 Okay. Good morning and welcome everyone. We continue with the first Peter chapter 5 and then we will switch on to second Peter chapter 1 today. Let's pray and let's begin today's class. Heavenly Father, we thank You for the opportunity Lord to Lord dwell in Your Word. Thank You that Your Word, O God, Lord transforms us, strengthens us, and God, even the unfinished parts of us, O God, thank You, Lord, that as we engage in Your Word, that, God, You are forming something wonderful in each one of us, Father. You're making us, O God, into the image of Your Son, Jesus Christ. So, Lord, we thank You, Lord. We thank You for every opportunity to engage in Your Word. We bless You and honor You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. So, let's get back to first Peter chapter 5. We read through the whole chapter and we did the first section there where we said that Peter is exorting the pastors or the elders of the church to take care of God's flock and he says that the Lord Jesus is the chief shepherd. So, we have someone who is our role model when it comes to taking care of God's people. We saw the kind of heart, the attitude that one needs to have in order to take care of God's people. That one shouldn't be like a Lord over God's people but be an example, have an eager spirit and not have personal agenda but genuinely want to care and see the growth and, you know, expansion of God's kingdom. Now, coming to the next section here, he's calling the believer to live a life submitted to God and the key to overcoming the enemy in our lives is firstly, submission to God. So, when we talk about spiritual warfare, we generally quote, right, the scripture where we say, you know, resist the devil. He will flee from you, resist him, steadfast in the faith. Over here verse 9, it says, resistance, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But while resisting him is a part of what we need to do, you know, firstly, Peter talks about, you know, being submitted to God and having a humble attitude. So, a very oft-repeated scripture, we find it here in 1 Peter chapter 5 and verse 5 where he says, likewise you younger people submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another and be clothed with humility. For God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. So, he is teaching us about submission, submission overall of course to God but then submission also to those in authority, elders refers to those in authority and one another, meaning the fellowship of believers, the brotherhood. So, being submitted to God, being submitted to elders, being submitted to the brothers and sisters in Christ, you know, that demonstrates our humility. We are walking in humility, clothed with humility or having an attitude of humility that he says that when we do have humility, what is it that we can receive from God? We receive grace from God and so humility is demonstrated in our attitude. Humility helps us receive more grace from God and verse 6, we see that when we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, an exaltation is expected. So, God himself will exalt us in due time. So, there is a right time when we can see God bringing us, you know, in a place where there is honour on our lives. So, we just have to, it's not that we should go looking for that honour. No, there is a right time when God himself will do it for us when we are walking in humility and so that trust in God is essential, dependence on God is essential. So, he's teaching us about, you know, submission, he's teaching us about humility, he's teaching us about trusting God, he says in verse 7, cast your cares upon the Lord for he cares for you. So, trust in God wholeheartedly and when we do this, you know, we are in a better position to resist the devil and then, you know, he says be sober and vigilant because your adversary, the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. So, we understand that Satan uses, we've seen this, we've discussed it in the book of James, how there are external influences. He tries to attract us with what the world has to offer to us. He influences us from the outside, which can lead to an oppression if we're given to Satan. But also there are things of the flesh within us, that if we don't deal with, whatever you tolerate will dominate is what court says. So, if we tolerate the fleshly aspects in us, then what happens is they may begin to dominate us and so here Peter is telling us that we should be sober. What is sober? You know, sober is somebody who's in their right mind, who has a balanced way of thinking, who's not drunk, who's not under the influence of alcohol. So sober, generally we refer to sober as that. So sober is being in our right mind or being very balanced, being without any excesses, you know, avoiding excesses in our lives where we are moderate, we are in check, we are in self control. So a believer who's like that, who is living their lives, you know, committed to the word and very alert, sober, be vigilant. Vigilant is again alert, when we are balanced in our mind, when we are able to think correctly, that also actually shows alertness, but he adds and he says be alert. So when a believer is in self-control, a believer is alert, then it's very difficult for Satan to get us and he's calling Satan adversary. Adversary is an opponent. So obviously Satan, no suggestion of the enemy is going to benefit us because he's the enemy and he's our adversary. So he's like a roaring lion and it is his duty, he's taken it as his duty to bring down, you know, people. And so as a believer, we maintain that posture of self-control, of alertness, so that we can resist him. And then, you know, he says resist him. So once we are in submission, once we are in humility, you know, once we are trusting in the Lord and we are walking correctly, you know, under self-control