Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus Galatia, Capidocia, Asia, Bethinia.

According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ

and for sprinkling with His blood may grace and peace be multiplied to you. One of the things I love about biblical authors is that there's just

no fluff. This is his greeting. It's enough for five hours it's just why do you talk

like that you know most most preachers we feel like we do fluff for five minutes so that people will feel warm and fuzzy.

And then we try to do a little bit of content.

This is no election

exile for knowledge sanctification

blood grace peace certification, blood, grace, peace.

Okay, here we go.

I love it.

It's just my kind of guy.

So let's do something with it. Peter and

apostle of Jesus Christ, Peter's Apostleship and Authority.

Here's Peter Being Commission.

This is Mark 3, and he went up on the mountain and called to it, this is Jesus, called to him those who were whom he desired,

they came to him and he appointed 12 whom he named Apostles so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and

have authority to cast out demons.

He appointed the 12 Simon, whom he gave the name Peter. So there's the origin of Peter's

apostle ship. So don't confuse disciple and apostle.

The disciple means follower of Jesus.

Apostle is one of the 12 whom he gave special authority to be his authoritative

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