As usual, only those who have been given the hearts to build up and encourage others, you are the ones I hope to hear from. Those who thrive on teaching each other apart: Please visit another thread.
Today's study of 1 Peter is extremely difficult, and the above concept is no different.
1 Peter 3:19-20 NLT - "So he went and preached to the spirits in prison - those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood."
Jesus only preached to the above group? Only those during Noah's days? Jesus didn't preach to any other generation? And what about those who rose from the dead and were seen walking in the cemetery after Jesus rose from the grave? Wouldn't that have indicated that Jesus gave all others the chance to place Faith in Christ, too?
Supporting Verses (if interested):
Rom 30:25-26 NLT - "For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus."
Matt 27:50-53 NLT - "Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus' resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people."
Today's study of 1 Peter is extremely difficult, and the above concept is no different.
1 Peter 3:19-20 NLT - "So he went and preached to the spirits in prison - those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood."
Jesus only preached to the above group? Only those during Noah's days? Jesus didn't preach to any other generation? And what about those who rose from the dead and were seen walking in the cemetery after Jesus rose from the grave? Wouldn't that have indicated that Jesus gave all others the chance to place Faith in Christ, too?
Supporting Verses (if interested):
Rom 30:25-26 NLT - "For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus."
Matt 27:50-53 NLT - "Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus' resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people."
