The Devil’s Doctrine
August 24, 2022 at 2:47 pm | Posted in II Peter | 2 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 2, commentary on 2 Peter, fallen angels, false teachers, false teaching, freedom in Christ, Matthew 11, Sunday School lessons on 2 Peter, true freedom
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
II Peter 2:10-12
It is dangerous to defy God-ordained authority, whether it be in the relationships of wives and husbands, children and parents, or angels and God. Even the God-serving angels do not revile fallen angels, so neither should we revile fallen angels or sinful government authorities. Apostate false teachers rant and rave about things they know nothing about. Like barrels that are almost empty of substance, they make the loudest racket when they roll around. Their own nature draws them to their own corruption like pigs or dogs.
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
II Peter 2:14
They not only want to satisfy their lusts, but they are also kidnappers, taking away many captives.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
II Peter 2:19
They serve their own desires when they should be mortifying them (Romans 8:13; Colossians 3:5). True freedom comes not from satisfying your selfish desires, or serving only yourself. It comes from finding a greater Master. Who – in their right mind, being God-centered, not self-centered – WOULDN’T want such a master?
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Good parents know that young children are not helped by being given too much of the wrong kind of freedom. Parents do a great disservice when they place the weight of freedom on shoulders that are too young to bear it. Much worldly parenting advice centers on the idea of trusting kids, but wise parents trust God and His Word, not young irresponsible children, their friends, the world, or, inadvertently, the devil himself.
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
II Peter 2:12
Beware of the the seductive power of power itself, of lust, and of money. The Old Testament prophet Balaam knew the right way, but he chose the wrong way, and he became blinded to the guidance of the Lord. He became more of a beast than his donkey.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
II Peter 2:19
The doctrine of the devil – and we see its influence in everything from false cults to zealous professing atheists – does not teach people to openly worship or even consciously serve the devil. No, his doctrine is just to tell people to do what they want. His lie is that “freedom” consists of making your own rules, of making your own will into your own personal law. In reality, this is the worst kind of bondage.
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
II Peter 2:20
The worst kind of bondage is when you don’t even know you’re bound, because then you have no real hope. You are just living for the moment, living for vanity, not for eternity.
False Teachers and Plastic Words
August 3, 2022 at 2:40 pm | Posted in II Peter | 5 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 2, commentary on 2 Peter, false prophets, false teachers, Jude, Sunday School lessons on 2 Peter
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
II Peter 2:1
We must first distinguish between false prophets and false teachers. Someone who claims the title of “prophet” is immediately suspect. Therefore, we should have little trouble detecting and avoiding the dangers of false prophecy. “Prophecies” that are contrary to the revealed Word of God are by definition false. False prophets SHOULD have a tough time gaining a foothold now that we have the canonized Scriptures, but false TEACHERS are still very much a problem. They are marked by the forcing of the choice of sides. “Are you on my side or that other teacher’s side?” is a common demand with false teachers. They don’t like it when you want to objectively examine their claims – especially in the light of Scripture.
They are also marked by deceptive methods. They use feigned (plastic) words to engender trust, and then claim later that they understood these words to have different definitions.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
II Peter 2:3
Let’s be clear – these are not deluded or mistaken believers. Deep down they know the truth, but they choose to deny it because it doesn’t serve their motives.
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
II Peter 2:22
They are spoken of in the Bible as unsaved – pigs and dogs, not sheep.
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
Jude v. 19
One of their motives is a desire to coax others to engage in licentious conduct.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
II Peter 2:2
Another motive is greed.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
II Peter 2:3
Their plastic words begin to swell and flatter.
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
II Peter 2:18
Their punishment will not be light.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
II Peter 2:4
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
II Peter 2:9
The fallen angels, along with the people who perished in the flood of Noah’s day, and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah were all examples of those who saw the way of righteousness or heard the preaching of righteousness and yet rebelled against it – and were severely punished. However, Noah himself and Lot provide examples of true believers who were delivered from completely wicked surroundings because of their righteousness through faith.
