2 Peter 1:6 Podcast
" ... and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness ( 2 Peter 1:6)
Peter writes, "to your knowledge add self-control." "Self-control" literally means holding oneself in. The Apostle is using an illustration from the athletes of his day who were self-restrained, self-disciplined. In the same way athletes abstain from unhealthy food, and alcohol, to keep themselves fit in order to maximize their abilities, Peter is encouraging us to do as well.
False teachers always claim that their unique knowledge has freed them from the need for self-control. They indulge themselves. And, as we will see as this epistle unfolds, any theology that divorces faith from conduct is heresy.
Godlikeness, which comes out of our personal experiential knowledge of God, expresses itself in self-control. Self-control is the result of being defined by God, Himself. And, you will remember these characteristics are produced by God and realized in the life of the believer.
Peter goes on to write in v.6: “and to self-control, add perseverance.” Translated "perseverance", the Greek word "hupomon" is to be patient in endurance in doing what is right. "hupomon" gives the idea of never giving up to temptation, never giving up to trial, never giving up to difficulty, never giving up to sin.
And to this persevering endurance we are told to add “godliness.” The Greek word Peter uses here, "eusebeia" is also used back in 2 Peter 1:3. It means reverence, a practical awareness of God in every area of life.
Now, remember Peter is preparing his hearers to deal with the false teaching of the false teachers. This is very important because it is only God who stirs the believer from the false, He also stirs us into the truth. Therefore, what Peter is doing is to provide the asphalt for our travels in the ways of God. And, the ways of God or God's culture is best learned in a personal, intimate relationship with God.
Peter writes in 2 Peter 1:5-6, "5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness..."
Faith plus goodness plus knowledge plus self-control plus perseverance plus godliness.
Tune in tomorrow for the next step in this travel through life with God. Tomorrow, we will discover what Peter is saying here regarding the believer and good theology and how it protects us from false teaching.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
2 Peter 1:5
2 Peter 1:5 Podcast
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge (2 Peter 1:5)
In 2 Peter 1:5-7, the Apostle provides a list of eight characteristics which will aid us in our walk with the Lord. This list begins with faith and ends with love. This list corresponds with the message of the whole Bible: our confidence in God's promises is the means by which we access God's power for a godly and wise life.
The commands in this passage are based on what the Apostle has written in v.3-4 which provides the pathway to a godly or wise life. These characteristics are produced by God, not by us. In like manner, the evil desires within us are not of our creation. We choose to access the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 2:13, "It is God who is at work in us to will and to do for His good pleasure." We must be careful to never reverse this order by saying, "I will work out my salvation so that God will work in me."
The literal translation of v.5 is "as you have received faith in Christ and stand in it, now apply yourself diligently to advance in goodness; and as you stand in that, do not be satisfied but press on to increase your knowledge of God's will; and as you stand in that, do not be satisfied."
The Greek word the Apostle uses for "goodness" is "aretēn" is only used five times in the New Testament. In classical times, the word meant the God-given ability to perform heroic deeds. And it came to mean the quality of someone’s life which makes them stand out as excellent. It is a noble term. It is a term of heroism. It is a term of moral heroism, moral excellence, quality. It means the act of living up to one's full potential.
To "goodness" Peter admonishes us to live out of God's provision of "knowledge." The word Peter uses here for "knowledge" is "gnosko" which is the same root word that he uses in v.3.
"Gnosko" used over 200 times in the New Testament, is experiential knowledge. This word knowledge means correct insight, understanding, truth properly comprehended, properly understood, properly applied. We must know before we can live.
The Christian life is not hard, because God does the heavy lifting. The responsibility of the believer is to choose to resist the flesh, choose the way of the Spirit, yield to His way of thinking, and give the glory to God when we experience success.
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge (2 Peter 1:5)
In 2 Peter 1:5-7, the Apostle provides a list of eight characteristics which will aid us in our walk with the Lord. This list begins with faith and ends with love. This list corresponds with the message of the whole Bible: our confidence in God's promises is the means by which we access God's power for a godly and wise life.
The commands in this passage are based on what the Apostle has written in v.3-4 which provides the pathway to a godly or wise life. These characteristics are produced by God, not by us. In like manner, the evil desires within us are not of our creation. We choose to access the fruit of the Spirit or the works of the flesh.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Philippians 2:13, "It is God who is at work in us to will and to do for His good pleasure." We must be careful to never reverse this order by saying, "I will work out my salvation so that God will work in me."
