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Comments 2 Peter 1 |
Peter calls himself "a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ". The word servant is from the Greek doulos meaning "a slave, bondman, man of servile condition"[1] Like the Levites he belonged to God. |
Early Christians were partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world? |
The phrase "through the knowledge of him" has to do with faith in Christ. Many claim that faith but Christ tells us many will say they come in His name but he never knew them.[2] |
Peter's progression is from faith to virtue[3] and from that virtue which is action we may come to knowledge[4]and from knowledge to temperance[5] and from temperance to patience[6] and from patience to godliness.[7]... |
If we are diligent[8]for Christ said we must strive for the way is narrow.
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"But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off..." |
"...rather ... give diligence[8] to make your calling and election[10] sure." |
What "world" and what corruption is Peter talking about. His kingdom is not a part of that world. |
Do we believe in fables? |
: 1 Timothy 1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
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What was the Christian conflict with Rome? |
How does the Modern Christian Church differ from the early Church? |
[2 Peter 1:1] |
2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge[9] of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine[11] power[12] hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life[13] and godliness[14], through the knowledge[9] of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 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[15] that is in the world through lust.
Peter's progression
1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence[16], add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge[17]; 6 And to knowledge[17] temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge[17] of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence[8] to make your calling and election[10] sure[18]: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Be not Negligent
1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour[8] that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
Devise not fables
1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
- ↑ 1401 ~δοῦλος~ doulos \@doo’-los\@ from 1210 deo to bind; n AV-servant 120, bond 6, bondman 1; 127
- 1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
- 1a) a slave
- 1b) metaph., one who gives himself up to another’s will, those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
- 1c) devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests
- 2) a servant, attendant
- 1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
- ↑ Matthew 24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
- Mark 13:6 "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and shall deceive many."
- Luke 13:23 "Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. Luke 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity."
- ↑ 703 ~ἀρέτη~ arete \@ar-et’-ay\@ from the same as 730; TDNT-1:457,77; {See TDNT 93} n f AV-virtue 4, praise 1; 5
- 1) a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action
- 1a) virtue, moral goodness
- 2) any particular moral excellence, as modesty, purity
- 1) a virtuous course of thought, feeling and action
- ↑ 1108 ~γνῶσις~ gnosis \@gno’-sis\@ from 1097; TDNT-1:689,119; {See TDNT 157} n f AV-knowledge 28, science 1; 29
- 1) knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding
- 1a) the general knowledge of Christian religion
- 1b) the deeper more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced
- 1c) esp. of things lawful and unlawful for Christians
- 1d) moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living
- For Synonyms see entry 5826 & 5894
- 1) knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding
- ↑ 1466 ~ἐγκράτεια~ egkrateia \@eng-krat’-i-ah\@ from 1468; TDNT-2:339,196; {See TDNT 208} n f AV-temperance 4; 4
- 1) self-control (the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. his sensual appetites)
- ↑ 5281 ~ὑπομονή~ hupomone \@hoop-om-on-ay’\@ from 5278; TDNT-4:581,581; {See TDNT 481} n f AV-patience 29, enduring 1, patient continuance 1, patient waiting 1; 32
- 1) steadfastness, constancy, endurance
- 1a) in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings
- 1b) patiently, and steadfastly
- 2) a patient, steadfast waiting for
- 3) a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance
- For Synonyms see entry 5861
- 1) steadfastness, constancy, endurance
- ↑ 2150 ~εὐσέβεια~ eusebeia \@yoo-seb’-i-ah\@ from 2152; TDNT-7:175,1010; {See TDNT 705} n f AV-godliness 14, holiness 1; 15
- 1) reverence, respect
- 2) piety towards God, godliness See Religion
