2 Peter Class #2
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Author - Peter
Time - 67 A.D.
Place - Maybe Rome / Unknown
Purpose - Stir up his brethren by way of reminder
Theme - Beware, but Grow
Outline
I. GROW IN GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE (1:3-21)
A. WITH PRECIOUS GIFTS FROM GOD (1:3-4)
1. All things that pertain to life and godliness (1:3)
2. Exceedingly great and precious promises (1:4)
B. ABOUNDING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST (1:5-11)
1. Supplying our faith with Christ-like graces (1:5-7)
2. Making our call and election sure (1:8-11)
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
1) What are the main points of this chapter? - Introduction (1-2)
Grow In Grace And Knowledge (3-21)
2) To whom does Peter address this epistle (1)
To those who have obtained like precious faith
Recipients of the 1st letter
3) In what way are grace and peace multiplied for the Christian? (2)
In the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord
4) What has God’s divine power given to us? How? (3)
All things that pertain to life and godliness
Through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue
5) What else has been given to us? Why? (4)
Exceedingly great and precious promises
That we might be partakers of the divine nature
Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust
6) What spiritual graces are we to diligently add to our faith? (5-7)
Virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, love
7) Why do you think we sometimes or completely become inactive adding the spiritual virtues to our faith mentioned in vs. 5-7?
8) What will be our condition if we abound in these graces? (8)
Neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
9) What will be our condition if we lack these graces? (9)
Shortsighted, even to blindness
Forgetful of being purged from our old sins
10) What benefit will there be in doing these things? (10-11)
We will make our calling and election sure
We will never stumble
We will have an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