The literal translation of v.5 is "as you have received faith in Christ and stand in it, now apply yourself diligently to advance in goodness; and as you stand in that, do not be satisfied but press on to increase your knowledge of God's will; and as you stand in that, do not be satisfied."
The Greek word the Apostle uses for "goodness" is "aretēn" is only used five times in the New Testament. In classical times, the word meant the God-given ability to perform heroic deeds. And it came to mean the quality of someone’s life which makes them stand out as excellent. It is a noble term. It is a term of heroism. It is a term of moral heroism, moral excellence, quality. It means the act of living up to one's full potential.
To "goodness" Peter admonishes us to live out of God's provision of "knowledge." The word Peter uses here for "knowledge" is "gnosko" which is the same root word that he uses in v.3.
"Gnosko" used over 200 times in the New Testament, is experiential knowledge. This word knowledge means correct insight, understanding, truth properly comprehended, properly understood, properly applied. We must know before we can live.
The Christian life is not hard, because God does the heavy lifting. The responsibility of the believer is to choose to resist the flesh, choose the way of the Spirit, yield to His way of thinking, and give the glory to God when we experience success.
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Friday, February 22, 2019
2 Peter 1:4
2 Peter 1:4 Podcast
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (2 Peter 1:4)
2 Peter 1:4 is a reiteration of 2 Peter 1:3. The Apostle is telling us that our knowledge of God brings transformational power that is discovered in our yielded lives through God's promises. According to one account, there are 3573 promises in the Bible.
In our text today, we see that the promises of God liberate us from the results of feeding the flesh which brings corruption. According to our text, when the promises of God define us, we are given His culture resulting in the expression His very nature in our lives. It is not that we get His divine nature, but the expressions of His divine nature are realized by us. As a result, we are seen as godly.
Today's text reminds us that day by day we must go to the Word of God and search it for God's great promises. As a result, through God's promises and His definition of things, we overcome temptation to sin and we live the life the Lord Jesus died to give us here on earth.
At the end of v.4, Peter writes, "having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." Corruption is the product of feeding our "evil desires." The real question is: "what is defining me?" Will I be defined by the "promises of God" or my "evil desires?"
Everything that God offers mankind is in the form of a promise. Salvation itself, is based on God's free gift and promise to us. The gift of Christ is fully available to anyone who will take hold of the promise by faith. Without receiving the promises of God, salvation is totally impossible.
The word promise(s) is mentioned five times in 2 Peter. One of these promises of God found here in 2 Peter is found in 2 Peter 3:9 which reads, "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
This verse reminds us that God has our best interest at heart. He wants for us to see the wisdom of His ways and walk in them.
Recently, I went to lunch with a new convert. It is my practice to ask those who are just getting started with God questions that are pertinent to where they are in their walk with Him. So, I asked him what was the question about God or the Bible that he wonders about the most. He said, "How do we know that heaven is real?"
My response was, "Do you think Jesus rose from the dead?" He said, "yes." I asked him how he knew. He responded with biblical evidence such as the changed lives of the disciples and the fact that 500 saw Jesus at one time after He resurrected. I then said, "So, if Jesus rose from the dead, He overcame sin and death, right?" He agreed. Then I said, "Well, if He overcame sin and death, then what other opponents need to be overcome?" He said, "none."
If God has vanquished our greatest enemy, sin and death, what can He not handle for us? We must determine to be in the word of God so much that He naturally defines us on a daily basis. And, as a result, we will discover the promises of 2 Peter 1:3-4, deliverance from our evil desires and a realization of God's divine power to live a life full of His wisdom.
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Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (2 Peter 1:4)
2 Peter 1:4 is a reiteration of 2 Peter 1:3. The Apostle is telling us that our knowledge of God brings transformational power that is discovered in our yielded lives through God's promises. According to one account, there are 3573 promises in the Bible.
In our text today, we see that the promises of God liberate us from the results of feeding the flesh which brings corruption. According to our text, when the promises of God define us, we are given His culture resulting in the expression His very nature in our lives. It is not that we get His divine nature, but the expressions of His divine nature are realized by us. As a result, we are seen as godly.
Today's text reminds us that day by day we must go to the Word of God and search it for God's great promises. As a result, through God's promises and His definition of things, we overcome temptation to sin and we live the life the Lord Jesus died to give us here on earth.
At the end of v.4, Peter writes, "having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." Corruption is the product of feeding our "evil desires." The real question is: "what is defining me?" Will I be defined by the "promises of God" or my "evil desires?"
Everything that God offers mankind is in the form of a promise. Salvation itself, is based on God's free gift and promise to us. The gift of Christ is fully available to anyone who will take hold of the promise by faith. Without receiving the promises of God, salvation is totally impossible.
