2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis 2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
doctrinal inculcation] to be found by Him [Jesus Christ] spotless [supergrace A status] and blameless [supergrace B status], in prosperity [ultra-supergrace status]. 2 Peter 3:15 Moreover, keep on regarding the longsuffering [patient endurance] of our Lord as deliverance [an opportunity for reversion recovery], just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him, 2 Peter 3:16 As also in all the other epistles, speaking in them concerning these things [eschatological doctrines Peter just covered], in which [Pauline epistles] are certain hard to understand things [advanced doctrines], which ignorant [untrained] and unstable [emotionally weak] ones [believers without an edification complex of the soul] distort [twist from their proper meaning], in the same manner as the other Scriptures [Paul’s epistles counted as part of the official canon], to their own personal spiritual ruin. 2 Peter 3:17 Therefore, you, beloved [members of the royal family], knowing beforehand [advanced warning from Peter as well as Paul], be constantly on guard, so that if you happen to be carried away by the error of unprincipled men [without virtue], you do not drift off course from your own steadfastness [residence and function inside the divine system], 2 Peter 3:18 But [rather] keep on growing [forward momentum in the spiritual life] by means of the grace [logistical] and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now [during the Church Age dispensation] and to the day of eternity [which begins after the Perfect Age]. Acknowledge it. Introduction Second Peter is a marvelous work about the integrity of divine truth and a sound warning for those who turn away from the Lord. In all areas, it relates well to doctrine found throughout both Old and New Testaments. (W. Baker) There is no evidence of any sort which can help us to determine the place of writing; the apostle may have been at Babylon, or at Rome, or at some intermediate point in the journey between the two cities. (B. Caffin)Peter found it necessary to emphasize knowledge. Today also this emphasis is needed ... Anti-intellectualism is a very contemporary disease. And Peter both begins and ends his epistle with an emphasis on knowledge. (G. Clark) Faithful living in difficult times – that is the lesson Peter would have believers learn through this dynamic letter ... He carefully described the characteristics of mature believers and challenged them to make every effort to grow in grace and knowledge. Credentials of true teachers were given to help the readers be discerning students of God’s Word. Peter cautioned against false teachers and exposed their evil characteristics. (K. Gangel) Apparently, there was
among them a deliberate ignorance of unpalatable truth (3:5), as well as that instability that leads unbalanced enthusiasts (3:16) to distort Scripture. (J. Stott) In my teaching I spend very little time on issues of introduction, that is, on the authorship and other critical issues that have been raised concerning the different books of the Bible. I would ordinarily just pass over this because to me, 2 Peter is a part of the Word of God and I think there is an abundance of evidence both internal and external. (J. McGee) For more than 17 centuries this brief but poignant epistle has withstood the blasts of skeptical scholars who have denied the authenticity of its claim to Petrine authorship. (K. Gangel) The reasons that this epistle has been rejected by some cannot be substantiated. There is a great deal of internal evidence, especially certain autobiographical sections (2 Peter 1:13- 14; 1:16-18; and 3:1), which are to me absolutely conclusive that Simon Peter wrote this epistle. (J. McGee) Even a cursory reading of 2 Peter 2 and Jude 4-18 confirms their striking similarity. However, the exact nature of their dependence on each other and the effect of that dependence on their canonicity and authenticity has been the subject of much debate. (K. Gangel) Second Peter is the swan song of Peter, just as 2 Timothy is the swan song of Paul. Thee are striking similarities between the two books … Peter warns of heresy among teachers; Paul warns of heresy among the laity. (J. McGee) Peter wants us to ensure that the Christianity which we have received, believed, lived, and passed on to others is the genunine article and not a substitute ... In other words, we need first to check our gospel’s origin, then its quality, thirdly its results, and fourthly its content. (J. Stott) 2 Peter 1:1-3 tells us the specific identity of the audience to which Peter is writing: “To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours.” Peter writes to a specific group, not to all of mankind. This not only refers to faith as a gift, but it surely limits the context to the saved. (J. White) Gnosis is the word he uses for “information knowledge.” As he makes clear, that is the kind of knowledge