EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
12/23/2025 8:05 PM
My
Worship Time Focus:
PT-2 “Their
Perversion”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
2 Peter
2:20-22
Message
of the verses: 20 For if, after
they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the
latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it was better for them not to have known
the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn from the holy
commandment delivered to them. 22 But it
has happened to them according to the true proverb: “The dog returns to his own
vomit,” and, “The sow, that was washed, returns to her wallowing in the mire.”
I begin by quoting the commentary from John MacArthur and then as needed
I will put in my comments and then I will also put in the verses he points out
in his commentary.
“It is
evident that false teachers are not really in Christ because they are again
entangled in the world’s defilements and are overcome. They are not the ‘overcomers’ the apostle
John wrote about in his first epistle (1 John 5:4-5) or the book of Revelation
(2 :7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12,21).”
“4
For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the
victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that
overcomes the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?”
“7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the tree of life, which
is in the midst of the paradise of God.
“11
Let him who has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. ‘He who overcomes will not be harmed by the second
death.’"’
“17
Let him who has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. ‘To him who overcomes, I shall give him some of the
hidden manna to eat. And I shall give him a white stone, and on the
stone, a new name written which no man knows except he who
receives it.’"’
“26
And he who overcomes, and keeps my works until the end, I
shall give to him power over the nations:”
“5
He who overcomes the same will be clothed in white garments, and
I shall not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I shall confess his
name before my Father and before his angels.”
“12
He who overcomes, I shall make him a pillar in the temple
of my God, and he will go out no more. And I shall write on him the name of my
God and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out
of heaven from my God. And I shall write on him my new name.”
“21
He who overcomes, I shall grant to him to sit with me on my
throne, even as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his
throne.”
“Since there is no real salvation for them—no grace
received to overcome the power of sin (Eph. 1:7), walk by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:12-13; Eph. 2:8-10),
and preserve in the faith (Phil.
2:12-13; 2 Thess. 1:11-12)—they sink back into the pollution of the
world and completely reject the gospel of salvation.” Now we will look at all of the verses
outlined in yellow in order that they are in above.
“7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
according to the riches of his grace,”
“12
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit
who is from God, that we may know the things freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in
words taught by man’s wisdom but in those taught by the Holy
Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
“8
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God, 9 not of works,
lest any man should boast. 10 For
we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
“12 ¶
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my
presence but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling, 13 for it is
God who works in you both to will and to do his good pleasure.”
“11 ¶
Therefore, we also pray always for you, that our God may count you
worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his
goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be
glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and of the
Lord Jesus Christ.”
“After all, those who understand the truth and still
turn away will face far greater judgment than those who have never heard (cf. Matt. 10:14-15; 11:22-23;
Mark 6:11; Luke 12:47-48).”
“14
And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you
depart from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of
judgment than for that city.”
“22
But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the
day of judgment than for you. 23 And
you, Capernaum, who is exalted to heaven, you will be brought down to hell; for
if the mighty works which had been done in you were done in Sodom, it
would have remained until this day.”
“11
And whoever does not receive you nor hear you, when you depart
from there, shake off the dust which is under your feet as a
testimony against them. Assuredly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for
Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city.’”
“47
And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself
nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he who did not know
and committed things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes.
And everyone to whom much was given, from him much will be required, and to
whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
Now with all of these verses to read I will stop here and I will put one
more SD on this blog before Christmas, and then on Christmas day I have some
special SD’s to add to both of my blog
sites, so that means there will only be two Spiritual Diaries then and the next
day, Lord willing I will continue with the SD’s that I normally have been
writing. So to one and all I wish you a
Christ centered Christmas day.
12/23/2025 8:37 PM
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