotes: (a) Ephesians 1:4 Or Him, in love

 

Genesis & Church

Friday afternoon and my friend 'Chucky' texted me at work and asked me if I was attending the Genesis discussion at church, that evening. I said yes, and we carpooled...  

Teaching from Genesis 

It is good to be a member of a church with these types of serious, intellectual, biblical, discussions.

1 Peter 1:10-16

 

Cited from You Tube 

'Based on the radical transformation that takes place through the new birth, it is only fitting that a person's life will take an entirely new direction.'

The hope for the regenerate (John 3, Titus 3, 1 Peter 1) is not primarily in politics or the world system, but in Jesus Christ and the culminated Kingdom of God. Christians should be politically aware, but trusting in God and the Kingdom of God. Pray for holiness...

Regeneration precedes faith

 

@ the 22:30 minute mark forward, Gore mentions investing in the eternal inheritance. 

@ the 25 minute mark forward, Gore mentions that regeneration precedes faith. (1 Peter 1, John 3, Titus 3, Ephesians 1-2, my add)

Ephesians 2: 1-2 2 And [a]you [b]were dead [c]in your offenses and sins, 2 in which you previously walked according to the [d]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the [e]sons of disobedience. 

a Ephesians 2:1 Lit being 

b Ephesians 2:1 I.e., Gentile believers

c Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of 

d Ephesians 2:2 Lit age 

e Ephesians 2:2 I.e., people opposed to God