2Peter 1:1. ESV 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: NIV 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
Peterremains on point with what he stated in his first letter, that believers are called to be holy as God is holy (1 Pet. 2:4-10). Believing the promises of Christ (v. 4a) that flow from the revelation of Christ in His first advent (v. 3b) produce the result of a divine nature, that we will be as He is.Commentaryon 1 Peter 2:1-10. (Read 1 Peter 2:1-10) Evil-speaking is a sign of malice and guile in the heart; and hinders our profiting by the word of God. A new life needs suitable food. Infants desire milk, and make the best endeavours for it which they are able to do; such must be a Christian's desires after the word of God. Theurgency of Peter's message in his second epistle is that the Christian's life, which begins with faith, must grow and develop into Christian maturity and produce spiritual fruit which is so honouring to the Father. As believers, we are not left on our own to forge through our Christian life blindly, depending on our own personal potential
2Peter 3:14–18 concludes Peter’s letter. Because Christians are looking forward to the new heavens and earth, we should be working now to set aside sin and live in peace with God. Peter acknowledges that Paul is a writer of Scripture. False teachers twist the words of God. Since Christians know God’s Word, though, we are responsible notWhatdoes 2 Peter 1:7 mean? Here, Peter concludes a list of character qualities begun in verse 6. These are traits we must add to our faith, if we are to live with the goodness, or "moral excellence," in which God has enabled us to walk. This is the very goodness of Jesus. Verses 5 and 6 described certain spiritual attributes, which need to be
2Peter 1:9. But he that lacketh these things — And does not add them to his faith; is blind — With respect to spiritual things. The eyes of his understanding are again closed; he hath lost the evidence of things not seen; he no longer sees by faith God reconciled to him in Christ. Inward and outward holiness being the natural fruit of the knowledge of Christ, the
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