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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

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

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,

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

Orthodoxy and Heresy: 2 Peter 1:1,2

Book of 2 Peter Faith Gospel New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

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

Come, Lord Jesus: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 22:14-21)

The book of Revelation is one of the most intriguing books in the New Testament. Who doesn’t want to know the future? Even before I became a Christian and was simply a church-goer, I was curious

Trustworthy and True: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 22:6-13)

Trustworthy and true. Do you want things like that in your life? Isn’t it amazing to have people you can trust and who know the truth and will always tell it to you? These are the kind of people

Come to the River: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 22:1-5)

Rivers! They are amazing sources of prosperity. They have food, and, of course, water. They offer a way of transportation. They can be harnessed to turn a turbine or a mill. The control of rivers is often

No Eye Has Seen: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 21:15-27)

I remember being blown away when I first saw Star Wars back in 1977 and in that opening scene this tiny little space ship is followed by this massive, seemingly never-ending vessel, firing at it. Years

Walls: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 21:9-14)

I like this definition of a wall in Wikipedia: A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or is decorative. . As John is given a vision of

Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 21:1-8)

John Lennon wrote, “Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky.” But in fact, we’re to imagine just the opposite. And even though

No Place to Hide: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (43)

We have seen judgment in the book of Revelation meted out as written in the seven-sealed scroll through the trumpets and the bowls. It resulted in the physical deaths of many. But there is a life after

Millennial Dream: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 20:1–10)

People have sought a perfect kingdom forever, with humans at the head of that kingdom. No utopian dream as ever come true, yet it remains a dream. We were made for the garden of Eden, made for God’s

He Shall Reign Forever: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 19:6-21)

George Frideric Handel crafted a masterpiece, his Messiah, in 1742, based on a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Coverdale Psalter, the version of the

No Raving God: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 19:1-5)

Religious people who preach the judgment of God are often depicted as the prophets on the street who, with a maniacal sneer, raise their fists and their voices and crazily rant against the perceived evils

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