Day 351 and Day 352 - Keep the Faith. Christ is Coming.

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Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down
righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up,
and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also.
Isaiah 45:8, NRSV (Enriching Our Worship 1)

Today’s Reading -

12/17/2019     Day 351 2 Peter 1:1 – 2:21

12/18/2019     Day 352 2 Peter 3:1 – 18

Reflection |

Today -

Chapter 1 - God has given us everything including the knowledge
and faith that we have. You have God’s love and goodness - share
with others. I write to remind you of things you already know. We
do not follow myths - We follow Jesus. And this message is confirmed.
Jesus will come again!

Chapter 2 - Watch out for false teachers and prophets among you.

Follow the way of God and do not listen to them. They slander all that

We believe.

Chapter 3 - I remind you of the holy words of the prophets and the sayings of Jesus from we who were with him. One day to the Lord is
like a 1000 years to us. Christ will come at the right time. Until then,
be at peace with yourselves and your partners in the Lord. Grow in
grace and knowledge of Jesus … to HIM be the glory.

Background |  

Background by Mark Powell - Introducing the New Testament

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Although there is some dispute over who wrote 1 Peter, there is strong agreement that 2 Peter was not written by the same person who wrote 1 Peter or by the disciple Peter. Like 1 Peter, 2 Peter’s Greek style is sophisticated, but yet it also departs from some of the stylistic features found in 1 Peter.

Much of 2 Peter 2 is also very similar to Jude 4-18, which indicates that they had similar concerns to address false teachers. Most scholars argue that 2 Peter makes use of Jude.

The central theme of the book is how to deal with false teachers within the church. The book opens with the call for Christians to focus on their knowledge of Christ and to be certain of their calling in Him. That knowledge is made all the more certain by paying attention to the prophetic word of the Old Testament that points toward the gospel, since the Old Testament is not merely human speech but inspired by God’s Spirit.

More at 2 Peter - The Center for Biblical Studies

(the NRSV Daily Bible; Eugene Boring - NOAB5 notes pp.2173 - 2174 )

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The Next Days of Readings |

12/19/2019     Day 353 1 John 1:1 – 3:24

12/20/2019     Day 354 1 John 4:1 – 5:21

12/21/2019     Day 355 2 John 1 – 13

12/22/2019     Day 356 3 John 1 – 15

12/23/2019     Day 357 Jude 1 – 25

12/24/2019     Day 358 Revelation 1:1 – 2:29

12/25/2019     Day 359 Revelation 3:1 – 5:14

12/26/2019     Day 360 Revelation 6:1 – 8:05

12/27/2019     Day 361 Revelation 8:6 – 11:19

12/28/2019     Day 362 Revelation 12:1 – 14:20

12/29/2019     Day 363 Revelation 15:1 – 17:18

12/30/2019     Day 364 Revelation 18:1 – 20:15

12/31/2019     Day 365 Revelation 21:1 – 22:21

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General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy
servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness
and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made.

We bless you for our creation, preservation, and
all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable
love inthe redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace,
and for the hope of glory.

And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with
truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our
lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by
walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

(Book of Common Prayer, Morning Daily Office, Rite 2)

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