The Wrong Kind of Wisdom (3:15–16)
The True Wisdom (2) (3:17–18) (contd)
Human Pleasure or God’s Will? (4:1–3)
The Consequences of the Life Dominated by Pleasure (4:1–3) (contd)
Friendship with the World and Enmity with God (4:4–7) (contd)
God the Jealous Lover (4:4–7) (contd)
The Glory of Humility and the Tragedy of Pride (4:4–7) (contd)
The Godly Sorrow (4:8–10) (contd)
The Godly Humility (4:8–10) (contd)
The Sin of Judging Others (4:11–12)
The Mistaken Confidence (4:13–17)
The Worthlessness of Riches (5:1–3)
The Social Passion of the Bible (5:1–3) (contd)
The Way of Selfishness and its End (5:4–6)
Waiting for the Coming of the Lord (5:7–9)
The Coming of the King (5:7–9) (contd)
The Triumphant Patience (5:10–11)
The Needlessness and the Folly of Oaths (5:12)
A Healing Church (5:13–15) (contd)
The Truth which Must be Done (5:19–20)
The Supreme Human Achievement (5:19–20) (contd)
1 PETER
Introduction to the First Letter of Peter
The Chosen of God and the Exiles of Eternity (1:1–2) (contd)
The Three Great Facts of the Christian Life (1:1–2) (contd)
The Rebirth of Christians (1:3–5)
The Great Inheritance (1:3–5) (contd)
Protected in Time and Safe in Eternity (1:3–5) (contd)
The Secret of Endurance (1:6–7)
Unseen but not Unknown (1:8–9)
The Foretelling of the Glory (1:10–12)
The Message of the Preacher (1:10–12) (contd)
The Necessary Strength and Power of the Christian Faith (1:13)
The Christless Life and the Christ-filled Life (1:14–25)
1. Jesus Christ Redeemer and Lord
2. The Christless Life
3. The Christ-filled Life
What to Lose and What to Yearn for (2:1–3)
That on which to Set the Heart (2:1–3) (contd)
The Nature and Function of the Church (2:4–10)
1. The Stone which the Builders Rejected
2. The Nature of the Church
3. The Glory of the Church
4. The Function of the Church
Reasons for Right Living (2:11–12)
The Greatest Answer and Defence (2:11–12) (contd)
1. As Citizens (2:13–15)
2. In Society (2:16)
A Summary of Christian Duty (2:17)