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2 Peter 3 Commentary

2 Peter 3 Commentary Peter has spoken quite extensively about the scriptures. In his mind, the scriptures consist of “words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our LORD and Savior through your apostle”. Verse 2. He thinks of Paul as an apostle; Consequently, Paul’s “hard to understand” lettersContinueContinue reading “2 Peter 3 Commentary”

1 Timothy 4 Commentary

1 Timothy 4 Commentary Old Testament prophecies would often start this way: “Thus saith the LORD, …” Paul hasn’t used this technique. Instead, we have the following: “The Spirit clearly says…” Verse 1.The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. VerseContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 4 Commentary”

Galatians 1 Commentary

Galatians 1 Commentary Do all need a dramatic encounter with our LORD Jesus Christ to preach? Is the gospel less credible when the massager has a less dramatic conversion himself? Or when I hear the gospel from a human, is the truth of the gospel not as valuable? What is Paul doing, displaying his profile?ContinueContinue reading “Galatians 1 Commentary”

1 Corinthians 6 Commentary

1 Corinthians 6 Commentary Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Verse 7. Recheck it and see how failure to accept this situation results in trouble. If you take your brother to court, it means you have not accepted to be wronged. Accept to be wronged; accept that the offender from churchContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 6 Commentary”

Romans 2 Commentary

Romans 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com We could attempt to segment the main thought. Chapter 1 began with group ‘1’ students. They are the ones God has called to belong to Jesus Christ – the good guys.Group ‘2’ students are the ones that have rejected the Creator God for idols. They are in all sorts of things,ContinueContinue reading “Romans 2 Commentary”

Acts 16 Commentary

Acts 16 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Whatever Paul is doing! He circumcises Timothy because of the Judaizers. He would later criticize Peter for behaving similarly diplomatic with his own Judaizers. Paul is human, after all! It should even be worse because Paul is freshly armed with the decision of the apostles and the elders from HQ onContinueContinue reading “Acts 16 Commentary”

John 11 Commentary

John 11 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Are there times when the LORD Jesus is deliberately absent from your situation? This appears to be the case here. Jesus is happy to be away from where He is required! Consequently, things go bad. Deliberate divine absence.Yes, things go bad but Jesus deliberately delays showing up. How we want JesusContinueContinue reading “John 11 Commentary”

Luke 19 Commentary

Luke 19 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The journey to Jerusalem continues. Today the LORD Jesus is passing through Jericho. We all remember the Sunday school story of Zacchaeus. Another tax collector. We also know this chapter won’t finish without featuring the Pharisees.Zacchaeus is on the hunt. He wants to see Jesus. Most importantly, Jesus wants to seeContinueContinue reading “Luke 19 Commentary”

Luke 16 Commentary

Luke 16 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com We have two titles: “The Shrewd Manager” and the “Rich Man and Lazarus”.  We also have a couple of additional teachings in between the two titles. But it is one flowing story. The ‘bad’ manager used money, which wasn’t even his, to prepare for his future unemployment. The rich man failedContinueContinue reading “Luke 16 Commentary”