Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
…in the last days scoffers will come (2 Peter 3:3)
Summary: In today’s mediation we look at Peter’s warning about the coming of scoffers. Are they really much of a threat? As it turns out, they are.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt IV — The Scoffer”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: The third warning Peter gives us has to do with false teachers. Beware!
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt III — Danger Ahead”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: Peter is about to depart this world and he tells this news to his brothers and sisters in Christ. How would they have felt? How would they respond? These are the questions we wrestle with today.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Pt II — The Guide”
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard…
Summary: Things are not always what they seem. What we cannot see is greater than what we can see. Peter has warned us of several things. Today we look back at confirming our calling.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:17a Part I — Illusions”
… which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Summary: In this letter, Peter has continually called out those who oppose the Gospel. It is worth a minute’s thought to consider why his words are so important.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:16c — Enemies of the Gospel”
His letters contain some things that are hard to understand …
Summary: Understanding the context of the times helps us understand why Paul was the perfect man to explain the New Covenant to the world.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:16b — The Quintessential Jew”
Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation…
Summary: While we wait for the Lord’s return, there is work to be done.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:15a — Beacon of Light”
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
Summary: Today’s passage summarizes the point of Peter’s letter. From his greeting to his closing point about our precious faith, Peter outlines the Christian life in brilliant detail.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:14 — Rinse and Repeat”
…where righteousness dwells.
Summary: Peter tells us about a new heaven and a new earth and then tells us that righteousness will dwell there. How can this be? What will this look like? Scripture gives us clues that help us understand God’s promise of new life in him.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:13b — The Meaning of Righteous”
… and speed its [the day of God] coming.
Summary: Remembering what it was like to be a little kid can help us understand what Peter is telling us about the day of God.
Continue reading “2 Peter 3:12b — WANT-O-METER”