Peter's appeal that all to whom he speaks can claim the promise as fully as himself. The phrase "those that are afar off," was probably wide enough to cover both the Jews of the Dispersion, to whom the Apostle afterwards wrote (1Peter 1:1-2), and the heathen nations among whom ...
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The apostle Peter wrote, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:20-21). Scripture is not a matter of man’s own...
“God wrote the Bible.” The Holy Spirit movedprophetslikeMosesand apostles likePaulto write about God’s relationship with the world (1 Ti 3:16;2 Pe 1:20–21). “About 40 people wrote the Bible.” Theindividual bookswere written by many authors over many years in many places to many...
Who wrote the Bible: God or man? The Scripture says in 2 Peter 1:20-21, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” The Holy ...
See who wrote the Bible and how it was written. It is the history of the Bible that makes it unique among 'sacred texts.' Short article also answers questions about how the books of the Bible were chosen, if the Bible has changed over the years, if what
Bible > Commentaries > 2 Peter 2:1◄ 2 Peter 2:1 ► But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction...
In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; Links1 Peter 5:5 Bible Hub1...
—1 and 2 Corinthians: Two Letters written in A.D. 56, during Paul’s time in Ephesus. They contain rather spirited interventions occasioned by disorders and divisions in the community. —Philippians: A Letter that is especially cordial in tone. It is the first Letter that Paul wrote from ...
After about 30 years of that time, their leader decided to write the Quran before all this group died and lose the Quran so they wrote it and put all of it in one book. Writing keeps everything organized and keep everything that we had so it will continue through the generations. ...