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  1. Oct 22

    Salvation or Destruction

    ~~~~~ No 35 in the series - The Epistles of Peter. ~~~~~ **Considering 2 Peter 3:15-16** 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. *1/ What we are to count as salvation - the longsuffering of our Lord. 2/ Who are those that are to be destroyed - the unlearned and unstable. 3/ What leads to these men's destruction - scriptures that are hard to understand and wresting or twisting scripture.* **Sermon summary:** The sermon examines the contrast between salvation and destruction as presented in 2 Peter 3:15-16, emphasizing that the long-suffering of the Lord is the mechanism of salvation for those who repent. It warns against the character of the unlearned and unstable, who twist Scripture to their own destruction, particularly regarding vital doctrines such as the person of Christ and the sufficiency of grace. The preacher contrasts the natural understanding of the world with the spiritual illumination provided by the Holy Spirit, urging believers to remain grounded in sound doctrine rather than being tossed about by diverse teachings. The message serves as both a comfort to sinners, highlighting God's patience, and a solemn warning against abusing that patience or engaging in heretical interpretations of the Bible.

  2. Oct 18

    Glory, Yes; Cross, No

    In Luke 9:37-50, Charles Sebold follows Jesus and His disciples down from the Mount of Transfiguration, where on the very next day everything goes wrong. In fourteen verses the disciples fail four times, and every failure springs from the same root: they want the glory of the mountain but not the road to Jerusalem. First, the nine cannot cast out a demon from a father's only child, though Jesus had given them authority over all demons. Echoing Moses descending Sinai, Jesus rebukes a "faithless and twisted generation" in the words of Deuteronomy 32, then gives the boy back to his father, and all see the majesty Peter later testified to. Second, while the crowd marvels, Jesus tells them plainly that the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men; the saying is concealed from them, and they are afraid to ask. Understanding the cross is a gift of God, yet the disciples remain responsible for their fear, for God's sovereignty and human responsibility both stand. Third, they argue over which of them is greatest, and Jesus sets a child at His side, one with no status who can do nothing for anyone, teaching that whoever receives such a one in His name receives Him and the Father, and that the least is the great one. Fourth, John tries to stop an outsider casting out demons in Jesus' name because he "does not follow with us," and Jesus answers as Moses did about Eldad and Medad: be strict about Christ but generous about the borders of our own circle. The disciples would not learn this until the cross, where the truly great One became the least for people arguing about rank. Who is the child Jesus is setting beside you this week?

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