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The heavenly experiment
Paul’s words in Colossians 3:1-4 challenge me. I would really love to hear from people on this subject. What do YOU do to fix your gaze on Christ? How does it effect your walk in this world?
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Too heavenly minded?
Can we be so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good?
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All You Need is Love…
Peter waits until the last characteristic to put in LOVE. He starts with faith… ends with love. Why? This kind of love is the toughest things we’ll ever have and do in our lives. Only God brings it and we can only live in this power through the Spirit of God. When we live unselfishly, working for the good of…
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Philadelphia
How about them Phillies? Sorry. This isn’t about baseball. (Though I’m dying to do that!) Philadelphia is the Greek word for brotherly love or mutual affection. It’s what we add to godliness, according to 2 Peter 1:7. Philadelphia doesn’t exactly live up to its name these days, but that’s a whole separate discussion. Mutual affection is key to the Body…
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Adding things in gets tough…
We throw away relationships quickly as well. Christians are no better at marriage commitment these days than non-Christians.
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Add in Self-Control
As I work my way through the characteristics of 2 Peter 1:5-7, this is one where I feel like writing, “I’ll get back to you on this one.” This word carries the connotation of one who has mastered their desires. The word refers to sensual desires. Not just sexual desires, but anything to do with the senses. Control. In Galatians…
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Add to your goodness knowledge
I have found the more I dig into the Word, the more I am propelled into a life of prayer.
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Add to your faith goodness…
The next characteristic in 2 Peter 1:5 is goodness. Other translations say “excellence” or “moral excellence.” It is a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action. When we have faith, we need to add the action. The action needs to be virtuous. We are called to right thinking. The course of action is dwell on the goodness of God. Our…
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Make Every Effort…
2 Peter 1:5ff I have challenged my church to take one of the characteristics listed in 2 Peter 1:5-7 and meditate on it each day this next week. We don’t have to do one a day. If it takes two days, or a week, it’s okay. The goal is to see what happens when we “make every effort” to add…
Category: Bible Study
