Writings of Elder Joe Holder

1 Peter 1:1-2 – First Recipients and Message

1 Peter 1:1-2 – First Recipients Identified by Grace

1 Peter 1:3-5 – Merciful and Powerful Begetting

1 Peter 1:6-8 – Joy Despite the Trial

1 Peter 1:9-12 – Salvation: Present and Future

1 Peter 1:9-12 – Salvation Now

1 Peter 1:13-16 – What Is Your Battle Strategy?

1 Peter 1:13-16 – What Is Your Fashion?

1 Peter 1:17-21 – God’s Grace: Supreme Motivation to Godly Conduct

1 Peter 1:17-21 – Redemption’s Precious Cost

1 Peter 1:17-21 – Redemption: An Eternal Purpose

1 Peter 1:22-23 – True Obedience Prompts Sincere Love

1 Peter 1:23-25 – Born Again: How Does It Occur?

1 Peter 2:1-3 – Godly Children

1 Peter 2:4-5 – What Is a “Living Stone”?

1 Peter 2:6 – The Benefit of Believing

1 Peter 2:7-8 – Belief and Unbelief: Contrasted

1 Peter 2:9-10 – Who Are You? What Should You Do?

1 Peter 2:11-12 – The Pilgrim Ethic

1 Peter 2:13-16 – The Pilgrim Ethic: Applied

1 Peter 2:17-20 – The Pilgrim Ethic: Ambassadors on Assignment

1 Peter 2:21-24 – Called to Suffer

1 Peter 2:24-25 – Shepherd and Bishop

1 Peter 3:1-6 – Jesus’ Example Applied to Life: Wives

1 Peter 3:8-9 – Jesus’ Example Applied to Life: All Believers

1 Peter 3:10-12 – Some Blessings Are Conditional

1 Peter 3:13-16 – Whom Do We Follow?

1 Peter 3:13-16 – Are You Ready?

1 Peter 3:17-18 – An Unpopular Example

1 Peter 3:18-22 – Salvation in Biblical Baptism

1 Peter 3:18-22 – Spirits in Prison: Who? When? How?

1 Peter 3:18-22 – Bible Baptism

1 Peter 3:18-22 – Baptism and Jesus’ Resurrection

1 Peter 3:18-22 – Who Now Rules?

1 Peter 4:1-5 – The Armor of Jesus’ Mind

1 Peter 4:7-11 – Gospel Ethics Grounded in Resurrection Ethics

1 Peter 4:12-13 – Certain Trials, Certain Joy

1 Peter 4:14-16 – Suffering Is Certain: The Reasons Vary

1 Peter 4:17-19 – What Judgment?

1 Peter 5:1-3 – Godly Ministry

1 Peter 5:4 – A Godly Crown

1 Peter 5:5-7 – Submission and Humility: Godly Virtues, Not Liabilities

1 Peter 5:8-9 – Satan’s True Motive

1 Peter 5:8-9 – In the Church or in the World? Is There a Difference?

1 Peter 5:10 – The God of All Grace

1 Peter 5:10 – Grace Grows Us: Stable, Strong, and Settled

1 Peter 5:11 – God’s Glory and Dominion: Not in Doubt

1 Peter 5:12 – True Grace

1 Peter 5:13-14 – A Personal Faith

2 Peter 1:1-4 – 2 Peter: Theme; A Precious Faith; Protect and Enrich It

2 Peter 1:1-4 – 2 Peter: Blessed Partakers

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Spiritual Addition

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step One: To Faith, Virtue

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Two: To Virtue, Knowledge

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Three: To Knowledge, Temperance

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Four: To Temperance, Patience

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Five: To Patience, Godliness

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Six: To Godliness, Brotherly Kindness

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Step Seven: To Brotherly Kindness, Charity

2 Peter 1:5-9 – Consequences of Refusal to Make Faith Fruitful

2 Peter 2:1-3 – The Character of False Prophets

2 Peter 2:1-3 – The Fruits of False Prophets

2 Peter 2:4-9 – God’s Judgment Is Competent

2 Peter 2:10-16 – God’s Judgment Is Focused and Consistent

2 Peter 2:17-19 – A False Prophet Cannot Deliver What He Promises

2 Peter 2:20-22 – For the False Prophet, Things Get Worse

2 Peter 3:1-4 – A Pure Mind Is Not a Pollyanna Mind

2 Peter 3:5-7 – Willful Ignorance

2 Peter 3:7-9 – Scripture’s Faithful Work

2 Peter 3:10 – Second Coming Described

2 Peter 3:11-13 – Heaven: What to Expect

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