Tuesday, October 15, 2013
2 Peter 3:14-18
2 Peter 3:14-18Holman
Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)Conclusion14 Therefore,
dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at
peace with Him without spot or blemish. 15 Also,
regard the patience of our Lord as an opportunity for salvation, just as our
dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.16 He
speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters
that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own
destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.17 Therefore,
dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that
you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own
stability. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day
of eternity. Amen.1. How can we be found at peace with Him
without spot or blemish? Carson
4. How can we be on guard? Pat
Monday, October 7, 2013
2 Peter 3:8-13
2
Peter 3:8-13Holman
Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)8 Dear
friends, don’t let this one thing escape you: With the Lord one day is like a
thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord does not delay
His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not
wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
10 But the
Day of the Lord will come like a thief;[a] on that day the heavens
will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and
the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[b]11 Since all these things
are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be
in holy conduct and godliness 12 as
you wait for and earnestly desire the coming[c] of the day of God. The
heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will
melt with the heat.13 But
based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where
righteousness will dwell.
1. What does
it mean by 1 day is 1000 years and 1000 years is one day? Connor
2. What is
Peter’s reason for God’s delay? Matthew
3. What does
it mean that the Lord is coming like a thief? Luke
4. What does
it mean that earth and its works will be disclosed? Connor
5. What are
the elements they are talking about? Luke
6. What do
you think the new heavens and earth will be like? Matthew
Friday, October 4, 2013
2 Peter 3:1-7
The Day of the Lord3 Dear
friends, this is now the second letter I have written to you; in both
letters, I want to develop a genuine understanding with a reminder, 2 so that you can remember
the words previously spoken by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord
and Savior given through your apostles. 3 First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the
last days to scoff, living according to their own desires,4 saying, “Where is the
promise of His coming? Ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things
continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.” 5 They willfully ignore
this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and
through water by the word of God. 6 Through these waters the world of that time perished
when it was flooded. 7 But
by the same word, the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire,
being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Questions
1. What is this genuine understanding, the command the Lord and Savior has given to us? Selah
2.
What is a scoffer? Brenna
3.
How do we know that Jesus is coming back? How do
other people make us doubt him? Emma
4.
The earth was once full of water, a water vapor
covered the whole earth, then God flooded the earth because of evil
people. God will come again with fire
from heaven. Judgment and destruction
will come to the ungodly. Why are we
thankful for his patience?
1. What is this genuine understanding, the command the Lord and Savior has given to us? Selah
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