
God is going to reveal his strength – his strong arm – in an unbelievable way. What does the powerful arm of God look like? It looks like Jesus – humiliated, rejected and beaten, and then dying on a cross.


God is going to reveal his strength – his strong arm – in an unbelievable way. What does the powerful arm of God look like? It looks like Jesus – humiliated, rejected and beaten, and then dying on a cross.


In this passage we will hear Peter’s instructions regarding the Christian attitude toward authority – and it is extremely instructive to us. Writing from Rome, and living under the tyranny of a maniac who would later literally crucify him, he tells us to submit.

It’s interesting. Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach or teach the Bible. Nor does it seem they ever asked Him. But they frequently observed Him praying – the God-Man communing with His Father. On at least one occasion they were motivated to ask Him for a lesson on the topic – so He gave them one. Paul now gives Timothy a brief lesson here.