Biblical Principles Applied

Here are some thoughts about following Christ as men. You can use the Categories tab to find blog articles on various topics.

Becoming Like Jesus Hurts

This episode examines how on our terrible horrible, no good, very bad days, we can exhibit the inner toughness of character that responds as Jesus would—with steadfastness, instead of giving in to lousy, self-absorbed, wrong attitudes. We then go on to examine how to build the remaining three virtues in Peter’s golden chain that go beyond steadfastness

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Actually Becoming Partakers of the Divine Nature

It is hard to image anything that would please Jesus more than hearing, “I want to be just like you.” Incredibly, the Apostle, Peter tells us in 2 Peter 1:3-8 that God has graciously given us a present—his divine power to partake of his divine, holy nature. He outlines 3 specific steps by which Christians access that divined power. The last 2 episodes examined steps 1-2. This episode examines step 3.

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Peter’s Words When Evil Seems to Be Winning

Against a moral backdrop much like ours, in which evil seemed ready to envelop the whole empire, Peter gave specific advice to the Christ-followers of his day. This episode examines that advice and how we can follow it in today’s world.

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