and alertness, then it's easy to take over the enemy and he says faith, faith is another characteristic, resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. So to have confidence in God and know that whatever I'm going through is not unique, many people have been through it, but they have overcome by the power of God and so even I can overcome. And obviously, you know, he's speaking to persecuted believers, so sufferings, they understand what he's talking about and he's saying, don't worry, whatever's happening, trust in the Lord, even in the time of persecution, many of you are going through all these matters, but God is there, he will help and then he exhorts God in the next two verses. He says, but may the God of all grace, God of all grace, what does it mean? God will, God will pour out his grace on us. That's how we are going to get through anything in our lives. So the God of all grace who called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you. So very beautiful. God does not waste anything. Now, we don't say that God calls us to suffering and God wants to make people suffer so that they can become strong. You know, it's not like that, but we are living in this fallen world. Our God has this ability to use the sufferings, to use what we go through to, as he says, perfect, establish, strengthen. We've seen already how, you know, when we are waiting on the Lord, when we are suffering, it can build character in us. When we are patient, it can form a more mature individual of us. And so that's what he is referring to here. And he's saying, when we go through these matters, thank God, he has the ability to use even these sufferings to make us more mature. Perfect is nothing but mature. And with maturity comes establishing, strength, settle, meaning there is a certainty about it. There is a stability about it. There is a firmness about it. And with maturity, you will receive that. So your suffering will not be wasted. Just trust in God and, you know, you will resist the work of the opposer or the adversary who is Satan. And he says, to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever, amen. So he's saying, look, we praise God because everything, you know, all things will work together for good to those who love the Lord and who are called according to his purpose. And that is our great God, glory be to him. You know, dominion is his forever and ever, amen. So he's just worshiping God, knowing that, you know, God is able to sustain us. God is able to take care of us. And the farewell message towards the end, where he says, by Silvenus our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly. So commentators say that maybe this last section was written by Peter himself. Till now, Silas helped him to write out a wonderful literary piece because Peter was a fisherman and he did not have the expertise to, you know, write an excellent letter. So Silvenus helped him. Now, a few lines possibly written by Peter, he says, I've written through the help of Silvenus, but, you know, I, I can't, I have written to you briefly, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. So he is just encouraging the believer and he's saying, you know, God is with you, you're doing well in God. And that's because of the grace of God. And he brings a greeting to the churches. Remember, we said that he speaks to the dispersion of the believers in Asia Minor, the various churches, and he brings a greeting. He says, she who is in Babylon. So what does it mean? She, so she commentators say is used for the bride and who is the bride, the church. So Peter is possibly talking about a local church. So he's talking about a church. She is a church, a church who is in Babylon, Babylon. Now, when we look at Babylon here, Babylon may not, you know, at the time when the apostles lived, it did not have the kind of significance of ancient Babylon, you know, all the wickedness and the power that Babylon carried in the ancient times. It wasn't that to the apostles, but it was probably just referring to the place. So he was probably writing from the physical city of Babylon. And he's just making a mention of it. And there is a church in Babylon. So, you know, he's just writing from that physical city. Or some commentators say that he was probably referring to Rome or Jerusalem. And the fact that a lot of ungodly things had taken over. So he is, he is sort of not literally, but in a figurative way. Babylon refers to wickedness and evil. So he was probably saying, you know, I'm writing to you from a, from a wicked time or a difficult time. And he was writing from Rome or Jerusalem. And yet he chose to call the church as a church in Babylon. So this is the understanding of that portion. And he says, elect together with you, greets you. And so does Mark, my son. Who is this Mark? Mark is likely the writer of the book of Mark. John Mark, if you recall from the book of Acts, whom Paul was not very happy with, a cousin of Barnabas. But then Mark went on to be one of the co-workers and co-labourers in the, in the mission work of the apostles. And it seems like, you know, Mark was engaging in excellent teamwork. And even Peter, you see how beautifully Paul says, you know, bring Mark along. He's useful for me. But Peter says, Mark, my son. So Mark was serving together and serving faithfully is what we can understand. So, you know, he mentions these Babylon and Mark. And then he says, greet one another with a kiss of love. So what does that mean? It simply means they had a cultural way in which they used to greet one another with a kiss of love. And so he's just promoting the same thing. Now I know times have changed. We have, I mean, we are just doing thumbs up and you know, all those things on, on Zoom, our ways of greeting have changed. But well, he just means that there needs to be the genuine