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The Word Is Alive Second Peter

The Word Is Alive Second Peter. Introduction Narrated by Tony Gillon. Author and Title. The author is the apostle Simon Peter: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:1a). Author and Title. The author is the apostle Simon Peter: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:1a).

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The Word Is Alive Second Peter

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  1. The Word Is Alive Second Peter Introduction Narrated by Tony Gillon

  2. Author and Title • The author is the apostle Simon Peter:Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.(1 Peter 1:1a).

  3. Author and Title • The author is the apostle Simon Peter:Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ.(1 Peter 1:1a). • Some scholars claim it was not Peter but this would mean deliberate deception. There is no evidence to support this claim.

  4. Author and Title • Such deception condemned among early Christians :Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come (2 Thessalonians 2:1-2).

  5. Author and Title • Such deception condemned among early Christians :I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.(2 Thessalonians 3:17).

  6. Author and Title • Issue of different literary styles between First and Second Peter can easily be accounted for.

  7. Author and Title • Issue of different literary styles between First and Second Peter can easily be accounted for. • Similarities with the Book of Jude.

  8. Author and Title • Issue of different literary styles between First and Second Peter can easily be accounted for. • Similarities with the Book of Jude. • There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the apostle Peter wrote Second Peter.

  9. Date • The letter was written from a Roman prison sometime between AD64-67.

  10. Date • The letter was written from a Roman prison sometime between AD64-67. • Many scholars believe it was written during the earlier part of this range.

  11. Theme • Second Peter teaches that the grace of God in Christ truly transforms and empowers Christians to live righteously, even in the face of opposition and suffering.

  12. Purpose of 2 Peter • Peter writes this brief, final reminder to the churches so that his readers will, by God’s grace, live a life that is pleasing to God.

  13. Purpose of 2 Peter • Peter writes this brief, final reminder to the churches so that his readers will, by God’s grace, live a life that is pleasing to God. • Peter warns specifically against false teachers who bring both an ethical and moral challenge to the church.

  14. Summary of Salvation History • Christians are to hold fast to the truth in Christ while patiently awaiting his Second Coming.

  15. Writing Style • Although it has the usual elements of an epistle it also reads like a farewell discourse.

  16. Writing Style • Motifs that belong to that genre include the author’s: • announcing that he is near the end of his earthly life,

  17. Writing Style • Motifs that belong to that genre include the author’s: • announcing that he is near the end of his earthly life, • reminding his followers of what he has taught them,

  18. Writing Style • Motifs that belong to that genre include the author’s: • announcing that he is near the end of his earthly life, • reminding his followers of what he has taught them, • commanding his followers how to live,

  19. Writing Style • Motifs that belong to that genre include the author’s: • announcing that he is near the end of his earthly life, • reminding his followers of what he has taught them, • commanding his followers how to live, • predicting what will happen in the future.

  20. Writing Style • A farewell discourse offers the writer one last chance to influence his followers in the right direction that his teaching had been taking them in.

  21. Writing Style • A farewell discourse offers the writer one last chance to influence his followers in the right direction that his teaching had been taking them in. • Much of the letter falls into place if one grasps that Peter’s horror at false teaching.

  22. Writing Style • These two motifs converge in the vision of the last chapter, where biblical prophecy about the return of Christ is aggressively offered as a rebuttal of scoffers, that is, the false teachers, who denigrate biblical prophecy. • In 2 Peter, true and false teaching engage in a combat of huge proportions.

  23. Key Themes • God, through his grace in Jesus Christ, has granted to Christians the privilege of partaking of the divine nature.

  24. Key Themes • God, through his grace in Jesus Christ, has granted to Christians the privilege of partaking of the divine nature. • God’s grace results in godliness.

  25. Key Themes • God, through his grace in Jesus Christ, has granted to Christians the privilege of partaking of the divine nature. • God’s grace results in godliness. • The revelation of truth in Christ and in Scripture is sure because it is from God, and not from man-made myths.

  26. Key Themes • False teachers are bound over for destruction at the hand of God.

  27. Key Themes • False teachers are bound over for destruction at the hand of God. • False teachers are ethically and morally bankrupt.

  28. Key Themes • False teachers are bound over for destruction at the hand of God. • False teachers are ethically and morally bankrupt. • The Lord is patient with his creation, but will surely return in judgment like a thief in the night.

  29. Key Themes • False teachers are bound over for destruction at the hand of God. • False teachers are ethically and morally bankrupt. • The Lord is patient with his creation, but will surely return in judgment like a thief in the night. • God rescues the righteous.

  30. The Setting of 2 Peter • Peter addressed his first epistle to believers in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. • He also writes: • Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking (2 Peter 3:1), indicating the same recipients here

  31. The map shows the region to which Peter first wrote

  32. Outline • Peter’s second epistle is shorter than his first and covers just three chapters. • For the purposes of study it breaks down into 6 major sections, although some are quite brief.

  33. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2)

  34. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2) • Making One’s Calling and Election Sure (1:3-11)

  35. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2) • Making One’s Calling and Election Sure (1:3-11) • Prophecy of Scripture (1:12-21)

  36. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2) • Making One’s Calling and Election Sure (1:3-11) • Prophecy of Scripture (1:12-21) • False Teachers and Their Destruction (2:1-22)

  37. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2) • Making One’s Calling and Election Sure (1:3-11) • Prophecy of Scripture (1:12-21) • False Teachers and Their Destruction (2:1-22) • The Day of the Lord (3:1-13)

  38. Outline • Initial Greeting (1:1–2) • Making One’s Calling and Election Sure (1:3-11) • Prophecy of Scripture (1:12-21) • False Teachers and Their Destruction (2:1-22) • The Day of the Lord (3:1-13) • Concluding Exhortations (3:14–18)

  39. Introduction to Second Peter Ends

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