Lesson 3062

Lesson (3062)(05-19-20) 2 Peter 3:14-18
    “Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”

    In today’s quote, Peter reminded the churches to remain faithful the God in all things and to keep themselves ready at any moment to receive Jesus when He returns to claim His own.
    Peter mentioned in the quote that in the teaching of the gospel, there are “some things hard to be understood”. That statement correlates with some similar statements Jesus made concerning the “mystery” of the His word. Mark 4:11,“And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables” This should tell us that learning, or teaching, the gospel is not as easy as many would have us believe. We are to, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”~