love, right? So great people with love, gesture can be modernized today, I suppose. And peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus in man. So that's like a standard love and peace. That's what the apostles wanted for the people of God, wanted for the churches. So everywhere you see, let there be love, let there be peace. And today that's what we want for our churches as well, the love of God among the brethren, the peace of God ruling and reigning in our midst. And so with that greeting, Peter wraps up the, the first episode. So what we see broadly in the Book of First Peter, we saw words of encouragement to believers who were suffering, persecution. And we also saw instructions for living in difficult times where there is a greater focus on submission, submission to government, submission to masters, why submit to your husbands. And, you know, later on, we, we see how submit to your elders, submit to one another. And when they're living an orderly life. So Peter talks about conduct, behavior. And here and there, he says, look, if this, this being born again experience has not changed our life. If we are the same, the way people of the world are, then tell me like what, what big difference we have in the world. So conduct, behavior is so very important. And when a believer is living like this, a transformed life, the believer is impactful, the believer God will, you know, raise up that believer, you humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and God will raise you up and live with the grace of God, God's grace will enable you from every side. So that is broadly what this, this book is all about. And we know this was written a little in the early 60s AD. And then a little later on comes the second episode of Peter to the believers. So now we can move on to the second episode. So this second episode, again, we, we noticed that he probably wrote this about four to five years later to the churches and the theme of this, this particular letter. Initially it is about, you know, living a life of faith with great stability, how to have that life of stability, right? Faith and stability. So he'll, he'll talk about that. And then he'll go on to warning the believers about ungodly people, just the way Jude, we saw in the book of Jude, where he talks about those false teachers and false prophets and, you know, people who are coming to deceive the body of Christ. So it begins with talking about stability as a believer. And then it goes on to addressing the people of God to be warned about these ungodly men and women who can distract the believers. So chapter two and three will mostly be about that. So today we'll look at chapter one and we'll see what we can learn from here. So first we'll have to read through it. It's kind of long. There are 21 verses. If it is possible for three of us to read seven, seven verses that would be fantastic. Second Peter chapter one verse one, Simon Peter a bond servant and apostle of Jesus Christ to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by glory and virtue by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises that through these you may be particles of the divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust but also for this very reason giving all diligence add to your faith virtue to virtue knowledge to knowledge self control to self control perseverance to perseverance godliness to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness love. Thank you Rosalind. Another person could kindly read the next seven verses. To godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness love for if these things are yours and abound you will be neither barren for nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ for he who likes these things is short-sighted even to blindness and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins therefore brethren be even more diligent to make your call and election sure for if you do these things you will never stumble for so so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for this reason I will not be need to remain to remind you always of these things true although you know and are established in the present truth yes I think it is right as long as I am in this tent to stir you up by reminding you knowing that shortly I must put off my tent just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me thank you Sally another person please moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my disease for we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but where I witnesses of his majesty for he received from god the father honor and glory when such a voice came to him from the excellent glory this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased and we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain and so we have the prophetic word confirm which you do which you do well to heed as a light that signs in a dark place until the dead arms and the morning star rises in your hearts knowing this first that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation for prophecy never came by the will of men and but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit amen thank you thank you Subashish so let's now get in to this chapter second Peter chapter 1 we as I told us this was written a little later in the 60s 60 AD so somewhere around 65 to 68 AD is the date that this book this chapter this episode was written and it is said that it was written during the rule and reign of Nero so Nero ruled in 68 AD that's when you know actually Peter wrote this now in verse 14 if you noticed he says something like knowing that shortly I must put off my tent tent referring to his body so he's while writing this letter he knew that this was the last letter that he's writing so he's saying I'll put off my tent the persecution was so intense that Peter