How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Welcome to Through the Bible. I'm Steve Schwetz, welcoming you aboard the Bible bus as we continue our terrific study in the New Testament Book of 2 Peter.

As you find your seat, here are some introductory remarks from Dr. McGee about how the Word of God can bring color, harmony, and excitement into our lives.

Music is a subject in which I'm not proficient and I certainly am not knowledgeable.

I sat the other day in our living room and I looked over at the piano that we've had for many

years.

We've had it since the days my daughter took music lessons,

and I haven't heard it played in a long time.

And I noticed for the first time, I guess,

the white keys and the black keys.

Now, I've known for years that the piano had white keys and black keys, but all of a sudden

it occurred to me that there must be a difference or one wouldn't be white or another black,

and why do they have these keys?

And I began to make inquiries, and I found that I wasn't the only one that was

ignorant to why they are black and white keys on the piano. I finally found a woman that had been

a concert pianist, and she gave me some information. And apparently there's a technical reason for the black keys.

The piano would be much longer without them if they're all white.

And it would be very dull music if we played only the white keys

or if we played only the black keys. Both colors are apparently

essential to having good, harmonious, and exciting music. You see, much study of the Bible

is out of tune because some people play on the white keys and some are playing on the black keys.

Well, if you want to think of the Old Testament as being black keys and the New Testament,

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