In Chapter 2 of II Peter, Peter is extremely harsh in his condemnation of false teachers, but, remember, he started his letter off with the recipe for growing in faith and spiritual maturity. As Christians we must be prepared to build AND defend. Beware of ministries that only point out false teaching, but never provide any true teaching.
A Recipe for Spiritual Growth
June 13, 2022 at 2:38 pm | Posted in II Peter | 4 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 1, Biblical recipes, commentary on 2 Peter, inerrancy of the Bible, recipes, spiritual fruit, spiritual growth, Sunday School lessons on 2 Peter, The Bible
Lord, please bless each and every one of us now. I pray that we and our families would receive the gifts of good health, stable finances, peace with our neighbors, and joy like a river in our souls. Only, Lord, if it brings glory to You, or helps to sanctify us, in Your good providence, then I pray you would take anything away from us that would make us self-centered or world-centered rather than Savior-centered and God-centered. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
The Book of II Peter is another letter from Peter – written after the first one (obviously) – probably to the same churches, and probably after the official persecution of his day had really been heating up. Also, as if that wasn’t bad enough, false teachers had started to infiltrate the churches. Now the teaching concerning moving from glory to glory – and enduring suffering and persecution – got even deeper.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
II Peter 1:5
As Christians, we are growing, but this growth is not a passive process. We are to “give diligence” – to try hard and try often – to add to our own spiritual maturity and growth. There is a recipe we are to follow in II Peter 1:5-7, and, like a literal cooking recipe, not only must we have the ingredients, but we must follow the instructions.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
II Peter 1:5
“Beside this” refers to the divine nature we have received upon being born again as a child of God. We are saved by grace through faith, and we are supposed to add virtue, which is a type of faith-in-action reflecting something valuable in us given to us by God (saving faith) which can be formed, developed, and shared. Then, to this virtue, we are to add knowledge. This means we become more intimately acquainted with God and we know Him better through His Word.
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
II Peter 1:6
Temperance is being even-keeled, not given to extremes, and God gives us an opportunity to show our trustworthiness not so much by controlling ourselves with our own will power, but by exercising our self-control in submitting to His control. Then comes the type of patience which is not mere idle waiting, but means enduring through a difficult and trying time while having a right attitude about the hardship we face. “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” says a well-known proverb, but here is it sandwiched between patience and brotherly kindness. Godliness is being affected by God’s grace so that we live in recognition of it and are motivated by it. Godliness helps produce the last two steps/ingredients in the recipe:
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
II Peter 1:7
Charity is Christian love. It is self-sacrificing, other-preferring love.
The ingredients in this recipe are important, and the order of the ingredients is also important. My wife (who is an amazing chef) and I used to chuckle at this little poem:
I didn’t have potatoes, so I substituted rice.
I didn’t have paprika, so I used another spice.
I didn’t have tomato sauce, I used tomato paste;
A whole can, not a half can – I don’t believe in waste.
A friend gave me the recipe; she said you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her, I couldn’t even eat it!
I have lost my notes on who the author is, but it reminds us that it’s not enough to have the recipe. We must actually follow the recipe. Following God’s recipe makes sure that we get the proper spiritual nutrition.
Biologically, if we don’t get the proper nutrition when we are babies, it will affect our eyesight, but babies don’t see anything until they’re born. God opens our spiritual eyes when we are born spiritually. He lets in light.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
II Peter 1:9
The things that are lacking in someone who does not see well spiritually are the ingredients in Verses 5-7. Babies can’t see “afar off.” They are shortsighted. Spiritual nearsightedness is one symptom of not growing spiritually.
