2 Peter Chapter 1

Introduction

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Tension

Growing in Christ

I’ve been doing pushups lately

Cant you tell (joke)

I can. I can do way more than I used to

This is how I know that I am growing… I see results

The Christian life is the same way

Peter is now going to tell us

Truth

2 Peter 1:1–2 “This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. This faith was given to you because of the justice and fairness of Jesus Christ, our God and Savior. May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.”

Peter writes this letter approximately 3 years later than the first letter.

He adds the term slave

Simply put, this means that his desire is to obey Jesus Christ and be his willing follower

It is a description of submission

Grow in knowledge of God and Jesus

Colossians 1:15 “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation”

2 Peter 1:3–4 “By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.”

To know Jesus and Love like Him

2 Peter 1:5–8 “In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Supplement = Join

Join your fain in Jesus with the way you live

Vs 3&4 show us what we we have access to

Vs 5&6 tell us to play our part

In vs 3 we are told we have everything we need to live a godly life

We are now told what a Godly life looks like

2 Peter 1:9–11 “But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

vs 9 See James 1:23–24 “For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.”

2 Peter 1:12–21 “Therefore, I will always remind you about these things—even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live. For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life, so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone. For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.” We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain. Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.”

Application

Healthy things grow

Growing things change

Personal Story

Heart situation

Released in June - July denied to give blood

Exercise - change in old habits

Blood pressure reduced

Spiritual habits are just the same