then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, ~2 Peter 2:9 (read verses 1-11 today.) John Piper, in the conclusion on a sermon on 2 Peter 2:1-10 What, then, do we learn for our life today? First, the church is … More Four lessons from 2 Peter 2
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning … More Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.
As we read Job 3 today, here are some thoughts from Doug Rumbold who opened an article at Desiring God with these words: Your daughter has cancer.” Those words still sting lemon juice on a paper cut. Tonight as I put Jada (six years old) to bed I asked her if she knew anyone who … More My Daughter’s Cancer, the Book of Job, and God’s Mercy
Ezekiel 11:16-20 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Though I removed them far off among the nations, and though I scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary to them for a while in the countries where they have gone.’ Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will gather you from the … More Heart Transplant Needed
November 3 2 Peter 2:1-5 (ESV) False Prophets and Teachers 2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of … More November 3 2 Peter 2:1-5
November 3 John 8:1-11 (ESV) 8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the … More November 3 John 8:1-11
November 3 Job 3 (ESV) Job Laments His Birth 3:1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said: 3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ 4 Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor … More November 3 Job 3
November 3 Ezekiel 9-12 (ESV) Idolaters Killed 9:1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand.”2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his … More November 3 Ezekiel 9-12
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. —2 Peter 1:21, part of our Bible reading plan today. C.H.Spurgeon comments on 2 Peter 1:21 This is the foundation of our faith,-that this Book is divinely inspired. Suffer nobody … More You have nothing else to fall back upon but this Book
The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, … More Grace may grow slowly…very slowly indeed