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 4704 ~σπουδάζω~ spoudazo \@spoo-dad’-zo\@ from 4710; TDNT-7:559,1069; {See TDNT 735} v AV-endeavour 3, do diligence 2, be diligent 2, give diligence 1, be forward 1, labour 1, study 1; 11
- 1) to hasten, make haste
- 2) to exert one’s self, endeavour, give diligence
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 1922 ἐπίγνωσις epignosis [ep-ig’-no-sis] from 1921; n f; TDNT-1:689,119; [{See TDNT 157 }] AV-knowledge 16, acknowledging 3, acknowledgement 1; 20
- 1) precise and correct knowledge
- 1a) used in the NT of the knowledge of things ethical and divine
- 1) precise and correct knowledge
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 1589 ἐκλογή ekloge ek-log-ay’ from 1586; TDNT-4:176,505; {See TDNT 431 } n f AV-election 6, chosen 1; 7
- 1) the act of picking out, choosing
- 1a) of the act of God’s free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons
- 1b) the decree made from choice by which he determined to bless certain persons through Christ by grace alone
- 2) a thing or person chosen
- 2a) of persons: God’s elect
- 1) the act of picking out, choosing
- ↑ 2304 θεῖος theios thi’-os from 2316; adj; TDNT-3:122,322; {See TDNT 305} AV-divine 2, Godhead 1; 3
- 1) a general name of deities or divinities as used by the Greeks
- 2) spoken of the only and true God, trinity
- 2a) of Christ
- 2b) Holy Spirit
- 2c) the Father
- ↑ 1411 ~δύναμις~ dunamis \@doo’-nam-is\@ from 1410 meaning to be able; TDNT-2:284,186; {See TDNT 201} n f AV-power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4, virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 120
- 1) strength power, ability
- 1a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth
- 1b) power for performing miracles
- 1c) moral power and excellence of soul
- 1d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth
- 1e) power and resources arising from numbers
- 1f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts
- For Synonyms see entry 5820
- 1) strength power, ability
- ↑ 2222 ~ζωή~ zoe \@dzo-ay’\@ from 2198 zao live breath; n f AV-life 133, lifetime 1; 134 :
- 1) life
- 1a) the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate.
- 1b) every living soul.
- 2) life
- 2a) of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic "logos" and to Christ in whom the "logos" put on human nature.
- 2b) life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever.
- According to recent lexicon edited by Arndt and Gingrich the adjective aionios is presented as having three meanings, in none of which the limiting sense of “age” is carried over from the noun. The adjective, it is claimed, means: (1) without beginning; or (2) without end; or (3) without beginning or end.
- A. T. Robertson in his WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT says the adjective “aionios . . . means either without beginning or without end or both” (vol.1, p.202).
- In the THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Hermann Sasse admits some passages aionios "weakened”. He suggests that some passages use “the eternity formulae” as “the course of the world” perceived as “a series of smaller aiones” and simply could mean “lifelong” or “enduring”. (p.208).
- 1) life
- ↑ 2150 ~εὐσέβεια~ eusebeia \@yoo-seb’-i-ah\@ from 2152; TDNT-7:175,1010; {See TDNT 705} n f AV-godliness 14, holiness 1; 15
- 1) reverence, respect
- 2) piety towards God, godliness See Religion
- ↑ 5356 φθορά phthora [fthor-ah’] from 5351 corrupt; n f; TDNT-9:93,1259; [{See TDNT 829 }] AV-corruption 7, to perish + 1519 1, destroy 1; 9
- 1) corruption, destruction, perishing
- 1a) that which is subject to corruption, what is perishable
- 1b) in the Christian sense, eternal misery in hell
- 2) in the NT, in an ethical sense, corruption i.e. moral decay
- 1) corruption, destruction, perishing
- ↑ 4710 ~σπουδή~ spoude \@spoo-day’\@ from 4692; TDNT-7:559,1069; {See TDNT 735} n f AV-diligence 5, haste 2, business 1 (Romans 12:11 ), care 1, forwardness 1, earnest care 1 (2 Corinthians 8:16), carefulness 1; 12
- 1) haste, with haste
- 2) earnestness, diligence
- 2a) earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or striving after anything
- 2b) to give all diligence, interest one’s self most earnestly
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 1108 ~γνῶσις~ gnosis \@gno’-sis\@ from 1097; TDNT-1:689,119; {See TDNT 157} n f AV-knowledge 28, science 1; 29
- 1) knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding
- 1a) the general knowledge of Christian religion
- 1b) the deeper more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced
- 1c) esp. of things lawful and unlawful for Christians
- 1d) moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living
- For Synonyms see entry 5826 & 5894
- 1) knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding
- ↑ 949 ~βέβαιος~ bebaios \@beb’-ah-yos\@ from the base of 939 to walk (through the idea of basality); adj AV-stedfast 4, sure 2, firm 1, of force 1, more sure 1; 9 1) stable, fast, firm 2) metaph. sure, trusty