Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
For they [false teachers] mouth empty, boastful words …
Summary: People do not like to appear stupid. To avoid this, rather than admit that we do not know, we sometimes make up answers. Guesses that move us closer to the truth can be helpful. People who present their guesses as truth are not being helpful.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:18a — Special Knowledge”
They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
Summary: Our ability to see blots and blemishes is a reflection of God’s work in our lives.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:13c — Paint Job”
They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done.
Summary: God’s nature is such that He is not capable of desiring revenge. Instead, we condemn ourselves if we reject His Son and His Word.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:13a — Payback is Hell”
… 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: Is God mean? Are his judgments unfair? Does the fact that God is spirit have any impact on what the Bible tells us?
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:6 — Example 3, Part 4: Denouement”
… if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
Summary: God provides both judgment and salvation. Our challenge is to trust God during the process.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:5 — Example 2: The Barn Boat”
… 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”
… 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”
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”
…until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Summary: Peter describes the joy of knowing Jesus by comparing his coming to the dawn after a long, dark night.
Continue reading “2 Peter 1:19e — Son Rise”
We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
Summary: There was a reason that Jesus took three disciples up the mountain to witness his transfiguration.
Continue reading “2 Peter 1:18 — The Real Deal”