The word promise(s) is mentioned five times in 2 Peter. One of these promises of God found here in 2 Peter is found in 2 Peter 3:9 which reads, "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
This verse reminds us that God has our best interest at heart. He wants for us to see the wisdom of His ways and walk in them.
Recently, I went to lunch with a new convert. It is my practice to ask those who are just getting started with God questions that are pertinent to where they are in their walk with Him. So, I asked him what was the question about God or the Bible that he wonders about the most. He said, "How do we know that heaven is real?"
My response was, "Do you think Jesus rose from the dead?" He said, "yes." I asked him how he knew. He responded with biblical evidence such as the changed lives of the disciples and the fact that 500 saw Jesus at one time after He resurrected. I then said, "So, if Jesus rose from the dead, He overcame sin and death, right?" He agreed. Then I said, "Well, if He overcame sin and death, then what other opponents need to be overcome?" He said, "none."
If God has vanquished our greatest enemy, sin and death, what can He not handle for us? We must determine to be in the word of God so much that He naturally defines us on a daily basis. And, as a result, we will discover the promises of 2 Peter 1:3-4, deliverance from our evil desires and a realization of God's divine power to live a life full of His wisdom.
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
2 Peter 1:2-3 (b)
2 Peter 1:2-3(b) Podcast
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:2-3)
There is a formula in these two verses. The formula includes the call of God plus God's grace plus God's peace plus God's divine power equals a godly life. This formula underscores a progression we see in all relationships: Trust, Testimony and a Task.
What is God's call on our lives? What is His grace and peace? What is His divine power? The answer to these questions is the subject matter of today's blog. So, let's consider the answers to these questions.
What is God's call on our lives? God's call on our lives is the same, yet it has different expressions. The call on all of our lives is that we might know Him and then play a role in the reconnection of fallen man with his creator.
What is God's grace? The grace of God is accessed by receiving the free gift of God's forgiveness through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Grace is so powerful that it produces life and godliness in the believer. When our personal knowledge of God dries up, His grace does not flow in our everyday lives. This does not mean that we lose our salvation, it means that the settling acceptance of God in the life of the believer is limited in his experience. The believer accesses God's infinite reservoir of grace into and through his lives through his knowledge of God.
What is God's peace? There are two parts to God's peace and we cannot know the peace of God until we know the God of peace. Our sinfulness created enmity or hostility between us and God. We gained peace with God when Jesus Christ died on our behalf and we trusted His payment for our sin.
Paul writes in Romans 5:1-2, "Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand." This peace leads us into a relationship with God wherein we experience His peace.
Peace with God is different than the peace of God. The peace of God is something that fluctuates in the life of the believer. The more we rejoice, pray, trust, obey, give thanks, and present various requests to God, the more the "peace of God" seems to fill our soul. There is a strong correlation between our choices and our peace, or the lack thereof. Sometimes our heart is tranquil. At other times, our emotions are tossing and turning.
What is God's divine power? In 2 Peter 2:19-20, Peter says of the false teachers, "They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved. For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first." In other words, if the way of godliness is rejected so is the hope of eternal life. The hope of life and the way of godliness stand or fall together.
When it comes to life and godliness, we must have everything provided for us from outside. Of course, this does not mean we are passive. As Paul says, "Work out your salvation . . . for God is at work in you" (Philippians 2:13). But it does imply that we could never be godly or attain eternal life if we do not rely on God's divine power.
#2 Peter #Discipleship #Divine Nature #A.C.T. Intl
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:2-3)
There is a formula in these two verses. The formula includes the call of God plus God's grace plus God's peace plus God's divine power equals a godly life. This formula underscores a progression we see in all relationships: Trust, Testimony and a Task.
What is God's call on our lives? What is His grace and peace? What is His divine power? The answer to these questions is the subject matter of today's blog. So, let's consider the answers to these questions.
What is God's call on our lives? God's call on our lives is the same, yet it has different expressions. The call on all of our lives is that we might know Him and then play a role in the reconnection of fallen man with his creator.
What is God's grace? The grace of God is accessed by receiving the free gift of God's forgiveness through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Grace is so powerful that it produces life and godliness in the believer. When our personal knowledge of God dries up, His grace does not flow in our everyday lives. This does not mean that we lose our salvation, it means that the settling acceptance of God in the life of the believer is limited in his experience. The believer accesses God's infinite reservoir of grace into and through his lives through his knowledge of God.
