The BIG Picture (Study)

OBS: God's Word is a Progressive Plan (Part.5.2) This is  Part 5  of the Series Click here for  Part 5.1 (Point #1) TWO interesting points that required a 'CHANGE IN COMMUNICATION' Point #2 I'd like to expand on a piece of information Peter mentions in the second scripture in Part #1 . The scripture in focus is the following, 1 Peter 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten [born, birthed] us again  to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Peter mentions the fact that 'us', in reference to the Jews (Israel) have been begotten (or birthed) AGAIN! Born again? Firstly, what exactly does Peter mean by this, and second, does it line up with what the modern church and many Christians say today? So, in other words, what does 'born again' REALLY mean in the true biblical context, and does it REALLY have any significance in this

OBS: God's Word is a Progressive Plan (Part.5.1) This is  Part 5  of the Series Click here for  Part 4 TWO interesting points that required a 'CHANGE IN COMMUNICATION' Point #1 Even though Peter and John were disciples of Christ and had intimate knowledge of His teachings and life, it's only later, in their epistles that they write about the concepts of grace, the cross, and the redemptive blood , ( which was never mentioned in the Gospels or Acts ). Where did they get it from? Well, they learned it from the revelations that Paul received from the glorified Christ.  2 Peter 3:15 and consider that the longsuffering [patience] of our Lord is salvation — as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you , 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things , in which are some things hard to understand, In the early parts of Acts, Peter and John never mention "