2 Peter

Everything We Need

Note:  The spreadsheet mistakenly omitted this book.  I have shifted the reading of 1 John to cover Saturday and Sunday putting us back on schedule by Monday.

Second Peter chapter one provides a complete list of everything we need to live a Christian life. This epistle is remarkable in its brevity covering a large array of subjects in just a few verses.  For example, 1:5-7 provides a list of everything a Christian needs to live a Godly life.  Faith (the foundation), virtue (moral excellence), knowledge (discernment of God's will), temperance (self-control),  patience (the willingness to wait for God's time), godliness (manifesting Christ), brotherly kindness (affection and concern for others) and love (agape-love, divine love, the capstone).  All Christians must have these virtues in their lives.

Chapter 3, verses 5-7 provide one of the briefest overall history and disposition of creation in all the Bible. He covers creation, the flood, all of history, and the final destruction of the world through God's judgment in just 3 verses!

May the Lord bless the reading of His Word.