On the other end of the spectrum is a condition that affects the elderly: forgetfulness. Even after we’ve been saved for a very long time we still need to remember that we were purged from our old sins. Purging is sometimes painful. We should want to avoid getting dirty again, thereby putting ourselves through the pain of sin again. Spiritual nourishment sharpens our memory as well as our sight. People who can’t see and people who can’t remember where things are tend to stumble and fall.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
II Peter 1:10
We must remember not only where we’ve fallen in the past, but, even more importantly, we need to remember what will keep us from falling.
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
II Peter 1:13
We live in a temporary body, but we have been entrusted with an eternal treasure. It’s always right, and it’s never wrong, to feed on the the Word of God. That’s our main sustenance.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
II Peter 1:16
The Apostles didn’t make up stories or myths. They saw Jesus’s ministry, miracles, Resurrection, and Ascension in person.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
II Peter 1:17
Peter, James, and John SAW the transfiguration. They BEHELD the glory of God, and lived to tell about it! They HEARD the voice of God (Matthew 16-17; Mark 9; Luke 9).
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
II Peter 1:18-19
Even though they had heard the audible voice of God they knew that the Holy Scriptures were a more sure Word of prophecy.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
II Peter 1:20
The Scriptures are not private in the sense they we can twist them to meet our personal preferences. All true believers have the same Spirit, and the Holy Spirit would not teach one believer something completely opposite from what He would teach another believer. Also, we can not separate out one Bible verse or passage of Scripture from all the others, and divorce it from the rest of the Bible. The Bible is cohesive and self-affirming in its consistency and continuity. It is not a “magic book” that secretly whispers different messages to different people.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
II Peter 1:21
The Holy Ghost wrote the Bible, using over 40 human instruments over more than 2000 years to write one big Bible with no contradictions or errors. The Bible is the infallible, inerrant, inspired Word of God. It is truth without error, but regardless of how often we repeat this doctrine, we still must do what it is says if we want to be spiritually fruitful and not spiritually barren.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
II Peter 1:8
Thomas Watson: S.W.I.M. to Repent
November 19, 2021 at 11:44 am | Posted in II Peter, Uncategorized | 2 CommentsTags: Biblical repentance, Biblical swimming, repentance, swim quotes, swimming quotes, Thomas Watson, Thomas Watson quotes
In Adam we all suffered shipwreck and repentance is the only plank left us after shipwreck to swim to heaven.
Thomas Watson, The Doctrine of Repentance (1668)
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Romans 5:14
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:32
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
II Peter 3:9
God’s Dispositive Will
June 24, 2015 at 1:18 pm | Posted in II Peter, Where There's a Way There's a Will | 14 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 3, anthropopathism, emotions, Ephesians 4, Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel 33, feelings, God's will, Matthew 7, the Will of God
A third broad category of thought about the will of God is called the dispositive will, or the will of disposition. Your “disposition” is how you are inclined to feel about something. It does not necessarily dictate that you will act in accordance with your feelings, but it can certainly influence your actions. It can be helpful to think of it as God’s “emotive” will because we know that God does have emotions. His emotions are holy and perfectly controlled, but if we ascribe human emotions to Him for the purpose of being able to discuss His character and actions (and the Bible does this) it is called anthropopathism.
The Bible does not always let us in on God’s inclination or disposition about certain matters, but sometimes it does. For example:
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
II Peter 3:9
What does this tell us about God? It does not reveal His decretive will because obviously many are going to perish despite the fact that He is not “willing” that any should perish.
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
Nor is II Peter 3:9 dealing expressly with God’s preceptive will, because, although He does command everyone to be saved, this is talking about His desire rather than a command. What it is revealing is God’s dispositive will – His inclination or His feelings about those who reject Christ, regardless of how they wound up in that condition.
Another example of the Bible describing God’s will in dispositive terms is:
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
This verse is speaking about earthly, temporal life, not eternal life, and it asks a rhetorical question, so the answer should be clear.
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Ezekiel 33:11
The Lord could force the wicked to turn from their ways, and His disposition is inclined toward delighting in repentance, but He does not always do so. In fact, the punishment of the wicked conversely satisfies His justice, wrath, and holiness, but it gives Him no predispositional or emotional delight, and – emphatically and obviously – no sinful delight.
