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Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Rom 12:1 |
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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Friday, October 24, 2025
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Overview of the New Testament: The Epistles Bible Verse:2 Peter 1:5-7,10-11, 1:16-17, 1:20-21, 3:8-9 (ESV) "Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. . . . [I]f you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. * * * [Know] this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. * * * [W]e did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. * * * But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." Message:
Peter wrote his second epistle shortly before his death; we believe he was martyred during the reign of Nero, so we can date the letter around 65-68 A.D. The style is noticeably different from his first epistle and is marked by long compound sentences (reminiscent of Paul), making it harder to follow; he doesn’t mention Silvanus, as he did in 1 Peter, so we might guess that he did not have Silvanus’ services as an editor and scribe. The content, on the other hand, sounds very much like Peter.
Chapter 1 (of 3) makes two points. First, Peter clarifies what James had said earlier, that “faith without works is dead.” (James 2:14-26) Peter writes a list of practical virtues and exhorts us to make every effort to follow them, to ensure that we do not fall and receive our reward in heaven.
The end of Chapter 1 is a powerful reiteration that Peter was an eyewitness to the events of the Gospel and reaffirms their truth in fact. It constitutes, in effect, an authority clause for the entire New Testament; Peter avows that it is the work of God, not the minds of men.
Killing the serpent Satan, illustrated Bible
Fighting Satan
Chapter 2 is entirely a vituperous tirade against false teachers and false prophets, giving examples of their wrongdoing and promising that they will reap the reward of hell.
The final chapter urges patience in waiting for the second coming of Christ. Peter tells us that it might seem to us that it takes a long time, but God has a purpose, which is to give the people of earth every opportunity to find Christ and be saved when He does return. At the end of the chapter is an interesting comment on Paul’s epistles: “There are some things in them,” Peter says, “that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, . . .” Amen to that!
The theological significance of this short letter is enormous. It comprises the final remarks of, arguably, the second most important human in Christianity, Christ’s personally anointed agent to found his church. It validates the New Testament in two ways: it is an affirmance of factual truth by the primary eyewitness; and it is an attestation of divine inspiration as to writing of it. 2 Peter also gives guidance on exegetical matters, especially concerning time and the doctrine of justification by faith.
Meditation : “Don't believe everything you think.” ~ Anonymous “If you have understood, then what you have understood is not God.” ~ (St.) Augustine Prayer : Now, oh heavenly Father, I ask to be called as a witness to your love by the love I extend to others; a precursor of your justice by my unfailing commitment to what is right and good; a lamp set on a hill, reflecting the light of Christ in my forgiveness, mercy and compassion; and a harvester of souls through my humble and dedicated servanthood. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.,..... |
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