knew that very soon he would be martyred and that's exactly what happened Peter was martyred at AD 69 so you know look at the journey of Peter if you remember in the book of Acts he was put in jail and after James it was his turn but God protected him so many times why why didn't he get protected now you know we really don't have answers to those questions but it's likely that Peter fulfilled the purpose that God had for him and he himself knew that the time is coming up and this time around I will put off my tent meaning he would you know he he would die or be martyred so this is a little bit of the timeline of when this was written so he begins with the greeting he says Simon Peter born servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ so some commentators say the order in which he you know puts these words both are descriptions of who he is and in those days you know do loss or the Greek word born servant it's it's a term that is used to describe a slave for life somebody who does not have anything else and no agenda nothing you have a master and your life is all about that master and it's it's amazing how even Jude right like James we see these these ministers of God even Paul like some he uses this term born servant where Peter you know he realizes that's that's the goal of his life I'm living for my master the Lord Jesus and before he says apostle you know somewhere we may draw identity from our calling or the the office of an apostle that sounds more glamorous right compared to born servant but the mindset that the apostles had they were very committed to to serving God no matter what and so you know the order he first says born servant then he says apostle of Jesus Christ and remember this Peter is somebody who walked with Jesus now Paul yeah Paul did not have those natural experiences with Jesus but Peter has seen it all Peter was there with Jesus when the miracles took place you know Peter was there when when Jesus was was being beaten uh and so he he even experientially who Jesus was right like his knowing of Jesus had that additional aspect to it and knowing Jesus uh he's he's saying look I'm the born servant of of the Son of God or this man of God and I'm the apostle and that kind of an of a commitment he displayed to the Lord Jesus Christ and then he says to those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ obtained like precious faith what is that see we know that faith you know that initial initial uh uh unction of faith that we receive is from the Lord so he says we've all received we've received faith from our Lord Jesus Christ and it is so precious because everything in the kingdom works by faith and one must remember that as a believer and we've all obtained like precious faith right because of the work that Jesus has done on the cross and he says grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord so it's a common greeting when people say this even today many people write like this when they write emails letters they'll say grace and peace be multiplied to you um and it's beautiful that we can have grace which is the ability to serve the ability to do things for God and peace you know experience shalom of God but how can we have more of this more of grace more of peace through the knowledge of God in our lives so as we get to know God more align our lives more and more to God we'll have you know more of his grace we'll have more of his peace and he goes on to say uh the next section there versus three and four he teaches us how we can live a godly life and how we can escape the corruption in the world because it's a wicked world that we live in but we are called to live holy lives for Jesus Christ so he says his divine power has given us given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness so how can I live a holy life God has given us his divine power right and what does that power have that power uh which pertain to life and godliness so whatever we need for life whatever we need for godly living through the power of God it can be our portion and he also says uh through the knowledge of him who called us by glory and virtue so the knowledge of God right that is what is connected with the power of God working in our lives and he also makes a reference to the great and precious promises exceedingly great and precious promises of God so we have all this we have the power of God you know we have the knowledge of God and we also have his great promises in our lives now by all these things he says we can become partakers of the divine nature of God so we can partake of the divine nature of God it's not like God is calling us to be holy and not providing us with what we need to be holy isn't it if that was the case then we have every every excuse is valid but then he says no look God has given you his divine power you have what you need through the knowledge of God and the precious promises now through these things I can partake of the divine nature what is the divine nature like you know righteous holy just loving kind everything we can be partakers of the divine nature right and when we are walking in the spirit as you know Paul said we overcome the flesh so when we are walking in holiness and righteousness we are already escaping right the corruption the evil the wickedness of the world so God has empowered us in other words he says in a tough time like this God has empowered us to live for him and we can live as overcome us and now he teaches the believer how to you know how to be mature and how to have a fruitful life in God so he lists out in some places like we had done a sermon series here in apc called the seven spices so there are these seven spices no time to talk about each spice individually so we'll put it together and make one curry today okay quickly and we'll just talk about all the seven spices that God wants for