Message Notes

STUDIES IN 2 PETER 1

CONTENTS

FRIDAY EVENING
SESSION # 1

INTRODUCTION

1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:1-4

1. Essential Knowledge about the Author

2. Self-disclosure

a) A bond servant

i) Doulos

ii) Diakonos

iii) Huperetes

iv) Therapon

b) An apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1:1

i) Called

ii) Trained as a Disciple

iii) Appointed as an Apostle

3. The Recipients of Peter’s Pastoral Letters

a) Scattered Diaspora 1 Peter 1:1

b) Suffering for their Faith 1 Peter 1

c) Succeeding in Faith 2 Peter 1

WHAT IS FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST?

1. It is an “obtained” Faith 2 Peter 1:1

2. It is “like precious Faith” 2 Peter 1:1

3. This “Faith” is given by the Lord 2 Peter 1:1

KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH

1. The Blessing of “grace and peace” 2 Peter 1:2

2. “Grace and Peace” may be “multiplied” 2 Peter 1:2

THE DIVINE POWER OF THE LORD

1. It has been given to us Acts 1:8

2. All things that pertain to life and godliness 2 Peter 1:3

3. Through knowledge of God

a) Who has called us

b) By glory and virtue 2 Peter 1:3

EXCEEDINGLY GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES OF GOD

1. The Promises of God

a) Exceedingly great

b) They are precious

2. The Potential Power of God’s Word

a) It can convert the soul

b) It can make the simple wise

c) It can rejoice the heart

d) It can enlighten the eyes

e) It can produce an enduring fear of the LORD Psalm 19:7-11

PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE

1. The human nature

a) What makes us human

b) Made in the image of God Genesis 1, 2; Colossians 3:10;
Ephesians 4:2

2. The old sinful nature

a) It is done away with

b) We are born again John 3

3. We have a new nature

a) It is called “a divine nature” 2 Peter 1:4

b) Escaped the corruption in the world through lust 2 Peter 1:4

CONCLUSION

1. To help our Sunday School pupils

a) To understand Salvation

b) To comprehend the divine nature given to us

2. The Growth of the Divine Nature

a) It needs to be cultivated

b) Nothing is to be taken for granted

3. The Potential for Growth is significant

a) Power

b) Grace and Peace multiplied

c) Becoming a significant servant of God

4. Our Challenge as Sunday School Teachers

a) To instruct

b) To illustrate

c) To inspire