2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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(prep.; face-to-face with) life (Adv. Acc.; logistical grace support) and (connective) godliness (Adv. Acc.; blessings of spiritual maturity) through the full knowledge (Abl. Means; epignosis) of Him (Obj. Gen.; Jesus Christ) Who called (kale,w, AAPtc.GMS, Dramatic, Substantival) us (Acc. Dir. Obj.; elect in eternity past) by means of His own (Dat. Poss.) glory (Instr. Means; majestic power) and (connective) virtue (Instr. Means; manifestation of divine power), BGT 2 Peter 1:3 ~Wj pa,nta h`mi/n th/j qei,aj duna,mewj auvtou/ ta. pro.j zwh.n kai. euvse,beian dedwrhme,nhj dia. th/j evpignw,sewj tou/ kale,santoj h`ma/j ivdi,a| do,xh| kai. avreth/|( VUL 2 Peter 1:3 quomodo omnia nobis divinae virtutis suae quae ad vitam et pietatem donata est per cognitionem eius qui vocavit nos propria gloria et virtute LWB 2 Peter 1:4 He has given to us valuable [honorable] and exceedingly great promises because of these things [glory and virtue], so that you might become partakers of the divine nature [spirituality in the power sphere] through them [Bible doctrines learned and applied], having escaped from the corruption in the world [cosmos diabolicos] in the sphere of lust [power of the sin nature]. KW 2 Peter 1:4 By means of which [glory and virtue] there have been generously given to us the precious and exceedingly great promises in order that through these you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped by flight the corruption which is in the world in the sphere of passionate cravings. KJV 2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Jesus Christ has given to us (Intensive Perfect tense) valuable and exceedingly great (Latin: maximum) promises because of His glory and virtue. His divine nature must be true to Himself, and true to us, so He gave us these promises for a purpose. The purpose was so that we might become (Ingressive Aorist tense) partakers of the divine nature. This is another way of representing spirituality inside the sphere of His power, His absolute integrity. The reception of these promises and the “partaking” of His divine nature are not guarantees. The potential subjunctive means the possibility is there, but we must be involved in the process. We must reside in the divine nature and continue to function in it; the fruit of such residence and function will be the same quality of glory and virtue that He exhibited when He lived in the divine system on earth. Part of that function is by escaping from the corruption (Gnomic Aorist tense) that is in the world in the sphere of lust. That means we must be under the control of the Holy Spirit rather than the old sin nature. That means we must reside and function in the divine system rather than the counterfeit Satanic system. The counterfeit system is known as cosmos diabolicos, the cosmic system referred to in the KJV as “the world.” It is a
“world system” because Satan has temporary power in this world. We make daily decisions whether we will reside in the the divine system or the world system. If we consistently reside in the divine system by means of the filling of the Spirit, we are partakers of the divine nature. If we consistently reside in the cosmic system by means of the sin nature, we are partakers of Satan’s evil nature. RELEVANT OPINIONS A divine nature involves a Divine life. This is not a merely sentimental, or even a merely mystical and transcendental, change; on the contrary, it is a change actual, discernible, and progressive; a change by which its Divine Author is glorified. (J. Thomson) He has chosen the term nature because it indicates growth, development, and character. Peter borrows the term divine nature from the philosophical vocabulary of the Greeks. Greek philosophers taught that man who is living in a corrupt world of physical pleasure must become like the gods. They advised their followers to share the divine nature. Peter resorts to using the same expression. But whereas the philosophers took their point of departure in man and claimed for him a share in the nature of the gods, Peter views our sharing of God’s nature in the light of God’s promises … God has called us into the sphere of His holiness in which we have fellowship with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. (S. Kistemaker) It is through God’s glory and virtue, through His glorious attributes and the energetic working of those attributes, that He has granted the promises ... The end of God’s gift is the complete accomplishment of His gracious purpose, but it is only by continual growth that the Christian attains at length to that accomplishment. (B. Caffin) The respects in which man may share the nature of God: This partaking is not in the natural attributes of Deity, such as omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, which are incommunicable – but in the moral attributes. Of these may be especially mentioned holiness, or the disposition and habit of loving and doing all things that are just and pure; and love, or the disposition and habit of seeking the true and highest well-being of all whom it is possible to benefit … Man is endowed with a nature capable, through God’s mercy, of acquiring the moral nature of his Divine Maker and Lord. Constituted as he is, fashioned in the likeness of God (however that likeness has been marred by sin), man can under heavenly influences, perceive the excellence of the moral attributes of his God, can admire and can aspire to them, can resolve and endeavor to participate in and acquire them … The renewal and purification which are the work of the Holy Spirit of God are the moral power by which the participation in question is actually accomplished. He brings the life of the Eternal into our human nature, and pours that life through the whole being of the believing and grateful disciple of Christ, so that he becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus. (J. Thomson) The Word of promise conveys the knowledge of what we may know. From the heights of this sacred book all things lie beneath us, stretching away like a vast landscape into the dim horizon beyond which human sight cannot follow. The Word of promise imparts the faith by which we receive from God. The Word of promise inspires the strength by which we conquer Satan. (C. New) God becomes a real Being to us in proportion as His own