us as believers in our character and you know main thing is we need to incorporate them right so what are these these spices that we need so he says giving all diligence diligence is we we are keenly putting in hard work we are we are committedly on that work right so that is diligence so giving all diligence meaning be serious about this work on this add to your faith virtue so first is faith first of all what should a believer have our life must be marked by faith where does faith come from faith comes from the word of God so as a believer to abound in faith right have faith in God keep strong faith in God day to day and that is very necessary so Peter emphasizes faith he says add to that virtue so I can't just keep saying that you know I have faith and that's about it and I don't have anything else but he says virtue what is virtue virtue is character okay having the right character and we can speak so many things about character isn't it to have the right heart the right motivation so virtue is that the right character good character so he says along with faith imagine a believer who who who is developing in character you know becoming more like Christ how beautiful it is you have a lovely combination there and he says when virtue is there let's add another thing right what is that he says knowledge don't be lacking in knowledge we may grow in our faith we grow in our virtue but then if we become weak in our knowledge of God meaning we we are not you know developing our it's not when he says knowledge it's not just got to do with intellectual knowledge but the knowing of God you know in terms of the the word in experientially in knowledge right and experiencing God so he says have faith have virtue have knowledge and then he says have self-control how beautiful it'll be for a believer who's growing like this right having these elements and also having self-control self-control we see this in the fruit of the spirit it's a demonstration of that kind of maturity so self-control for a believer self-control in what areas you know self-control can be in our thought life it can be in our you know in our appetites it can be in the way we speak when we saw James you know James talked about the tongue and how one should speak edifying words and you know the tongue needs to be tamed and so there is there is exercise of self-control in the way we speak so in all these aspects when one is demonstrating self-control that is a sign of maturity it's like a well-rounded all-round believer so self-control is a part of that believer's life he says perseverance so that's again you know it makes for such a mature believer so self-control and then perseverance is to have patience to endure you know the way the book of Hebrews talks about it that we we endure we overcome suffering keeping our eyes fixed on the Lord knowing that when we go through whatever it is right now God will bring us out he will bring us out with a reward so believer who's able to persevere right and to that he says godliness godliness is holy living okay so holiness worship unto the Lord so living our lives as worship unto the Lord with holiness okay and righteousness and all of that then godliness he says add brotherly kindness brotherly kindness has to do with extending grace and extending you know genuine love for the people of God who are in our lives so brotherly kindless it's more the relational aspect of it so far we talked about a personal you know personal things that we need to have but here something relational brotherly kindness and he says finally to that you know you add love now I know I've put it all in a very small nutshell but as I stated earlier we've done a seven-part series over seven Sundays so or maybe you know slightly lesser Sundays but there's so much more that we can gain out of each of these elements that as a believer we must grow in and have all these facets in our lives because it's important we can't just say okay I'm a believer I have faith and that's it don't ask me right about holy living don't ask me about relating rightly with other believers don't ask me we can't say that we need to be well rounded so what is the advantage of being well rounded and mature like this he adds a few more benefits so from verse 8 he says for if these things are yours and abound you will neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ so we are saying that we are growing in God we are learning more about God but how can that be done well okay how can we avoid you know some lacunae there or some blur in our knowledge of God so for us not to be barren or unfruitful in getting to know God we need all these elements right so a believer is sincerely trying to conform to the image of the Son of God and then you know our growing in his knowledge also becomes very effective and he says for he who lacks these things is short-sighted even to blindness and has forgotten that he he was cleansed from his old sins so it simply says that imagine you know as believers we think that it's not important for us to be mature we can just you know do the christian activities and not really have any evidence in our lives and it's okay if we think like that then he's saying we don't we don't really understand the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and you know the way we have received forgiveness from God and the way our lives have changed now we don't have a proper understanding of that it's very light you know yeah okay I go I'm redeemed but we we've not it's not become a deep reality for us because we are so careless to to live our lives however we wish right so that's what he's saying he's saying that is short-sightedness we've even forgotten you know how we've cleansed from our sins and how what a privilege it is that we are on the other side now and it's not because of our good works it's it's the grace