II Peter 2:12-22 Carol will attest to the fact that I have trouble with pronouns. I’m consistently asking her which “him” or “her” she is referring to. So I had to ask myself in today’s reading, who are the “they”, “them”, and “these” to whom Peter is referring? And as I read and re-read today’s …
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November 3 / II Peter 2:1-11
II Peter 2:1-11 Unbelievable! Of our 11 (or 10, if you prefer) verses today, six and one-half of those verses (vv. 4-10a) are all one sentence!! Peter truly writes differently from Paul! Much of what we have in today’s reading we also saw in Jude. Biblical scholars presume that Peter copied from Jude, or Jude …
November 2 / II Peter 1:12-21
II Peter 1:12-21 …I know that the putting off of my body will be soon … And I make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. (vv. 14-15) Peter here is speaking of his death and his intention to continue to remind his audience …
November 1 / II Peter 1:1-11
II Peter 1:1-11 Back to Peter, this time his second letter. Just in reading him again after a three-day break with Jude, I often find it difficult to figure out what he is saying. Part of my comprehension problem is his long (to my mind, convoluted) sentences. His first “content” sentence takes two long verses: …
November 2020 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Nov II Peter 1:1-11 11 02-Nov II Peter 1:12-21 10 03-Nov II Peter 2:1-11 11 04-Nov II Peter 2:12-22 11 05-Nov II Peter 3:1-9 9 06-Nov II Peter 3:10-18 9 07-Nov Hebrews 1:1-7 7 08-Nov Hebrews 1:8-14 7 09-Nov Hebrews 2:1-8 8 10-Nov Hebrews 2:9-13 5 11-Nov Hebrews 2:14-18 5 12-Nov Hebrews …
October 31 / Jude 17-25
Jude 17-25 Finishing Jude today… And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. (vv. 22-23) Jude is listing three groups of people here. My take – the first group is new Christians or …
October 30 / Jude 8-16
Jude 8-16 We’ve been reading Paul for so long that Peter seemed quite a change and Jude even more so! For example, Jude has two non-Biblical citations in today’s reading: But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses… (v. 9a) and It was also about these that …
October 29 / Jude 1-7
Jude 1-7 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. (v. 4) There are a number of items in this one verse. First, …certain people have crept in …
October 28 / I Peter 5:6-14
I Peter 5:6-14 As we were finishing Paul’s letters a couple of weeks ago, some of Paul’s last written words included a positive affirmation of Barnabas’ cousin, Mark. Now at the end of I Peter, we see Peter sending greetings that included Mark – a reflection of his own affection for Mark. My Study Bible …
October 27 / I Peter 5:1-5
I Peter 5:1-5 Peter gives us a novel triad construction, using the word “not”: …not under compulsion, but willingly, … not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering, … but being examples to the flock… (vv. 2b-3) Peter has addressed these restrictions to “elders”, typically referring to church leaders. That reference notwithstanding, I have always …