Month: August 2022

2 Peter 3

Read 2 Peter 3 The Day of the Lord 3 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your …

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2 Peter 2

Read 2 Peter 2 False Teachers and Their Destruction 2 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In …

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2 Peter 1

2 Peter Preview This letter, a follow up to 1 Peter, was intended for the same audience as Peter’s first letter to a network of churches. Scholars believe that this letter came soon after Peter’s first one was written, but why was it needed? In addition to needing a message of hope in the midst …

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1 Peter 5

Read 1 Peter 5 To the Elders and the Flock 5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as …

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Rest Day

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of God. Maybe you need to use today to get caught up on the reading plan if you’re behind, maybe you want to journal what you’re learning so you don’t forget …

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1 Peter 4

Read 1 Peter 4 Living for God 4 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent …

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1 Peter 3

Read 1 Peter 3 3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate …

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1 Peter 2

Read 1 Peter 2 2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Living Stone and a Chosen People 4 As you come to him, the …

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1 Peter 1

1 Peter Preview This letter from Peter was written to Christians (both Jews and Gentiles) scattered across Asia Minor roughly thirty years after the resurrection of Jesus. Think about all that Peter had seen! He had left everything behind to follow Jesus as a disciple. He had denied him three times. He had spoken boldly …

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Song of Songs 8

Read Song of Songs 8 8 If only you were to me like a brother,     who was nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I found you outside,     I would kiss you,     and no one would despise me. 2 I would lead you     and bring you to my mother’s house—     she who has taught me. I would …

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