Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
Summary: Peter reveals how tolerant God is by reminding us of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:6 — Example 3 Part 1: Negotiations”
In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories.
Summary: In today’s passage, Peter gives us a five-star summary of what a false teacher is and does.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:3a — No Limits”
… and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
Summary: Jesus did not come to make us perfect. He came to redeem us from being imperfect. (1 Timothy 2:3-5)
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:2b — The Way of Truth”
Many will follow their depraved conduct …
Summary: Peter challenges us to examine our priorities. Do we share God’s priorities as we should?
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:2a Part 2— God is Not Vain”
Many will follow their depraved conduct …
Summary: Peter’s words today are prophetic. It is important to understand what this means.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:2a Part 1 — Peter the Prophet”
—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Summary: Once again we are confronted by the duality of the physical and the spiritual. In physical terms “swift” means “now.” In spiritual terms, “swift” might simply mean “suddenly.”
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:1d — Surprise!”
… even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them …
Summary: When we use the word “deny,” we must be careful that Satan does not lull us into a false sense of misunderstanding.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:1c — Twisted”
They will secretly introduce destructive heresies …
Summary: Peter begins his description of the false teacher by telling us what they do.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:1b — The First False Teacher”
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Summary: Weddings are an exciting time. They mark a point in life where everything changes. My prayer for the two people getting married today is that this change opens the door to an abundance of blessings from God.
Continue reading “Ephesians 5: 21 — A Marriage Blessing”
… but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Summary: They say that “seeing is believing.” Not everything can be seen.
Continue reading “2 Peter 1:21b — Carried Along”