What is God's peace? There are two parts to God's peace and we cannot know the peace of God until we know the God of peace. Our sinfulness created enmity or hostility between us and God. We gained peace with God when Jesus Christ died on our behalf and we trusted His payment for our sin.
Paul writes in Romans 5:1-2, "Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand." This peace leads us into a relationship with God wherein we experience His peace.
Peace with God is different than the peace of God. The peace of God is something that fluctuates in the life of the believer. The more we rejoice, pray, trust, obey, give thanks, and present various requests to God, the more the "peace of God" seems to fill our soul. There is a strong correlation between our choices and our peace, or the lack thereof. Sometimes our heart is tranquil. At other times, our emotions are tossing and turning.
What is God's divine power? In 2 Peter 2:19-20, Peter says of the false teachers, "They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved. For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first." In other words, if the way of godliness is rejected so is the hope of eternal life. The hope of life and the way of godliness stand or fall together.
When it comes to life and godliness, we must have everything provided for us from outside. Of course, this does not mean we are passive. As Paul says, "Work out your salvation . . . for God is at work in you" (Philippians 2:13). But it does imply that we could never be godly or attain eternal life if we do not rely on God's divine power.
#2 Peter #Discipleship #Divine Nature #A.C.T. Intl
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
2 Peter 1:2-3 (a)
2 Peter 1:2-3 (a) Podcast
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:2-3)
In our text today, Peter reminds us that grace and peace are bi-products of knowing Jesus Christ.
The word used here for "knowledge" is "epignoskei" in the Greek. It's the combination of two words, "epi" (meaning above) and "gnoskie" (meaning high level relational knowledge).
This word family occurs 62 times in the New Testament. The verb epignosko occurs 42 times while the noun epignosis occurs 20 times.
Knowing God is experiential, requiring faith. This faith carries with it the idea that God is involved in intricate ways our lives, and He has our best interest at heart.
In Hebrews 11:1, we read, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." In other words, God is involved in our lives and He responds to us when we seek Him. Are you willing to try Him on this?
There is a story of a young man who listened to his Pastor speak about "listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice."
The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?" After service he went out with some friends for a meal and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways. It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he began to pray,"God, if you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply, so he started on toward home. But again, the thought came to him... buy a gallon of milk.
"Okay, God, in case this is you, I will buy the milk", said the young man. Even if it weren't God, he could always use the milk. So, he stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, "Turn down that street." This is crazy, he thought, and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will".
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark, like people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat. "Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid."
Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door and said, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something but, if they don't answer right away, I am out of here."
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep.
The man asked, "What is it?"
The young man thrust out the gallon of milk and said, "Here, I brought this to you," he said. The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway speaking loudly in Spanish. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk." His wife in the kitchen yelled out,"I ask him to send an angel with some. Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put it in the man's hand. Then he turned and walked back toward his car and tears were streaming down his face. He knew then that God does still speak to people... and answer prayers.
My friend, the God of the Bible is still alive and active in this world. Our problem is we do not hear Him well enough. It is the word of God which modulates our heart's ability to hear Him. I encourage you to get into His word, learn to hear His voice. And, who knows, He may lead you to buy some milk.
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2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:2-3)
In our text today, Peter reminds us that grace and peace are bi-products of knowing Jesus Christ.
The word used here for "knowledge" is "epignoskei" in the Greek. It's the combination of two words, "epi" (meaning above) and "gnoskie" (meaning high level relational knowledge).
This word family occurs 62 times in the New Testament. The verb epignosko occurs 42 times while the noun epignosis occurs 20 times.
Knowing God is experiential, requiring faith. This faith carries with it the idea that God is involved in intricate ways our lives, and He has our best interest at heart.
In Hebrews 11:1, we read, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." In other words, God is involved in our lives and He responds to us when we seek Him. Are you willing to try Him on this?
There is a story of a young man who listened to his Pastor speak about "listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice."
The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to people?" After service he went out with some friends for a meal and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways. It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he began to pray,"God, if you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?" He didn't get a reply, so he started on toward home. But again, the thought came to him... buy a gallon of milk.
"Okay, God, in case this is you, I will buy the milk", said the young man. Even if it weren't God, he could always use the milk. So, he stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started toward home.
As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, "Turn down that street." This is crazy, he thought, and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, "Okay, God, I will".
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark, like people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat. "Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid."
Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door and said, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something but, if they don't answer right away, I am out of here."
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep.
The man asked, "What is it?"
The young man thrust out the gallon of milk and said, "Here, I brought this to you," he said. The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway speaking loudly in Spanish. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk." His wife in the kitchen yelled out,"I ask him to send an angel with some. Are you an Angel?"
