Posts from December 2025

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Observations from 3rd John & Jude

by Tyler Dirks

What’s so great about Gaius? Gaius is a truthful guy! TRUTHFUL??? …Like Gaius believes the truth that God created everything out of nothing, and Jesus is the eternal Son of God, etc.? Well, Gaius DOES believe in those truths, but the primary truth vibes you’d get from Gaius is of the Romans 7:24, John 4:29, […]

Observations from 2 Peter

by Tyler Dirks

The missive starts out “Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ.” And of course many people immediately wonder to themselves, “I thought Peter was fired after Matthew 16:22-23 and his misconduct in Antioch (see Galatians 2:11-14)!?!?” Nope. Peter wasn’t fired because he did John 4:29, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 9:13 , Romans 7:24, and […]

Observations from 1 Peter [continued]

by Tyler Dirks

It is good to live with weaker vessels in an understanding way, showing honor to weaker vessels. (e.g. Luke 2:49-51 …12 year old Jesus of Nazareth is being understanding and showing honor to Mary as a weaker vessel in this scene). It is good to have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, […]

Diotrephes & King Saul

by Tyler Dirks

“I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to […]

Observations from 1 Peter

by Tyler Dirks

We are addressed/identified as… exiles of the Dispersion! We are to think of ourselves (and we are to be regarded) as sojourners …like Hadassah (a.k.a. Esther), Daniel (a.k.a. Belteshazzar), Hananiah (a.k.a. Shadrach), Mishael (a.k.a. Meshach), and Azariah (a.k.a. Abednego). And we are ALL ABOUT/FOR —> obedience to Jesus Christ and ALL ABOUT/FOR —> sprinkling with […]