Salem Baptist Church Albert Co Inc

09/07/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Guilt offerings.

‘Now if a person sins after he hears a public adjuration to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he does not tell it, then he will bear his guilt.

Leviticus 5:1

This is not you ratting out your neighbor to get them in trouble; it is telling authorities what you know when a crime has been committed. This whole chapter is about guilt offering and when you need to offer them. This offence would be when you say, "I am not getting involved, and because you do, you allow someone to commit a crime, which makes you an accomplice. You can understand this guilt offering but just keep reading the chapter, and you will understand how easy it was to become guilty.

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09/06/2026

Chances are you will be fine.

09/05/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Failing gossip.

and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

1 Peter 3:16

This verse is telling the Christians to behave in such a way that even those who hear gossip about you will not be believed, because they have seen how you behave. I hear a woman slandering Mother Teresa and I dismissed it because I had heard so much about her. There is a Nigerian Christian killed every two hours, and no one of good conscience is defending those killing them. Those killing them may be winning the war, but they are losing the hearts and minds of the world.

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09/04/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Gentleness, not a hammer.

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

1 Peter 3:15

I remember a cartoon about the lack of gentleness. It was a woman speaking to someone about Jesus and the speech ballon wasn't shaped like a cloud it was shaped like a hammer over the other person's head. She was not gentle at all; she was inflicting pain. God wants us to be gentle and kind and only be tough if nothing else will work. It is a last resort.

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09/02/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Be ready.

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

1 Peter 3:15

The reason a policeman carries a gun and all that other stuff on a belt is, so they are ready for any situation. This passage is telling us to be ready to give a defense for the hope that is in you. The nice thing is that the Holy Spirit who lives within you, is he is there to help. The Bible says not to fear when you stand before kings because the words will be given you. That leaves the guy at the gym, and the woman at the beauty salon, for them you should have a simple gospel message prepared.

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09/02/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Their only weapon is bluff.

But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled,

1 Peter 3:14

Jesus said, do not fear those who can only kill the body. Think of it as a bunch of people with guns and no bullets. They can wave them around and threaten you, but the threats are empty. You see, all the powers of darkness gathered against you must seek permission from God to do anything to harm you and God promises the harm will be used for good.

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09/01/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Unlikely, but it happens.

But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled,

1 Peter 3:14

Verse 13 said if you do well, people would likely leave you alone, but on occasion you will suffer for righteousness's sake. If you are one of them, Peter says you are blessed, because Jesus is keeping track of it and will reward those who suffer for his sake. Jesus said do not fear those who can only kill the body, because that is the limit of their power. He is saying, "If this was poker, you hold four aces, and they have a pair of two's." Yours is the winning hand.

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08/31/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
A soft spot.

Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

1 Peter 3:13

What this seems to be saying is that if you are always doing good, people for the most part want to keep you around. No one wants to drive off the mother who makes cookies. This is like Proverbs in that it is generally true and doesn't account for exceptions. Peter does deal with that later, but for the most part, if you are kind to people, they develop a soft spot for you. God will reward you in heaven for being kind to people, but people might love you while you are here.

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08/30/2026

Post salvation goodness.

08/30/2026

Pastor Peter's daily reflections.
Surveillance, the best kind

“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

1 Peter 3:12

God knows everything about everyone, so how are we further blessed by getting what everyone has? Think of it this way, the RCMP protects everyone, but certain people like the prime minister have a detail that ensures his safety. Peter is saying that God is your security detail and he is actively watching and listening to you, to protect us. No disrespect to the RCMP but God will do better by an infinite margin every time.

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