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Today is Saturday December 19, 2009 and we are studying the book of II Peter, please read the book

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Today's Message: Union With Christ
Our union with Christ takes place at the moment of conversion and its results exclude all that is not in harmony with God's Word.

The book of II Peter Is the 22nd book of the New Testament, the 61st book of the Bible, and contains 3 chapters. The author of the book is Peter and it was written to the Christian exiles. The purpose of the letter was to warn them of the dangers from within, apostasy (rejection) and false teaching. What we are to learn from the book is that the greatest two dangers from within the church are apostasy and false teaching.

As Christian's we are prone to think that all Christian's have the same beliefs, sadly they do not. Now, I am not talking about culture, I am talking about their view on Jesus Christ and who He truly is. Good people are being deceived all over the world by men and their false teaching, claiming that it was from God. In this letter, the Apostle Peter addresses this situation and the people whom have been deceiving them. “Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” - II Peter 1:1-4. When we read God's Word, with a desire to please Him, our inner life is strengthened. God has made full provision for every Christian to live a victorious Christian life. The Holy Spirit enables us to endure temptation, suffering, failure, sin, and even success or pride as we stay in the Bible and learn more each time we read His Word.

Every Christian should be determined to yield his life daily to the will of God, how do we yield daily to the will of God? Through the Holy Spirit. God unites our will with His by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.Many will question the Bible to be the true Word of God, the most common response by people who refuse to acknowledge the Bible say “How can it be God's Word when a man wrote it?” Well, as I always stress that there is an answer to every question written in the Bible, here is the answer to this question. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” - II Peter 1:20,21. The Bible was written by men filled with the Holy Spirit, who God chose to represent Him and teach the truth. If you look at these men they are just as you and I, only there was one major difference. They had faith in God! Today, God will still use ordinary people that have truly gotten themselves into some messes to represent Him. We just have to have faith in Him and seek to follow His will.

Since God's first concern for His children is that they be morally and spiritually healthy whatever they are facing, during our lives is necessary to face difficulties and circumstances in order for God to give us love, discipline, and correction, especially when we sin. Just as any earthly father would discipline a child, God disciplines us, for His holiness and His wrath against sin are inseparable. "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.” - II Peter 3: 9-14. Each day that we read God's Word our daily life is transformed to reflect His life through us. Think about many of the things that you once did before being saved and how they just do not seem right to do anymore, that is the Holy Spirit working in us. Praise God!

Have a wonderful and blessed day/night and Merry Christmas
God Bless You,
Christina

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