Here is another example:
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:29-30
These verses express God’s will in the preceptive sense because they command us not to do certain things, but they also give us insight into the dispositive sense of His will because they tell us He can be grieved (a combination of sadness and anger). Am I really powerful enough to grieve the Spirit of God? My “power” is not really the issue, but my sin and rebellion certainly do affect our loving and caring God, and He responds with love and what seems in our finite human understanding to be a “hurt” response, although He keeps His promise to eternally seal us, despite our sin.
Neither the apparent conflicts between these operations of God’s will (preceptive, decretive, dispostive), nor the recognition of their complementarity, can be explained away by appeals to the “free will” of man, because God is still omniscient and omnipotent and omnipresent and omnibenevolent, which leads us to consideration of God’s secret, or hidden, will, which we will look at next time.
Catechism Question 11
September 11, 2014 at 11:06 am | Posted in Children's Bible Catechism, II Peter | 6 CommentsTags: 1 Corinthians 2, 2 Peter 1, Bible catechism, dictation, inerrancy, infallibility of the Bible, inspiration, Luke 24, Sufficiency of Scripture, superintendence
Question 10: Who is the Author of the Bible?
Answer: God the Holy Spirit is the Author of the Bible.
Prove it.
II Timothy 3:16
Question 11: How did the Holy Spirit write the Bible?
Answer: He wrote the Bible by using people.
Prove it.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.
II Peter 1:21
The view of inspiration that is considered most orthodox is called the “superintending method theory,” which holds that the Holy Spirit spoke through the human instruments that He used to write the Bible without violating their distinctive viewpoints, personalities, writing styles, etc. I would not disagree with this, to a point, but neither would I overrule what is sometimes called the “dictation method theory.” I do not mean that the human instruments which the Holy Spirit used typically went into a trance-like state of “automatic writing,” such as the kind of thing that sometimes can attend various states of hypnosis or catatonia. But I do think there may have been times when a human instrument was aware that he was spelling out Holy Scripture, and other times when he might have thought he was writing down his own personal thoughts, unaware of just how closely he was being “superintended” by the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, the “superintendence vs. dictation” distinction is a distinction without much difference as long as we understand that no human error made its way into the pages of God’s Word, and that the Holy Spirit perfectly guarded, guided, and controlled the absolute inerrancy, infallibility, sufficiency, and inspiration of the Bible. All liberal theories that make the Bible a combination of holy revelation and human opinion, along with those that skeptically pronounce, “the Bible was written by men,” without proper clarification, must be rejected.
Other verses to consider:
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke 24:27
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
I Corinthians 2:13
Catechism Question 9
July 18, 2014 at 9:40 am | Posted in Children's Bible Catechism, II Peter | 5 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 3, Bible catechism, God's love, Gospel, John 3, love of God, Romans 5, sin, sinners
Question 6: What is wrong with you?
Answer: I was born a sinner, and I have sinned against God.
Prove it.
Psalm 51:5
Question 7: What is sin?
Answer: Sin is violating God’s law.
Prove it.
I John 3:4
Question 8: What is the punishment for sin?
Answer: The punishment for sin is death.
Prove it.
Ezekiel 18:4
Question 9: Since you are a sinner, how does God feel about you?
Answer: Even though I am a sinner, God loves me.
Prove it.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
When you ask question nine to your child, what you are hoping for here is an amazement – almost an incredulity that God could love a wicked sinner like me. You want your child to think or ask, “How can He forgive me when He has promised to punish all who sin?” You know you’re on the right track if you are getting those kinds of questions.
