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Teaching
Notes Book of 2 Peter Chapter 1
Hugh
Wood, Atlanta, Georgia
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The
first Quarantine in the USA since 1918 continues. It is Day 40.
I cannot get used to ZOOM Court, yet.
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"The
grass withers and the flower [fades], but the word of [the Lord] endures
forever." Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter
1:24-25.
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Book
of 2 Peter.
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II PETER
Prediction
of Apostasy
Author
The
Epistle specifically claims to be the work of Simon Peter;
1:1.
The writer represents himself as having been present at the
Transfiguration
of Christ, 1:16-18; and of having been warned by
Christ
of his impending death, 1:14. This means that the book
is a
genuine writing of Peter.
Though
it was slow in being received into the NT Canon, it
was
recognized by the early Church as a genuine writing of
Peter
and has through the centuries been revered as а part of
Scripture.
Some
modern critics regard it as a pseudonymous work of the
late
second century, written by some unknown person who as
sumed
Peter's name, a hundred years after Peter's death. To the
average
mind this would be just a plain common forgery, an
offence
against civil and moral law and ordinary. decency. The
critics
over and over aver that there is nothing at all
unethical
in thus counterfeiting another’s name.
To
Whom Addressed
Unlike
most of the Books of the NT, no locality is mentioned.It was,
however,
Peter’s “second epistle" to the same persons, 3: 1.
While
Peter may have written many“ circular letters which have
not
been preserved
to us, yet the assumption is that this language refers
to
that which is commonly known as' his' “First Epistle”, which
was
addressed to churches “of Asia Minor, I Pet 1:1, churches to
whom
Paul also had written, II Pet"3:15.
Date
If I
Peter was written during Nero’s Persecution,
and
if Peter was martyred in that Persecution. then
this
Book must have been written shortly before Peter’s death,
probably
about 67 AD, or within a year or two, one way or the
other.
II Peter
and Jude
In
some passages are so similar that some Scholars think one
must
have copied from the other. It is not necessary to think
that.
The Apostles, constantly hearing one another- talk, certain
expressions
and Scripture illustrations became part of the com-
mon
Christian vocabulary.
Chapter
1 Making Sure of Salvation
Knowledge
of Christ, the foundation of our Precious Faith, is here
emphasized as the
medium of Grace and Peace, 2, and of all things that
pertain to life and Godliness, 3, and one of the
means
by which We may make our Calling and Election Sure.
5,
and by which the Defilements of the World are Overcome, 2:20.
It
is the closing exhortation of the Epistle, 3:18. Original, Authentic
Knowledge about Christ is contained in God’s Word. So Peter’s
farewell
warning was, Don't Neglect God’s Word.
The
Precious Promises, 4, include not only the External Glories
of
the Eternal Kingdom, 11, but a Changed, Divine Nature within
ourselves,
which God Will,‘ of His own Grace, bestow upon us,
which
we, on our part, must do our best to attain, 5-11."
Seven
Divine Qualities, 5-11. Virtue. Knowledge. Self-Control.
Patience.
Godliness. Brotherly Kindness. Love. These are the
Fruits,
8, of the Precious Faith, 1, which we are to Add, 5, to the
Blessings
which .God has Multiplied, 2, to us. They are Steps from
Earth
to Heaven, starting. in Faith, and culminating in Love in the
Eternal
Home of God.
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The Bible Project
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Peter 1 New International Version (NIV)
1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To
those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have
received a faith as precious as ours:
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus
our Lord.
Confirming
One’s Calling and Election
3
His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our
knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these
he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you
may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the
world caused by evil desires.
5
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to
goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control,
perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual
affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities
in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and
unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever does not
have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed
from their past sins.
10
Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your
calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11
and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
Prophecy
of Scripture
12
So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are
firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh
your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14 because I know that
I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And
I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able
to remember these things.
16
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his
majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came
to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him
I am well pleased.”[b] 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven
when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
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We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you
will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all,
you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s
own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human
will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by
the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes:
2
Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to
believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
2
Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
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2 Peter Audio Bible (NIV)
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Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by
Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Some
content adapted from Halley, Henry H., Bible Handbook, Grayson Publishing,
Minneapolis, MN. © 1927 - 1959, 1964
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Hugh
C. Wood, Atlanta, Georgia
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