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2 Peter 1:3 Study – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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A very long post, sorry.

I hope this study is helpful to my Bible class.  I am trying to teach how to dig into the Word and understand the meaning themselves.  It’s funny before Salvation, you could not get me to study anything,  now I hate to stop.

Let’s look at 2 Peter 1:3.

2 Peter: 1. 3.
“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:”

Devine (Godly), Power, what is this?  Resurrection, Healing, Words of Wisdom and Knowledge, Faith…ect. 

Matthew 22:29
King James Version (KJV)
“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”

How is God’s Power manifested?

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2 Peter 1:2 – Teaching Outline. – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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This post will not be so long but I  believe interesting nevertheless.

2 Peter 1:2
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you”
Grace, Gods unmerited Mercy and Favor is the typical explanation of its meaning,  but looking from its first mention:

“Noah found Grace in the sight of the Lord”

To Paul and sin and Grace is sufficient,  I believe we could substitute Salvation for Grace in many places.

Peace, is the Peace of God in the midst of our problems, strife of life, hurts and bad health.  It is the “Peace that passes understanding.”

Multiplied. …really?

“through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,”

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2 Peter 1:1 – Teaching Outline -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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As we look at 2 Peter 1:1,  We will try to understand his writings,  verse by verse, and sometimes word for word.   The common meanings and understandings can be different from how we perceive them.  So please allow me, to tell us, what we probably  already know.

2 Peter: 1. 1.
“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:”

Peter starts out telling us who he is:
A servant:
When he says servant he isn’t talking about the guy who mows your lawn or the nice lady that comes in once a week to clean.

  The word used for Servant of Christ, means Bond Slave or Love Slave.  In Biblical times you could become a slave if you didn’t pay your debts,  and stay a slave for 7 years or until the debt was paid.

Sometimes people were treated so well, they asked to stay provided for, cared for, protected by their Master.  He would back them up to the edge of the door and make a hole in their earlobe with an awl.

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Peppermint Chap Sticks: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“Seek and ye shall find.”

My wife apparently loves Peppermint Chap Sticks,  she discovered them a few years ago. 

Unbeknownst to me, this year, she remembered she couldn’t find them last year.
(She thought).  Soooo…

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Stir up thyself: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Stir up thyself

Do you know people who are always stirring things up?  Confusion, Strife, Upheavals, Discontent, all seem to be their best friends?

Do they seem angry, proud, full of wrath or hatred?   Do we?  Am I?

Proverbs 29:22
King James Version (KJV)
“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”

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Vain, me? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I used to laugh at my brother as he aged and his hair and beard constantly went from grey to an unnatural brown.  How vain is he? I  thought to myself…..not me.

I was always skinny,  I could eat anything and not gain weight.  Then I  turned thirty and somehow a pot belly had appeared.   That’s ok, my wife married me anyway.

My grey, now, that implyed only wisdom,  not age.  No problem.

Then eating regular,  suddenly I was overweight.   An impossibly I was sure,  till I looked in the mirror or tried to see my feet. 

That was bad enough.

Then my belly erupted. …no hair dye would help, exercise, (not gonna happen), I was stuck and unhappy.   Then it got worse.

First, a foolish lift of a heavy piano, I felt it, something ripped. My beautiful dime sized belly button slowly evolved into a tennis ball attached to an already over sized waist.

Then a kidney removed. I thought I would have a indentation,  nope, a small ripple, a roll was on my side.  Now 7 years later it is a soccer ball.  

I find myself a side show,  pay your 25 cents and see the deformed human.  I am really ashamed of my shape.  Even if I, at this late date, exercised and lost a lot of this belly,  I would still have a tennis and soccer ball with me at all times.

Vain? You bet.  Ashamed? Absolutely.  Wanting to hide?  Yep. 

Vain and ashamed incorporated.   Forgive me Lord.

“and they followed vanity, and became vain”

Lord, help me to follow You.

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the Lord preserved David: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.”

Four times the Bible tells us the the Lord protected, promoted and propelled David ahead of all others.  Wherever he went and whatever he did.  The way was made straight for him. 

Why?  Because he was a man after Gods own heart.  David understood how a Godly ruler, exercised supreme authority.

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Proverbs 29:2
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

David was a righteous man.  Who can find a righteous man?

“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life:”

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast:”

“A righteous man hateth lying:”

Can any of us live up to these Testimonials of A Righteous Man?  Are our Words a well of life?  Do we hate lying?  Do we take care of that which serves us? 

God promoted David, because David promoted Godly virtues and character,  he stood with and before his people.  The people rejoiced in his service.

The law wasn’t given because of men like David,  Noah, Enoch, Abraham or Moses.  

No the law was given for the likes of you and me.

1 Timothy 1:9-10
King James Version (KJV)
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”

Without Jesus, I am all of  the above,  even with Jesus,  my carnal self wars with the Spiritual, and all too often, wins.

We must constantly agree with James if we are to be effective,  consistent and promoted servants of the Lord.

James 5:16
King James Version (KJV)
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

David lived a life a life after Gods own heart, a life that included repentance, remorse, a heart seeking to be Holy, Acceptable unto God. 

David knew this to be but his reasonable service.  He also knew:

“the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.   And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.”

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David decided to fill himself with Godly principles, wisdom  and intent.

We, like this empty jug, can be made  full.   What are we full of? 

Micah 6:8
King James Version (KJV)
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Hasn’t God shown us?  Can we not understand, believe, and walk in His will?

Lord, help us to be useful, effective servants.  People deserving of promotion, protection and of being propelled to lead Your chosen.

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in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Or:  “Help me get this beam out of my eye!”

I am a Right Wing, Spirit Filled, Conservative Christian.  I have spent the last 5 years in a church that loves the Lord but doesn’t believe the things of the Spirit are  for today.

