Scripture Readings

Saturday, August 6, 2022

2 Peter 1:10-19 (Epistle, Transfiguration)

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Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
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for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
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Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
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knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
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Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.
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For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
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And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;