which we can add to or grow in by being better informed about God and His Word. We can have that kind of knowledge by understanding Bible passages, reading good books and being well taught. But it is dangerously easy to be a well-informed non-Christian who misses the key ingredient, which is Peter’s other word for knowledge, epignosis. It has the sense of personal knowledge, the knowledge of a husband or wife or good friend that goes beyond knowing things about them and actually knows them. (J. Stott) The difference in the style of the two Petrine epistles may be attributed to two scribes. (S. Kistemaker) First Peter instructs believers how to react to their external enemies, while the Second Epistle strengthens believers to resist the internal adversaries of the truth. The First inculcates hope amid suffering, the Second accentuates the need of full knowledge as the safeguard against vicious error … The keynote of 2 Peter is knowledge. A prominent place is given to it. (D. Hiebert) 2 Peter is a homily on Christian growth, set in the context of threats to Christian stability from a type of destructive and heretical teaching that is as common today as it was in apostolic times and that seems to hold out a perpetual attraction to some vigorous evangelical communities. In 1:1-11 we possess what is a classic NT exposition of this theme, including the brilliant little ladder of advance towards maturity, from faith to love, in verses 5-7 ... including that knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, which can be built up by application and endeavor only over a
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doctrinal inculcation] to be found <strong>by</strong> Him [Jesus Christ] spotless [supergrace A<br />
status] and blameless [supergrace B status], in prosperity [ultra-supergrace status].<br />
2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:15 Moreover, keep on regarding the longsuffering [patient endurance] of<br />
our Lord as deliverance [an opportunity for reversion recovery], just as our beloved<br />
brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him,<br />
2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:16 As also in all the other epistles, speaking in them concerning these<br />
things [eschatological doctrines <strong>Peter</strong> just covered], in which [Pauline epistles] are<br />
certain hard to understand things [advanced doctrines], which ignorant [untrained]<br />
and unstable [emotionally weak] ones [believers without an edification complex of<br />
the soul] distort [twist from their proper meaning], in the same manner as the other<br />
Scriptures [Paul’s epistles counted as part of the official canon], to their own<br />
personal spiritual ruin.<br />
2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:17 Therefore, you, beloved [members of the royal family], knowing<br />
beforehand [advanced warning from <strong>Peter</strong> as well as Paul], be constantly on guard,<br />
so that if you happen to be carried away <strong>by</strong> the error of unprincipled men [without<br />
virtue], you do not drift off course from your own steadfastness [residence and<br />
function inside the divine system],<br />
2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:18 But [rather] keep on growing [forward momentum in the spiritual life]<br />
<strong>by</strong> means of the grace [logistical] and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus<br />
Christ. To Him be the glory, both now [during the Church Age dispensation] and to<br />
the day of eternity [which begins after the Perfect Age]. Acknowledge it.<br />
Introduction<br />
Second <strong>Peter</strong> is a marvelous work about the integrity of divine truth and a sound warning<br />
for those who turn away from the Lord. In all areas, it relates well to doctrine found<br />
throughout both Old and New Testaments. (W. Baker) There is no evidence of any sort<br />
which can help us to determine the place of writing; the apostle may have been at<br />
Ba<strong>by</strong>lon, or at Rome, or at some intermediate point in the journey between the two cities.<br />
(B. Caffin)<strong>Peter</strong> found it necessary to emphasize knowledge. Today also this emphasis is<br />
needed ... Anti-intellectualism is a very contemporary disease. And <strong>Peter</strong> both begins and<br />
ends his epistle with an emphasis on knowledge. (G. Clark) Faithful living in difficult<br />
times – that is the lesson <strong>Peter</strong> would have believers learn through this dynamic letter ...<br />
He carefully described the characteristics of mature believers and challenged them to<br />
make every effort to grow in grace and knowledge. Credentials of true teachers were<br />
given to help the readers be discerning students of God’s Word. <strong>Peter</strong> cautioned against<br />
false teachers and exposed their evil characteristics. (K. Gangel) Apparently, there was
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