understanding this, at the outset, that no prophetic scripture allows a man to interpret it by himself;
To begin with, you know that mockers will come with their mockeries in the last days, men who go by their own passions,
Our talents differ with the grace that is given us; if the talent is that of prophecy, let us employ it in proportion to our faith;
sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance;
he must keep in mind that no law is ever made for honest people but for the lawless and the insubordinate, for the impious and the sinful, for the irreverent and the profane, for parricides and matricides, murderers,
And then you know what this Crisis means, you know it is high time to waken up; for Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
knowing as we do that our old self has been crucified with him in order to crush the sinful body and free us from any further slavery to sin
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for amendment, and for moral discipline,