They believe :
“Jesus died for me, saved me from eternal hell fire, but lied about the Gifts of the Spirit,  Signs, Wonders and Miracles being for me.”

Why do they believe this instead of what the Bible clearly states?   
What they have been taught, seen and heard all their lives.  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

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mightily grew the word of God: The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Acts 19:20
“So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.”

Is the Word growing mightily in you?  Is the Word truth?  Is the Word winning the fight between the Carnal and Spiritual man within?

In my life the Carnal man gets the victory all too often.   Why?

My Carnal man lacks nothing,  I supply almost all it desires and deny  it very few pleasures.  It is the side of me I am concerned about, pay attention to, I treat it like a crying baby.

Meanwhile my Spiritual man is starving.  I go to church once a week, I don’t read the Bible regularly.   I only pray when in crisis and wonder why my prayers only reach the ceiling.

The problem is not God or His Word.

It is the lack of both,  that allowed the Carnal man to control and  lead me astray.

The Word  can grow mightily and prevail. 

It will when I feed it, love it and watch over it .

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Will I?  Will you?

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What about that guy? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“Lord, what shall this man do?”

The universal problem with people.  What about that guy?  He isn’t following the same  rules I do.  Why is He doing so well, have so much?  Why does everyone love Him?

Waa, waa, waa….

Envy, covetousness, greed, dissention,  back biting, bitterness, sloth, lying. …ect.

The human condition.  DISSATISFACTION, WANT, JEALOUSY.

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“Billism” Truth or Fiction – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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What is a “Billism”?

Simply put a “Billism” is a truth I have found in the Word, that I personally have not heard anyone else teach.  

Does that mean no one else has seen it? 

No, many have probably seen these and not found them important enough to share or have shared them and gotten the Ho Hum responce I receive, and quit mentioning them.

To me, they are a revelation of the Lord, They do not effect  basic Christian Doctrine but do draw me in to a fresh knowledge of the Lord.  They cause me to study the scriptures to see if they are true.

I don’t share them unless I believe I have Biblical evidence to support them. 

What disapoints me is so many could care less, or reject it out of hand, because they were never taught it.  Do they check out the scripture to see if it’s true?

Nope, Nada, Not going to happen,  God didn’t show them, so it cannot be truth.

I wish they would think about how many Denominations there are and maybe see why they were founded.  Not all church splits are about the color of the carpets. 

Luther was a good Catholic, till he discovered salvation by faith alone.    We need to study the word and recognize what it really means, not just what you have been taught it means.

Please open your eyes and ears, listen to what the Lord is saying today.

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Hearing Gods voice? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I have known Jesus as my Lord and Savior for over 30 years.  There have been times I have walked in His Yoke, beside Him,  doing His will in His way, seeing His results,  (Unfortunately only for short periods).

The majority of time, I have loved and acknowledged Him. Then gone  my own way, doing what I thought was important. Paying the bills, taking care of my wants and desires.

I have heard it said: “It’s ok to talk to God but if you hear Him answer you, you’re nuts”

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Unity of Father, Son and Believers – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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In John 17, we find Jesus with the Disciples in the Garden, where He prays for them and us.  Several points are brought out repeatedly,  I would like to look at what He prayed for all who belong to Him.

First:
Who is He praying for:
John 17:
“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.”

What does He pray for:
“that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ,”
“they have believed that thou didst send me.”

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The Helper: – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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I need help.  I am a saved sinner.  I know and love my Savior,  Jesus. 

He lived and died for me, He sits at the right hand of the Father and the Father accepts me as worthy of heaven, because of my Lords shed blood.

Why do I fail to live a better life, a holy life, a caring life, a sinless life?  Because I  need help.

Where do I find help, that …. actually helps?  David had the right idea.

Psalm 121:1
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”

Psalm 121:2
“My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 30:10
“Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.”

David, the man after Gods own heart, cries out for the help he needs.  Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Strength to Repent. …

Do you have the Strength to Repent?   (Admit your pride, lust, greed, hate, ignorance)?

It takes strength to cry out for help.  To admit God is bigger than ” ME, MYSELF and I”.

Times have changed.   Before Jesus, when looking for help, man had to look without. 

Jesus, told us help would soon come from within. 

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patient continuance in well doing – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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“patient continuance in well doing”

This is truly the call to Eternal life.  Not walking perfectly in the light, not in making all the right decisions, not handling every circumstance correctly.

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                “patient continuance in well doing”

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Whosoeverwill. …Really? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Confessions of a head counter:

I confess, I count heads. At Church, Choir rehearsals, Bible studies, any event I attend.  Is it full? Are there lots of empty seats?  Wow, this guy really draws a crowd. …

When people aren’t there it is because, Whosoeverwill…..It couldn’t be my fault.
Could it?

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who hold the truth in unrighteousness; – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Our world is upside down.  Perversion has become heroic, our real heroes, (policeman, firefighters, first responders,  the military), are now the problem. 

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Do you believe? – The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Do you believe?  The Lord is alive? The Word is truth? The Lord speaks today? The Lord is a personal God? 

Do you believe God can reveal Himself to you?  If you have accepted Him as Lord and Savior you have already received Revelation Knowledge.  The Lord has revealed His love and grace (Salvation ), to you.  He has so much more to reveal to whosoever will.

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all the trees of the field : -The Fix-it Shop-Filling Station

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Isaiah 55:12
King James Version (KJV)
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”

Back when I was traveling as an Evangelist,  one of my favorite and first things I would do, was to teach this song and how to clap to it.  It always brought  smiles of joy as the Lord touched those who participated.

It opened the door for the sharing of the Word. The problem was, I wasn’t a very good preacher back then.  I didn’t understand how to feed His sheep. 

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