Page 1 and 2: 2 Peter Benjamin W. Brodie April 20
Page 3 and 4: 2 Peter 1:15 Indeed, I will also ma
Page 5 and 6: 2 Peter 2:11 Whereas angels [in hea
Page 7 and 8: 2 Peter 3:6 Through which the world
Page 9 and 10: among them a deliberate ignorance o
Page 11 and 12: e our defense - knowledge. Where is
Page 13 and 14: necessary to see the Lord with our
Page 15 and 16: LWB 2 Peter 1:2 Grace to you and pr
Page 17 and 18: stress on knowledge. The more we re
Page 19: can really know Him ... Greater kno
Page 23 and 24: Because we are in union with Christ
Page 25 and 26: trembling endeavors by the side of
Page 27 and 28: TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS Peter contin
Page 29 and 30: which whosoever lives is counted de
Page 31 and 32: doctrine in daily life, the more th
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Page 35 and 36: very moment that Christ is received
Page 37 and 38: LWB 2 Peter 1:11 For in this manner
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Page 41 and 42: VUL 2 Peter 1:12 propter quod incip
Page 43 and 44: eality” that Peter could choose b
Page 45 and 46: continual application (poie,w, PMIn
Page 47 and 48: KJV 2 Peter 1:17 For he received fr
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Page 51 and 52: (K. Gangel) He means the entire Wor
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Page 55 and 56: keeping them from sin and error. (S
Page 57 and 58: [of true doctrine] destructive here
Page 59 and 60: possibilities of our becoming "lose
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Page 63 and 64: A clear meaning of agorazo stands o
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infiltration of evil into the belie
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of their large numbers? (K. Gangel)
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This form of judgment was by “red
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that they are Christians ... Even a
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chose to live in Jordan’s fertile
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In my opinion, Peter returns to the
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occasionally occurs whether we unde
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VUL 2 Peter 2:10 magis autem eos qu
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Three times in as many verses Peter
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scintillating, emotionally stimulat
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as “stains” on the church and
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people through false prophecy for m
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VUL 2 Peter 2:15 derelinquentes rec
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(Latin: turbine) by a gale-force wh
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created them. In some cases, the lu
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comes on the scene without proper t
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The antithesis of freedom-slavery i
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worries.” But these are precisely
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LWB 2 Peter 2:21 By all means, it w
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“way of righteousness.” Their i
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According to the previous verse, th
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Christian turns back to sinful habi
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sense, without falsehoods) mind (Ac
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scoffing of religious truths and pr
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out divine intervention in the univ
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will also be so after the judgment
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We now see how egregiously they err
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2 Peter 3:7 But (contrast) now (Adv
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2 Peter 3:8 But (adversative) do no
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(A. Knoch) While unbelievers surely
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and stubble) and other production.
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The verb ought indicates that a div
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He alone will have the privilege of
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VUL 2 Peter 3:13 novos vero caelos
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most serious thing not to fulfill G
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undisciplined in habits of thought,
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- note that he does not say, “fal
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LWB 2 Peter 3:18 But [rather] keep
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grace) and (connective) the knowled
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2 Peter, Duane F. Watson, The New I
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New Testament Repentance: Repentanc
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