As his earthly life drew to a close, Peter wrote his second letter to encourage and admonish the churches. What truths did he think were so important that he had to make sure he wrote them down before he died?
Simon Peter served as an apostle of Jesus Christ for 3 or 4 decades. As his earthly life and ministry drew to a close he wrote this letter. He explains his reason for writing in 2 Peter 1:12-15.
Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. – 2 Peter 1:12-15
My goal in this series is to explain the truths that the Apostle Peter thought were so important that he made sure to write them down before his time on earth was done. What did he think was that important?
Resources: Study Questions, Maps, Outlines & Background
Meet the Author
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on September 16, 2015
An introduction to the letter of 1 Peter and a look at Peter’s calling from Luke 5.
01 2 Peter 1:1-4 How to find Life
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on October 10, 2018
Peter wrote this letter to churches infected by false teachers to encourage them to remain true to the apostolic gospel. He encourages them to reject both the message and the lifestyle of the false teachers. He starts his case by proclaiming that in the gospel we have everything we need to obtain Life and godliness.
02 2 Peter 1:5-11 For this very reason
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on October 17, 2018
To understand the list of virtues Peter gives, first we need to understand its context and purpose. We’ll set the stage for understanding this section and how we should respond to it.
03 2 Peter 1:5-6 Virtue to godliness
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on October 24, 2018
In 2 Peter 1:5-11, Peter is explaining the connection between believing the gospel and pursuing a lifestyle of godliness. I argued in the previous podcast that these qualities are NOT the cause of spiritual maturity, rather they RESULT from spiritual maturity. When we come to believe the gospel, these qualities follow. In this podcast we’ll define each term in the list and discuss why Peter includes it and how it results from faith.
04 2 Peter 1:7-11 Brotherly affection & love
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on October 31, 2018
Peter finishes his list with brotherly affection and love. We’ll examine the connection between the items on this list and our salvation.
05 2 Peter 1:12-21 The Prophetic Word
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on November 7, 2018
Peter asserts the gospel is not a clever philosophy but divine revelation from God. Which presents us with a choice about how we understand the Bible.
06 2 Peter 2:1-3 Why 2 Peter 2 and Jude are so similar
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on November 14, 2018
2 Peter 2 and the Epistle of Jude presents the same ideas in the same order and often use the same words. Did Peter copy from Jude? Did Jude copy from Peter? Or did they both copy from someone else? What’s going on?
07 2 Peter 2:4 Does Peter quote Enoch?
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on November 28, 2018
08 2 Peter 2:5-10 The Certainty of Judgment
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on December 5, 2018
09 2 Peter 2:10-12
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on December 12, 2018
10 2 Peter 2:13-16
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on December 19, 2018
11 2 Peter 2:4-10
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 2, 2019
12 2 Peter 2:17-22
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 9, 2019
13 2 Peter 3:1-7
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 16, 2019
14 2 Peter 3:8-9
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 23, 2019
15 2 Peter 3:10-18
Teacher: Krisan Marotta on January 30, 2019
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