2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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a few little proof texts that more or less clothe their teaching with a pious halo. (J. McGee) In the arrogance complex, negative volition ignores God through preoccupation with self, but in the hatred complex negative volition attacks God, the plan of God, and Bible doctrine … Each rejection of truth by believer or unbeliever intensifies negative volition until an individual has locked himself into antagonism toward God ... After the believer accepts false doctrine he has previously resisted, this “last state [entanglement with false doctrine] has become worse for him than the first [state of epignosis].” The buildup of epignosis in his soul has been demolished by his own opposition to doctrine. He literally is defeated and enslaved to counterfeit doctrine – the antithesis of John 8:32. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) Peter is warning all his readers: entanglement leads to defeat, defeat to a state that is worse than the original paganism ... It is a pity to be worsted by the very things from which we have escaped. (R. Lenski) Such a reversal leaves the soul worse, harder and more bitter than it was before. (D. Hiebert) Epignosis means genuine and accurate knowledge, showing that he is treating of men who have not been mere professors of spiritual grace, but real possessors. (H. Alford) A servant who willfully disobeys his master is far more culpable than one who disobeys through ignorance. (M. Green) The apostle warns us here that some of those who once enjoyed the blessedness of that sacred knowledge have been entangled in sin and have fallen from grace. (B. Caffin) The pollutions of the world represent the Satanic system. (M. Unger) 2 Peter 2:20 For (explanatory) if (protasis, 1st class condition, and it’s true), after escaping from (avpofeu,gw, AAPtc.NMP, Constative, Temporal) the pollutions (Acc. Dir. Obj.; misdeeds) of the cosmic system (Abl. Source) by means of the full knowledge (Instr. Means; epignosis) of our (Gen. Rel.) Lord (Descr. Gen.) and (connective) Savior (Descr. Gen.) Jesus Christ (Obj. Gen.), but (adversative) becoming entangled (evmple,kw, APPtc.NMP, Ingressive, Modal; involved) again (adv.) by them (Dat. Ind. Obj.; previously rejected false doctrines), they (the false teachers and their deluded followers) are steadily being defeated (h`tta,w, PPI3P, Progressive; now overcome by false concepts), the last state (Subj. Nom.; of negative volition after having made substantial progress in the spiritual life, hatred complex of sins) has become (gi,nomai, Perf.AI3S, Consummative, Deponent) more worse (Pred. Nom.; more severe, a greater evil) for them (Dat. Disadv.) than the first (Compar. Gen.; when they barely knew doctrinal basics, arrogance complex of sins). BGT 2 Peter 2:20 eiv ga.r avpofugo,ntej ta. mia,smata tou/ ko,smou evn evpignw,sei tou/ kuri,ou Îh`mw/nÐ kai. swth/roj VIhsou/ Cristou/( tou,toij de. pa,lin evmplake,ntej h`ttw/ntai( ge,gonen auvtoi/j ta. e;scata cei,rona tw/n prw,twnÅ VUL 2 Peter 2:20 si enim refugientes coinquinationes mundi in cognitione Domini nostri et salvatoris Iesu Christi his rursus inpliciti superantur facta sunt eis posteriora deteriora prioribus
LWB 2 Peter 2:21 By all means, it would have almost been better for them [false teachers and their reversionistic followers] to have never fully known the way of righteousness [protocol plan of God for Church Age believers], than, having fully known it [having lived the Christian life for a considerable period of time], to turn away from [in reverse-process reversionism] the holy mandate [to walk in the Spirit] which had been delivered to them [by His legitimate teachers]. KW 2 Peter 2:21 For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment which was delivered to them. KJV 2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS “Those to whom much is given, much is required.” This is important because Peter uses the verb form of epignosis twice in this passage, both times referring to a full knowledge of what the Christian way of life is and a full knowledge of what it is like to have lived it personally for a considerable period of time. As previewed in the prior verse, the false teachers and their reversionistic followers had a greater spiritual distance “to fall” than new converts who had “barely escaped” the cosmic system with the small amount of doctrinal resources at their disposal. The divine discipline that would eventually be administered upon these false teachers and their followers would be far more severe than that administered upon new converts. Since both false teachers and their followers are Christians, I include them both in the “they” in this verse. I do not include the escaping new converts in this verse, because as pointed out by Dunham, “to know the way of righteousness in verse 21 implies they have gone further in the Lord than those “barely escaping” in verse 20.” What they have the potential to “fall from” is not their salvation, but their steadfastness 3:17). “Having an epignosis (full knowledge) of the Lord and Savior is proof they had a regenerating experience, not just a superficial understanding of the gospel from a comparative religion course in college. “One would be hard pressed to find another New Testament occurrence of the words “the knowledge of the…Savior Jesus Christ” which does not imply a valid regenerating experience.” (D. Dunham) But this “falling” is still no light matter, because the discipline will be horrible if they turn their backs on the Christian way of life (experiential sanctification) after having walked in it for a considerable period of time. You shouldn’t be hung up on this being a reference to believers. Believers still sin; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit doesn’t eradicate the sin nature. What did these believers do? What were they like? “They are deceived (v. 18 ), they are entangled and overcome (v. 20 ), and they turn from the holy commandment (v. 21 ). Are these sins the equivalent of apostasy?” (D. Dunham) The answer is No. The false teachers and their deluded followers did not abandon Christ; they abandoned the Christian way of life after salvation. The ‘way of righteousness’ is experiential life,
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doctrine in daily life, the more th
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very moment that Christ is received
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