2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

This Peter speaking about the writings of Paul. Petros, the Little Rock, the one whom Jesus Himself declared, on you I shall build my church. Now if Peter admits even he has difficulty understand all that Paul reveals, then we should not be surprised to hear our brothers and sisters declare the same.

However, difficulty does not mean destruction. The reason that I entitled this entry as “And Or” is the use of “unlearned and unstable”. Peter did not declare this serious problem existed for people who were “unlearned or unstable”. One can be unlearned or unstable and expect help.

Stable implies that you are on solid footing, the Rock, the Cornerstone. If one is unlearned, there is no better place to learn than from this position. Even so, being learned implies one has heard the gospel with understanding. This person can find solid ground, he can become stable.

How do I know this? Because Peter said “as they do also the other scriptures” meaning that they have not received the gospel message with understanding.

My issue here is this, that you should not consider yourself in danger of destruction if you do not understand the deep mysteries of the bible. You should not consider yourself less, Peter didn’t.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Grow in grace and in knowing Christ, don’t fret about the deep mysteries.

2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Be honest with yourself, do you listen to people, shows, news, or even music which support your thinking? We all want to be right, but is shutting yourself off from those who disagree with you really strengthen your position?

You will always find people who will agree with you. I do not care how radical and wrong your thought process might be, you can find someone who agrees with you. Agreement in and of itself does not mean your thinking is right. One must listen to all points of view to hear the truth.

2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

A fable is entertaining fiction. When I came out of the movie theater from watching The Matrix for the first time, I was so taken by the fiction that the world did not seem real to me anymore. It was almost as if I had been duped into believing a lie my whole life. The fiction seemed more possible than the truth.

Sadly many people have not come to know the Truth.

Isaiah 43:8-10 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

To know the LORD is to know truth.