Do not gloss over the wickedness of sin. HOWEVER, you must not gloss over the richness of God’s love, either. Dwell on it here.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
II Peter 3:9
How to Read the Bible (and Get Something out of It): Part 3
May 7, 2014 at 9:52 am | Posted in II Peter, Uncategorized | 9 CommentsTags: 2 Peter 1, Acts 17, Bible study, hermeneutics, John 3, Psalm 119, Revelation 20, Romans 3, The Bible, Word of God
Previously I discussed some of the exciting things about reading the Bible. Be patient with the Bible. Some sections are like a torrid novel (there are even some scandalous passages!), but some parts are more like the terse outline in a study guide for a history exam. Other sections are beautiful poetry. Take some time to figure out what genre you are reading. The Bible has an unlimited depth. The more you learn, the more you will want to know. And the more you want to know, the more fascinated you will be. Here are some practical tips for getting more out of your Bible-reading:
1. Remember the truthfulness of it.
Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
Psalm 119:160
The Bible is unique in this respect. It is absolutely true in every circumstance and situation. It is the Word of God, and God cannot lie, and He cannot change. Therefore, His Word cannot be wrong, and it does not become outdated. Everything else you hear is susceptible to being (and often is) a lie. The Bible is the “verily verily” of God – the “true truth.” You can depend on it and rely on it, even when everything around you and “common sense” seem to indicate otherwise.
… yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Romans 3:4
2. Reacquaint yourself with God in it.
Some people only have a second-hand knowledge of God. You know Him through your parents. You know Him through sermons. Your main experience of Him is through praise and worship. It’s time you get to know Him better – in the Bible.
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
II Peter 1:3
We know that God is loving, just, merciful, gracious, wise, and powerful, because He tells us these things about Himself, and He has recorded Himself demonstrating these things in the Bible. Can you imagine your spouse, child, or favorite person in the world giving you a letter telling you their most important thoughts, and telling you what they are truly like, and you don’t bother to read it? God has demonstrated His love and His care for us in the highest way conceivable. How can we not want to find out as much as we can about Him?
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:11
3. Recognize yourself in it.
The seeker-sensitive cliche’ “it’s not about you” is true, in a sense. But in another sense, it is about you. The Bible is where we learn how we got here and what our reason for existing is. A good hermeneutic principle to follow is to picture yourself as the sinner in every Bible story you read.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:11-15 (emphasis added)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16 (emphasis added)
You are in the Bible in one of those two verses. If you are truly a Christian, then you are a “whosoever” in John 3:16. If you have never trusted Christ as your Savior, then you remain one of the “whosoevers” in Revelation 20:15, and I plead with you to ask the Lord to change your status today.
The Deep End 
II Peter: A Merciful Warning
September 21, 2022 at 12:59 pm | Posted in II Peter | Leave a commentTags: 2 Peter 3, commentary on 2 Peter, end of the world, God's mercy, Sunday School lessons on 2 Peter
God is honest, but those who scoff at His Word are not.
II Peter 3:3-4
God is consistent. He destroyed the world before in righteous judgment, but not only in judgment – He also did it as a warning for us, and for the scoffers.
II Peter 3:5-7
We sometimes think the passing of time is a sign of God’s inability to act sooner, but it is really a sign of God’s mercy.
II Peter 3:9-14
These are links to previous lessons on II Peter:
1. A Recipe for Spiritual Growth (1)
2. How to Read the Bible (and Get Something out of it): Part 3 (1:3)
3. How to Read the Bible (and Get Something out of it): Part 1 (1:18-19,21)
4. Catechism Question 11 (1:21)
5. False Teachers and Plastic Words (2:1-18)
6. The Devil’s Doctrine (2:10-20)
7. Falling, Flooding, and Facing Facts (2:5; 3:3-10)
8. The Legend of the Unsaved Christian (2:20-22)
9. Thomas Watson: S.W.I.M. to Repent (3:9)
10. God’s Dispositive Will (3:9) *
11. Catechism Question 9 (3:9)
12. Lord Willing (3:9)
13. Catechism Question 12 (3:16)
14. The Remedy for Mood Swings (3:18)
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