Two year Bible reading program.

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 29:27 Understanding to grow in Many things can shake our faith. One is the sceptic scoffing at the idea of Christ's return in judgment. But Peter strengthens us. First, he reaffirms our faith is to respond not to false teachers and scoffers, but the words of the prophets in the Old Testament and the command to repent and believe given by Christ and his apostles. Second, he recalls how the world was previously destroyed in the flood - a pattern of what is to come. Third, he notes that God's sense of time is different to ours, and he is being patient in waiting until all who are to repent have done so. Fourth, he is nevertheless adamant that "the day of the Lord" will come unexpect...

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 29:26 Understanding to grow in One of the skills Christians most need is discernment. But it's not just about sifting the truth from the error in what they hear from the world, but what they might hear even within the church. Peter therefore warns that false teachers will arise in the church. And this is serious, as the error they will introduce can destroy people's salvation by denying Christ or his work, and leading people into immorality on the promise that this is "freedom" (2v19). One cannot but think of those today who imply the idea of Jesus paying the penalty for sin in his death is outrageous, or his resurrection myth, and who state God is for all expressions of sexual l...

BEGIN WITH PRAYER "Lord open my eyes and my heart." Read slowly so that you take in. And as you do, turn your heart to God, thanking him for the good you discover and praying his will home for you, your family, your church and the world. Wisdom to chew on Proverbs 29:25 Understanding to grow in 2 Peter was written around 67-68AD. Peter tackles some false teachers and their teachings, whilst reaffirming the trustworthiness of what he has taught. But he begins with a most astonishing truth: Our faith is as precious as his - Jesus' closest friend! The reason is that we have al he has. Like him we have been personally called to know God and the Lord Jesus, and given his divine power so that we can be godly. For this reason Peter tells us we must seek to prove that we are those who have been called by seeking to increase in godliness by that power within us, knowing the welcome we will then receive into the kingdom of God. And if we had any doubt that this i...