EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 12/15/2025
6:55 PM
My
Worship Time Focus: PT-2 “Their Practices”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2
Peter 2:13b-14
Message
of the verses: : “as they
that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and
blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with
you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery,
and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have
exercised with covetous practices; cursed children” (KJV)
“They
count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime,
They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they
carouse with you, having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin,
enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children.”
(NASB)
I will continue to quote from John MacArthur’s commentary and as I go
through his quote I will stop and quote the different verses that he references
in his commentary.
“To
make matters worse, the false teachers brought their lewdness into the church,
purposefully choosing to carouse with the saints. The word translated carouse (suneuocheomai)
means ‘to eat together,’ or ‘entertain together,’ as in a public meal. Here it may refer to the church’s love feast
that accompanied the Lord’s table” (cf. comments on Jude 12a which I wrote earlier
in the month.) “By feigning faith in
Christ, the false teachers pretended to have a rightful place at the
table. But in fact the were a polluting
influence. Elsewhere in the New
Testament, as a safeguard against such intrusions, the Holy Spirit warns
believers to conduct special church means with propriety (1 Cor. 11:20-22), to
beware of false teachers who might want to infiltrate them (Matt. 7:15; cf.
Acts 20:28-31; 1 Cor. 16:13), and to turn such men away (2 John 9-11).” Now I will quote all of these verses
beginning with 1 Cor. 11:20-22.”
“ 20 When ye come together therefore into one
place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before other
his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink
in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I
say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
“15 Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
“28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to
all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departing shall
grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves shall men arise,
speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the
space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”
“13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith,
quit you like men, be strong.”
“9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in
the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of
Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.10 If there come any unto you, and
bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid
him God speed: 11 For he that abideth
him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
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