Devotions
God’s Devil (Job 1–2)
Recently, my son asked one of those age-old questions: Why does God not destroy the devil? It would be so easy for him to do. These are the kind of questions to which there are no easy answers. They are the kind of questions that sceptics love, because they give an...
Renewed and Transformed (2 Peter 3:14–18)
In our introduction to 2 Peter, we considered the reality that belief affects behaviour. Peter, we learned, knew that, if his readers embraced false teaching, they would soon begin to live like the false teachers. He was more concerned that they pursue Christlikeness...
Finite Patience (2 Peter 3:14–18)
Several years ago, Rob Bell created waves with his book Love Wins, which suggested that God might ultimately save every human being who has ever lived. Once considered a significant voice in evangelicalism, Bell’s apparent embrace of universalism cemented his position...
End Times Madness (2 Peter 3:11–13)
Gary DeMar has written a profoundly helpful book titled Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church. In it, he illustrates just how obsessed Christians in the last century or more have become with end times prophecies, which has led to all sorts of fanciful...
The God who Breathes (2 Peter 3:8–10)
Over the years, as I have listened to people’s prayer requests, a common theme has emerged: Almost every Christian I know has, at one point or another, requested prayer for patience. This is hardly surprising: Even if it says that patience is a virtue, the society in...
The Divine Intruder (2 Peter 3:1–7)
James Edwards has written a book titled The Divine Intruder: When God Breaks into Your Life. He argues that God is in the business of breaking into people’s lives and changing them forever. To prove his point, he draws on eight biblical accounts of encounters with...