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Category Archives for Book of 2 Peter

The True Standard – 2 Peter 3:14-18

Jesus chose twelve of his disciples to be apostles, that is, ones especially trained and equipped to be his authoritative representatives. They would be the touchstones of the truth. Jesus knew his message

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How God Measures Time – 2 Peter 3:8-13

How does God measure time? How do we measure it? Time is a crazy thing. We talk about it running slow at times and at others running fast. Is it really? No, but our perception of it changes depending on

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Where Is the Promise of His Coming – 2 Peter 3:1-7

I watched a video from the Afrikan Village and Cultural center designed to free me and empower me and help me reclaim my greatness. You may not want to listen to it because it is over an hour long, but

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Look Great, Taste Terrible – 2 Peter 2:17-22

Many years ago in my first and last attempt at being a vegetable gardener I planted radish seeds (I loved radishes then and now, but they no longer love me back). When we harvested our radishes they looked

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Tickle Me: 2 Peter 2:10b-16

Are your ears ticklish? I don’t think mine are. If you want to torture me it’s my underarms that are most ticklish. Some people crumble when you squeeze their knees. Others have ticklish necks

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The Certainty of Judgment: 2 Peter 2:4-10

Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of this world is that it seems wicked people often get away with their wickedness and those they sinned against suffer unjustly and are not vindicated. Why doesn’t

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Test and Fate of False Teachers: 2 Peter 2:1-3

As much as I may disagree that one can lose one’s salvation, I would not label that a heresy. Heresy always subverts the heart of the faith, the gospel itself, and the character of the God who is

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A Standard to Judge By: 2 Peter 1:12-21

Knowing false doctrine from true requires having a standard by which to judge. Immediately following Jesus’ ascension the apostles were that standard. Of course, they would not always be with us,

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Discerning False Doctrine: 2 Peter 1:3-11

How do you discern false doctrine? Well, first of all you have to be looking for it, and that may feel like a very dour approach to life. But the gospel is so important and the susceptibility of humans

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Orthodoxy and Heresy: 2 Peter 1:1,2

I recently was in a meeting about a governance approach the organization I belong to is trying to promote. We were talking about different approaches to governance and about not including one of the hallmarks

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