2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis

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luminary, given to prevent our feet from stumbling. Without it no Christian can perceive fully the true bearings of his faith, his peculiar duties, nor his preparation for Christ’s presence and kingdom. Human conjectures and speculations about the future, not derived from God’s prophetic word, are false, and will be left to prove themselves so. Those who are uninstructed in prophecy are caught by the deceitful projects of the Great Adversary. The world’s future destinies, as revealed by God, are the main clue amidst the entanglement fnd perplexities of the present scene. “The mystery of God finished” relieves much the difficulties which lie on us, during the continuance of his hiding Himself. (R. Govett) 2 Peter 1:21 For (explanatory) prophecy (Subj. Nom.; of the OT) did not (neg. adv.) come forth (fe,rw, API3S, Gnomic) by the design (Instr. Means; will, desire) of man (Abl. Source; human origin), but (contrast) men (Subj. Nom.; divinely selected agents) from God (Abl. Source) communicated (lale,w, AAI3P, Dramatic) as they were led (fe,rw, PPPtc.NMP, Perfective, Modal; carried along) by the authority of the Holy Spirit (Abl. Means; divine inspiration of Scripture). BGT 2 Peter 1:21 ouv ga.r qelh,mati avnqrw,pou hvne,cqh profhtei,a pote,( avlla. u`po. pneu,matoj a`gi,ou fero,menoi evla,lhsan avpo. qeou/ a;nqrwpoiÅ VUL 2 Peter 1:21 non enim voluntate humana adlata est aliquando prophetia sed Spiritu Sancto inspirati locuti sunt sancti Dei homines CHAPTER 2 LWB 2 Peter 2:1 But there came into existence [at various times throughout history] false prophets [pretending to be originators of canon] among the people, even as there will be [in your time] false teachers [who contradict and twist the existing canon] among you, who will be of such a character [sweetness and life] as to introduce secretly and maliciously [alongside of true doctrine] destructive heresies [harmful to particular individuals and society in general], even repeatedly repudiating [by embracing grey areas of the relative instead of absolute truth] the sovereign Lord [Jesus Christ] Who bought them [reversionistic believers] out of the slave market of sin [definite atonement, particular redemption], bringing upon themselves [due to negative volition towards true doctrine] swift destruction [sin unto death]. KW 2 Peter 2:1 But there arose also false prophets among the people, even as also among you there shall be false teachers, who will be of such a character as to bring in alongside
[of true doctrine] destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who purchased them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. KJV 2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. TRANSLATION HIGHLIGHTS For those of you who like theological details, I am including part of a research paper I wrote years ago in seminary on this passage. There are almost as many views on this passage as there are commentaries. I am not alone in my view, which is of course the correct one. To summarize, I am of the persuasion that (a) these false teachers had already become Christians, (b) they were from inside the church and not from outside the church, (c) they were definitely and effectively redeemed by Christ, (d) they contradicted or repudiated their positional status as Christians by living and teaching others to live in licentiousness, and (e) they were currently living a ruinous spiritual life and were soon "punched-out" or taken home by Christ in order to prevent them from infecting others with their poison. The phrase “Lord that bought them” can only be applied to Christians, and the current state of these Christians (in fellowship or in apostasy) is totally irrelevant. These false prophets arose without going through a traditional chain of command (Ingressive Aorist tense). They have showed up at various times throughout history, pretending to be legitimate communicators of the original canon of Scripture. The use of the word “false apostle” is an allusion to the Old Testament false prophets while the use of the rare word (used only here) “false teacher” is an allusion to New Testament false teachers. The two identical prepositions “en” indicate that the first category was "in" or "among" Israel, while the second category is "in" or "among" the church. In other words, the first phrase means "among the people" (Israelites), while the second reference means "coming from within," in this case members of the local assembly - believers in the church Peter is addressing (the Predictive Future tense also points to these false teachers coming in the Church Age). The obvious parallel is that the Israelites and Christians connect each other. They both arise from within, rather than from without. The false teachers are not like those in Jude who "came in from the cold," but will be members of the local church - maybe even friends you know personally. Rather than creating additions to the canon, they will contradict and twist the existing canon of Scripture by introducing secretly and maliciously alongside of true doctrine, damnable heresies. These heresies destroy both individuals and society in general. These false teachers probably know some true doctrine, but they have some "pet" philosophies which they have secretly and insidiously brought in (stealth attack) along side of true doctrine. Calvin calls this "infiltrating by flanking attacks and by underground tunnellings." These false teachers sneak their heresies in like a covert CIA operation - nobody sees them or knows they are there. The descriptive genitive means these heresies are ruinous to the spiritual life if they are believed and practiced. Eternal destruction is not in mind here. It is a phrase which points to "Christian apostasy" under the heading of temporal disaster.
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2 Peter Benjamin W. Brodie April 20
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2 Peter 1:15 Indeed, I will also ma
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Page 23 and 24: Because we are in union with Christ
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Page 35 and 36: very moment that Christ is received
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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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