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 an for ever. Amen.
Don’t be misled by anyone. Don’t allow anyone to pollute and
question the theology that God has taught you from His Word. Who He is never
changes. What He says does not waver. His desires are the same from everlasting
past to everlasting future. The ones who want to change your thinking do so for
their own personal gain from you. Do not be deceived by them. Whether they use
their own wisdom, or enticing opportunities, or scoffing, or any other type of
subversion, rest in the truth that you have learned. And grow in that truth. Do
not take their lies as truth. Take the Words of God as truth. Take what He
teaches and shows you as the only source of truth. There is no extra-biblical
text that contains His truth, there is no extra-biblical person who is His special
mouthpiece carrying His hidden never-before-revealed truth. What He wants to
say to you, He already has, it is now just a matter of listening to His Word as
it is written and allowing it to change you. Grow in truth. Dive deep into His
Word and discover that it isn’t necessarily the new things that are
invigorating and exciting, but rather the gems of truth that He spoke thousands
of years ago to His penmen that are life-giving and joy-bringing. Grow in grace. Allow His grace to
invade your life, focus the lens of your perspective off of the circumstances
of life and onto the Providence of a God who is gently working in you His plan
and purpose through those circumstances. Open your eyes to see His Sovereign
design and power. Grow in the knowledge
of Jesus. See who He is in the pages of the Gospels. See His tender ways.
See His gentle treatment of those who didn’t believe, and His harsh words
against the ones who hid the truth of God from others through their
self-righteousness. See Him incrementally teach those who He longed to see
grow, and see that He works this way still today. Don’t be shaken, and only
look to Jesus.
Food For Thought:
What two things does Peter tell you to grow in? What does growth in these areas
look like?
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