Be Not Deceived

2 Peter 1

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2 Peter 1:1-2

A Greeting from Peter
(1 Peter 1:1–2)

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

  • Simon Peter

    • a servant
    • and apostle
      • of Jesus Christ

  • To

    • those
      • who
        • through the righteousness
          • of our God and Savior Jesus Christ
        • have receivedof-Jesus-Christ
          • a faith
            • as precious as ours

  • Grace and peace

    • be multiplied
      • to you
        • through
          • the knowledge of God
          • and of Jesus our Lord

2 Peter 1:3-15

Partakers of the Divine Nature

3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His owna glory and excellence. 4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble, 11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12 Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,b 14 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.

  • HIS Divine power

  • **THROUGH THESE (everything we need for life and godliness)

    • He HAS GIVEN usDivine-Power
      • His precious and magnificent promises,
      • WHY?
        • so that through them (precious and magnificent promises)
        • now that you
          • HAVE escaped
            • the corruption
              • in the world
                • caused by evil desires.
          • Evil-Desires

  • FOR THIS VERY REASON (we have escaped corruption)

    • make EVERY effort
      • to add to your faithTo-Your-Faith
        • virtue
      • and to virtue
        • knowledge
      • and to knowledge
        • self-control
      • and to self-control
        • perseverance
      • and to perseverance
        • godliness
      • and to godliness
        • brotherly kindness
      • and to brotherly kindness
        • love.

  • FOR IF

    • you possess
      • these qualities
    • and
      • continue to grow in them
    • they will
      • keep you from being
        • G2525 - kathistémiG2525-kathistémi
          • to set in order, appoint
          • 2525 kathístēmi (from 2596 /katá, “down” and 2476 /hístēmi, “to stand”) – properly, set down (in place), i.e. “put in charge,” give standing (authority, status) which enables someone to rule (exercise decisive force).
        • ineffective
          • (G692 - argos)G692-argos
            • inactive, idle, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious
            • also translated lazy, careless, useless
        • and unproductive
          • G175 - akarposG175-akarpos
            • unfruitful, barren, profitless
            • 175 ákarpos (an adjective, from 1 /A “not” and 2590 /karpós, “fruit”) – properly, unfruitful.
            • 175 /ákarpos (“unfruitful”) refers to any thought (action) not originated and empowered by the Lord, i.e. not born of faith (birthed and empowered by God).
            • By definition, all decisions that are not born “of faith are sin” (Ro 14:23) – which automatically renders them eternally fruitless (“a waste”). This is the case regardless of how impressive or acceptable they are in the eyes of the world.
          • in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ

  • BUT

    • WHOEVER
      • lacks these traits
        • is nearsighted
          • to the point of blindness
          • having forgotten
            • that he HAS BEEN
              • cleansed from
                • his past sins

  • THEREFORE

    • strive to make your
      • calling
        • G2821 - klésisG2821-klésis
          • a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call
          • 2821 klḗsis (from 2564 /kaléō, “to call, summon”) – calling; used of God inviting all people to receive His gift of salvation – with all His blessings that go with it (Ro 11:29; Eph 4:4; 2 Pet 1:10).
      • and election
        • G1589 - eklogéG1589-eklogé
          • a (divine) selection
          • Cognate: 1589 eklogḗ (from 1537 /ek, “out from and to” and 3004 /légō, “speaking to a conclusion”) – properly, selection out of and to a given outcome; (theologically) election. See 1586 (eklegomai).
          • 1589 /eklogḗ (“divine selection”) occurs seven times in the Greek NT. The cognate verb 1586 /eklégomai (“select, choose out”) occurs 22 times “and is always in the Greek middle voice” (DNTT, 1, 538).
      • sure

  • FOR

    • IF
      • you practice these things
      • you will NEVER stumble
    • AND
      • you will receive
        • a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom
          • of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  • THEREFORE

    • I will ALWAYS remind you of these things,
    • even though you know them
    • and are established in the truth you now have.

  • I think

    • it is right
      • to refresh your memory
        • as long as I live
          • in the tent of my body

  • BECAUSE

    • I know
      • that this tent
        • will soon be laid aside
        • as our Lord Jesus Christ
          • has made clear to me

  • AND

    • I will make
      • EVERY effort to ensure
        • that after my departure
          • you will be able
            • to recall these things at ALL times

2 Peter 1:16-21

Eyewitnesses of His Majesty
(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36)

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”c 18 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. 21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes:

3 a Or to His own
13 b Literally as long as I am in this tent
17 c Matthew 17:5; see also Mark 9:7 and Luke 9:35.

  • FOR

    • we did not follow
      • cleverly devised fables
        • when we made known to you
          • the power
          • and coming
            • of our Lord Jesus Christ

  • BUT

    • we were eyewitnesses
      • of His majesty.

  • FOR

    • He received
      • honor
      • and glory
      • from God the Father
        • when the voice came to Him
        • from the Majestic Glory
          • saying, “This is My beloved Son,
          • in whom I am well pleased.”

  • AND

    • we ourselves HEARD THIS VOICE FROM HEAVEN
    • when
      • we were with Him on the holy mountain.

  • We also HAVE

    • the word of the prophets
      • as confirmed beyond doubt.

  • AND

    • you will do well
      • to pay attention to it,
        • as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
        • until the day dawns
          • and the morning star rises in your hearts.

  • ABOVE ALL

    • you MUST understand
      • that NO prophecy of Scripture
        • comes from one’s own interpretation.

  • FOR

    • no such prophecy was EVER brought forth
      • by the will of man,

  • BUT

    • men spoke from God
      • as they were carried along
        • BY
          • the Holy Spirit.

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