This episode covers the opening words of 2 Peter by slowing down to consider the man God chose to speak through. Before doctrine, warning, or instruction, Peter introduces himself as a servant and apostle shaped by failure, restoration, and long obedience to Jesus. Written near the end of his life, these verses carry the weight of a man who knows who he is, why he believes, and where his hope rests. Understanding Peter’s identity, calling, and transformation matters because Scripture did not come through abstractions, but through real people carried along by the Spirit. If we want to read this letter rightly, we have to begin by listening to the voice behind it.

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“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV