"The way of the transgressor is hard." The transgressor, the treacherous, the unfaithful - he has a tough road, Solomon says. And Peter agrees. We've been studying 2 Peter, and in Chapter 2 he sums up his argument against apostates. Everyone has difficulties; but troubles have a different purpose in the lives of the godly, versus the ungodly. Here's Jim with Part 1 of God's Response to Human Failure.

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God doesn't bake casseroles. We've got a big mishmash of ingredients simmering down here. The wicked, the righteous, the wicked-who-pretend-to-be-righteous...all thrown together in the same pan. The liars and the truth-tellers are hard to separate. But separate them God will, and Peter reminds us that this is how God has always cooked. No casseroles. Our look at 2 Peter, chapter 2 is called False Teachers versus Faithful Fathers. Here's Jim to get us started.

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There are so many versions of Christianity, it can be hard to tell which one is real. Nah, Peter says, it's not that hard! And welcome to a new month, and a new series of messages. We've jumped from Jude, to a letter that has a lot in common with it: the Epistle of 2 Peter. If God is not insane, then we can expect His revelations to line up - that is, whatever He says on Tuesday won't contradict what He said on Monday. That's one easy test we can apply. Peter will give us a few more. Here's Jim.

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