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 your host Steve Schwetz, and in this study, her Bible teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, is going to give us an introduction to the New Testament book of 2 Peter, which is where we are now in our five-year journey through the whole word of God. It's a great study, one that emphasizes the value of studying God's word and knowing it intimately yourself. You're going to love it. But before we get started, Greg and I have a few of our recent letters that we want to share with you.

It's really one of our favorite things to do is just sit together in the studio and read letters and marvel that God continues to use his words so powerfully in people's lives. And so, Steve, you want to

start with this first one? Yeah, this first one's from Rick, who says,

sweeter as the days go by, I'm going on 70 now and have been riding the Bible bus since 1995.

This program has been my seminary, and I find it has well equipped me to grapple with the world's system and the sin

that so easily besets me. Brother McGee has explained things in the Bible in a friendly, accessible

style that has lifted my soul time and again. What a wonderful gifting he had. I call his style

the meat and potatoes gospel. From time to time, I am called upon to fill in for our regular

Bible teacher at church, and I am respected for the wonderful knowledge I have accumulated over the

years, thanks largely to this teaching, and of course the precious Holy Spirit. It might take a while

for you guys to lay all of those crowns at the master's feet. You got my heartfelt thanks.

Wow, and Rick, we want to pass our heartfelt thanks to you for sharing your story. I love that,

the meat and potatoes gospel. Yeah. I just keep hearing these cool new things about Dr. McGee.

Now, Margie was on Facebook and shared this on our Facebook page.

One of the fun things about Dr. McGee is that in each introduction, he says it's one of the greatest books of the Bible.

For all my trips on the Bible bus, I have to agree with them.

They are all the greatest.

And Margie, I like that.

I often laugh about that, too.

He says, this is the greatest book in the Bible.

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