Summary Acts 20-26 The apostle Paul was being opposed by his own people, the Jews, who were plotting evil against him. And at one point he gave a defense of his ministry to the elders in Ephesus. Later on, when he was in Jerusalem, the Jews stirred up a crowd of people against Paul, and … Continue reading In Our Own Defense
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Walking in Holy Conduct and Godliness
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. “Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people … Continue reading Walking in Holy Conduct and Godliness
A Day is Like a Thousand Years
“But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all … Continue reading A Day is Like a Thousand Years
Which Way to Go?
“They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they carouse with you, having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children; forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed … Continue reading Which Way to Go?
Our Adequacy is From God
“Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives … Continue reading Our Adequacy is From God
The Lord Knows How to Rescue
“For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; and if … Continue reading The Lord Knows How to Rescue
False Teachers Among Us
“But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in … Continue reading False Teachers Among Us
We’ll Do Well to Pay Attention
Context (2 Peter 1:1-18 Summary) Peter was talking about genuine biblical God-given and God-persuaded and God-empowered faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, not of the will nor of the flesh of man. It is a faith of equal standing (value) as that of the NT apostles, for it is the … Continue reading We’ll Do Well to Pay Attention
Always Ready to Be Reminded
“Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truth which is present with you. I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder, knowing that the laying … Continue reading Always Ready to Be Reminded
Lavishly Supply Your Faith With
Context: Peter was addressing those of like faith (of equal standing) as him and the other NT apostles. He let us know that God’s divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, and that we have all been called to God’s own glory and excellence, by which he has … Continue reading Lavishly Supply Your Faith With
Run With It 