of God right so he's saying we we we are not taking it we're not honoring the work of Jesus we're not honoring the transformation that we've been through when we lack this kind of maturity so again on the way the writer to the Hebrews was saying be mature by now I wish all of you had grown up right that you may be able to teach teach others even Peter is saying let's become mature you know believers friends church let's rise up let's grow up in the Lord be mature then verse 10 he says therefore brethren be even more diligent to make your call and election sure for if if you do these things you will never stumble for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so it's similar to what Hebrews says see we need to get to the finish line okay and again this is not a promotion for salvation by works that's not what it is but what we are being warned of is if a believer is not going to yield to the conviction of the Holy Spirit then you know like Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 10 we run the risk when we are willfully sinning willfully going away from God then he says you know make your call and election sure it's as if we we can even move away from the salvation there is that danger and remember that don't ever get into it and when we do finish the race well then he talks about the reward that we have look at this it's so beautiful so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ you know many times painting the picture of the end is what energizes us to run the race isn't it like so an athlete will think of the time when they when they run past that ribbon which is the finish line for us as believers the thought of you know entering heaven with applause so you can imagine yourself where Jesus is his happy smiling face and you know the host of heaven and loud applause because you finished you walked in an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so when we've lived this this well rounded mature life and we make it to the finish line you know just imagine imagine you know how it'll be to enter heaven having finished the race so he's he's helping the believer have hope you know towards that and then he mentions about the fact that he will soon be gone so from verses 12 to 14 12 to 15 he says I will I must put off this put off my tent just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me so he had a revelation that he's going to die soon he'll be martyred soon but knowing that he's going to be martyred what does he do he says I won't be negligent to remind you always so he doesn't feel bad to keep reminding hey believer you know become mature be strong in God and that's important that's important so he says while I have little bit of time left here full reminders you know I'm sending you reminders so that you will never forget you will never forget even in verse 15 he says I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my disease because this is so important believer you have to be strong you have to be well rounded you have to be mature I'll keep reminding you even my writings are going to keep reminding you after I am God and he also makes a mention of something special there at the end of verse 12 he says though you know and are established in the present truth present truth what does that mean see present truth means that yeah we already have scripture we cannot have any new revelation outside of scripture isn't it it has to be within scripture however in every given time and season there is something known as the present truth that means God is manifesting something or he is he's bringing that revelation to the body of Christ in a deeper way in that time and season and the focus is on that subject that is the present truth okay so it's not outside of scripture but it's more like a highlight okay or the spotlight is on that for example acts 19 you know when Paul he's talking to the efficiency says have you received the Holy Spirit and then they say what is the Holy Spirit we never even heard about the Holy Spirit so they didn't know whereas God was actually pouring out his spirit and people were being filled with it but this set of believers did not know the present truth and so he had to teach them about the baptism in the Holy Spirit so that is what he's saying that may God establish you what he is doing right now you know in this time and season that is called as the present truth so we'll stop here you stopped at verse 15 and we'll pick up from here tomorrow and you know be able to go over chapters 2 and 3 and we can complete so there are any questions we can address them if not we can play and close okay I think that was you know quite self-explanatory whatever Peter has written here so let's pray then and we can wrap up I want to request one of us on the call to lead us in prayer let's pray Heavenly Father I come here under the name of Jesus I thank you for this name thank you for the class that we had and I thank you for your precious word like it guides us which fills us with your wisdom which helps us to walk in victory in this life Jesus from God I pray that everything that we learn Lord we will hold on in our life through the sufferings and through the joy and through all the situations that we go through on this life Jesus help us to be man and woman of your word who walk as the children of the light love for your kingdom we thank you for good wife and connection throughout the class we thank you for Buster Nancy and I thank you for all my classmates over here we just give you all the glory and all the honor because you deserve it Lord in Jesus name I pray thank you thank you jeffina thank you everyone um god bless you and all the best for your assignments yours will be posted today so you'll have sufficient time it'll be more of a quiz which you will be able to answer so all the best and god bless bye for now