SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5/02/2025 10:12 AM
My Worship
Time Focus: PT-2
“Captors of the Weak”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2
Timothy 3:6-7
Message of the verses: “6
For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women
weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never
able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
I
think that the best thing to do is to finish this section by quoting from John
MacArthur’s commentary and then making a few comments after that.
“Often moving from one false teacher
or group to another, such women are always learning and never able to come to
the knowledge of the truth. If they have
been reared in the church, they are especially susceptible to ideas that
purport to be Christian. But their ignorance
of Scripture and their sinful living make them utterly undiscerning and
defenseless against unbiblical and ungodly precepts. They are continually learning about
everything except the knowledge of the truth.”
The knowledge of the truth is the most important thing a believer can
learn and understand for without it, as seen with these women, they may think
they are religious, but they are not true believers. “Because legalism deals only in outward
performance, it is very attractive. Many
such women, and men as well, are glad to find a way that promises to make them
right with God simply by adhering to certain outward forms and conforming to
certain behavioral standards.
“Epignosis (knowledge) refers to deep
understanding, comprehension, and discernment, not merely awareness of factual
truths. It is and for which our Lord
interceded on our behalf: Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth’ (John
17:17). In fact, God ‘desires all men to be saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth’ (1 Tim. 2:4, emphasis added; cf. 2 Tim. 2:25; 2 Peter
3:9). Reflecting that divine love, Paul
sought the salvation even of those who were in opposition’ to the gospel,
hoping that, perhaps God
[would] grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth’ (2
Tim. 2:25).”
Let
us think for a moment of this verse above which I have highlighted and talk a
bit about it. Now what I am going to
write about are two different people, two disciples of Jesus Christ that I hope
will make this highlighted verse more understandable. As one looks at the crucifixion of Jesus
Christ which in the last couple of weeks has been preached and written about
simply because of the celebration of Resurrection Sunday, some call
Easter. Before Jesus went to the cross
Peter said that He would never forsake Jesus, but he did and stated that he did
not know Him. Now before that happened
Judas betrayed Jesus by receiving 30 pieces of silver to do so. Judas went out and hanged himself because of
the guilt of betraying an innocent Man.
He did not repent with the knowledge of the truth in order to be
saved. Now Peter was already a believer,
but felt very guilty for betraying the Lord, but because Peter was a believer
Jesus brought him back into fellowship with Him. This is seen in the 21st chapter
of John’s gospel. Repentance leading the
knowledge of the truth must come from the Lord otherwise it is not true
repentance.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: I am
thankful for January 26, 1974 for that is the day the true repentance came into
my life and the Spirit of God convicted me of my sins and saved me, and that
was the greatest day of my life.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: I desire
to tell others of the truth of the Gospel, and that is a big reason that the
Lord has led me to write my Spiritual Diaries and then put them onto my two
blogs, and it is the Spirit of God who sends them around the world for the
cause of Christ.
5/2/2025
10:35 AM
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