When friends, family members, and even respected church leaders fall away from the faith, it is deeply sad and painful. But the reality is that we are all tempted to compromise our faith in one way or another. We all need to be careful not to fall.
Peter and Jude knew that first-hand. They wrote with a sense of urgency, showing a deep concern for the believers they were addressing. Their aim? To help their readers stand firm.
Verse by verse, pastor Miguel N��ez unpacks these two short letters, showing how they are still utterly relevant to us today--warning us where we may be in danger of stumbling and equipping us to stand firm in our faith.
This expository guide is less academic than a traditional commentary and includes lots of application. It can be read from cover to cover, used in personal devotions, or referred to as a resource for leading small groups or preparing sermons.
Dr. Miguel Núñez serves as the Senior Pastor of the International Baptist Church in Santo Domingo and is the Founder and President of Wisdom & Integrity Ministries, the vision of which is to impact today’s Spanish-speaking generation with the revelation of God's Word. In addition, he forms part of the teaching staff of the Wisdom and Integrity Bible Institute.
He graduated from Medical School in 1980 in Santo Domingo and later finished his training in Internal Medicine (1982-85) and Infectious Diseases (1985-87) in the USA, becoming board-certified in both specialties.
In the area of ministry, he has a master's degree in theology (ThM) from the Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies (2010) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (2014).
I’ve used this for the past 5 months or so as one resource to help prepare for leading a small group Bible study on 1 & 2 Peter and Jude. I found it both easy to read and packed with good questions that I could adapt for the group discussion. In conjunction with other commentaries, definitely worth the read.
My least favorite study in this series so far. Several parts of the book felt like they were trying to fill a minimum page count. There were, however, still several great takeaways and it got me reading a couple of parts of the Bible I normally wouldn't.
I usually find the volumes in this series really encouraging. This one - whilst solid in it's understanding was pretty dry and lacked nuance in application.