Category Archives: 2Peter

The Day of Eternity

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Pete

Why these things pop on the radar, I don’t know. Well, actually I think I do, it’s the supernatural dynamic of illumination–the active agency of the Holy Spirit. I’m hovering over a four word phrase I have never taken note … Continue reading →

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The Predictions and The Commandments

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Pete

It’s a myth. Not true. Not the way things really work. Don’t listen to popular, prevailing wisdom that says there’s a danger that we can become so heavenly minded that we’re no earthly good. That somehow the things of heaven … Continue reading →

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A Gospel Paradox

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pete

Peter wrote to stir up his readers (2:13). He wanted to arouse their thinking, to wake them up from any spiritual slumber. And so he comes out of the gate with, what seems to me, is a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Partakers Partake

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Pete

The opening verses of 2 Peter are, for me, among the most inspiring found in Scripture. A reminder that our salvation is so much more than just fire insurance. Not that I want to minimize the fact that we have … Continue reading →

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Able to Rescue

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pete

There’s no minimizing what Job’s gone through. A man of great material wealth, he was all but wiped out financially in just a matter of moments. A man, you assume of good physical health, is, out of nowhere, inflicted with … Continue reading →

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Stir It Up

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Pete

Peter knew his time on earth was drawing to an end. He knew he was on the homestretch . . . that he was in his final countdown. And rather than use his last days to take all that he … Continue reading →

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Final Approach . . . Autopilot Off

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Pete

Recently I saw a video of a huge jetliner coming in for a landing in the midst of some pretty harsh turbulence at an airport in Portugal. It was one of those clips that shows this plane only yards (meters … Continue reading →

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By His Righteousness

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Pete

In my readings this morning I encountered two different groups of people. The first are described as having “a hard forehead” and “a stubborn heart.” The second are those who have become “partakers of the divine nature.” Of the first … Continue reading →

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Stir It Up

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Pete

I think it’s one of the reasons that people can read their Bible’s cover-to-cover, again and again, year after year, and it doesn’t get old. It’s part of what fuels a desire to know the Book deeply . . . … Continue reading →

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They Feast With You

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Pete

A long time work associate has periodically reminded me that “paranoia is just smart thinkin’ when everybody’s against you.” Now, I’m not advocating a “holy paranoia” . . . not saying that suspicion should be a Christian attribute . . … Continue reading →

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