The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put it in the man's hand. Then he turned and walked back toward his car and tears were streaming down his face. He knew then that God does still speak to people... and answer prayers.
My friend, the God of the Bible is still alive and active in this world. Our problem is we do not hear Him well enough. It is the word of God which modulates our heart's ability to hear Him. I encourage you to get into His word, learn to hear His voice. And, who knows, He may lead you to buy some milk.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
2 Peter 1:1
2 Peter 1:1 Podcast
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours.
(2 Peter 1:1)
On the Day of Pentecost in 33 A.D., the Apostle Peter preached to Jews who had come to Jerusalem. That day, as a result of thousands coming to faith in Jesus, many returned to their homes to start a church in their city.
Around 63 or 64 A.D., Peter visited Paul, who was then a political prisoner in Rome. Shortly before the great fire which destroyed the city on July 19, 64 A.D., Peter wrote his first letter to these churches
in Asia Minor, warning them of the coming persecution they would suffer under the Emperor Nero.
A year later, Peter himself became a political prisoner in Rome. During his imprisonment, the apostle penned his second letter to these Christians. This time the apostle did not refer to suffering they would face from outside the Christian community. Instead Peter addressed problems which were arising from within their own churches.
In 2 Peter we discover three divisions:
1) remain faithful and grow spiritually
2) be aware of false teachers
3) be aware of the second coming of Christ and those who would deny that future event.
In 1 Peter, the former Galilean fisherman used the name Jesus gave him, Peter, meaning rock, to introduce himself. Sitting in prison, he wrote his second epistle. This time the apostle is looking back on his life remembering who he was before he met Jesus, back when he was called Simon, which means weak.
In 2 Peter, Peter describes himself as a "bond--servant" of Jesus. This word has the idea of one whose will is swallowed up in the will of another.
Peter describes the recipients of his second letter as "those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours."
These were second generation Christians who had never seen Jesus, yet they had placed their faith in Jesus as God incarnate, the Savior of the world.
Peter continues, ". . . those ... who have received a faith of the same kind as ours." Peter adds that they received this faith "by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ."
These Christians did not come to know Jesus because of their good works, they had the same faith as Peter and his companions, and that faith came by the righteousness of God.
While on the cross, Jesus experienced the wrath of God for the sins of the whole world. The result of His sacrifice was that He satisfied the righteous demands of God. And, all who place their faith in Him as Lord and Savior are made righteous in the sight of God.
#2 Peter #Discipleship #byoungministry #A.C.T. Intl
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours.
(2 Peter 1:1)
On the Day of Pentecost in 33 A.D., the Apostle Peter preached to Jews who had come to Jerusalem. That day, as a result of thousands coming to faith in Jesus, many returned to their homes to start a church in their city.
Around 63 or 64 A.D., Peter visited Paul, who was then a political prisoner in Rome. Shortly before the great fire which destroyed the city on July 19, 64 A.D., Peter wrote his first letter to these churches
in Asia Minor, warning them of the coming persecution they would suffer under the Emperor Nero.
A year later, Peter himself became a political prisoner in Rome. During his imprisonment, the apostle penned his second letter to these Christians. This time the apostle did not refer to suffering they would face from outside the Christian community. Instead Peter addressed problems which were arising from within their own churches.
In 2 Peter we discover three divisions:
1) remain faithful and grow spiritually
2) be aware of false teachers
3) be aware of the second coming of Christ and those who would deny that future event.
In 1 Peter, the former Galilean fisherman used the name Jesus gave him, Peter, meaning rock, to introduce himself. Sitting in prison, he wrote his second epistle. This time the apostle is looking back on his life remembering who he was before he met Jesus, back when he was called Simon, which means weak.
In 2 Peter, Peter describes himself as a "bond--servant" of Jesus. This word has the idea of one whose will is swallowed up in the will of another.
Peter describes the recipients of his second letter as "those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours."
These were second generation Christians who had never seen Jesus, yet they had placed their faith in Jesus as God incarnate, the Savior of the world.
Peter continues, ". . . those ... who have received a faith of the same kind as ours." Peter adds that they received this faith "by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ."
These Christians did not come to know Jesus because of their good works, they had the same faith as Peter and his companions, and that faith came by the righteousness of God.
While on the cross, Jesus experienced the wrath of God for the sins of the whole world. The result of His sacrifice was that He satisfied the righteous demands of God. And, all who place their faith in Him as Lord and Savior are made righteous in the sight of God.
#2 Peter #Discipleship #byoungministry #A.C.T. Intl
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