Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
They [the scoffers] will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
Summary: Logic is something we all use in some form. Even the scoffer uses a kind of logic. The question then becomes a question of fact; what do we know?
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:4 — Logic & Reason”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: Loving each other as our Lord has commanded us is a risky proposition. We have to be willing to expose what is in our hearts and deal with what we find there.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Pt VI — My Real Fear”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: Satan’s strategy often relies on the tactic of “divide and conquer.” When it comes to dividing up Jesus’ commands, we might be falling into Satan’s hands.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Part II — Focal Point”
… and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
Summary: What does Peter mean by “the” command? How many commands are there? What is a command anyway?
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2b Part I — Deep Waters”
I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets …
Summary: What do you think of when you recall the words of the holy prophets? If we turn to Jesus, he makes it easy for us.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:2a — The Deadly Pun”
I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
Summary: Peter understands how our minds work. He wants to make certain that we keep God’s will first and foremost in our minds all the time.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:1b — Stirred Up”
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness…
Summary: The way of righteousness is in knowing Jesus as Savior. Knowing about Jesus is not the same thing as knowing and following Jesus.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:21a — The Way”
With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning …
Summary: Peter is not afraid to tackle tough topics. In this passage, he takes on adultery.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:14a — Eye Full”
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”
…yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
Summary: The history of Israel provides numerous examples of what not to do when it comes to serving God.
Continue reading “2 Peter 2:11 — Brothers”