2 Peter 1:1-2
Words Of Truth

Words Of Truth


"That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth..." (Proverbs 22:21).

Second Peter 1:1-2

I. Introduction:

A. Prior to Jesus' ascension into Heaven, Jesus told Peter to feed His lambs/sheep (John 21:15-17).

  1. Peter didn’t hesitate to jump right in to the work after Jesus ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:15-16, Acts 2:14, etc.),
  2. When we finished the first letter Peter wrote, we see he took to shepherding in the most literal way, being an elder (I Peter 5:1-4).
B. Peter being an elder kept him local, but that did not end his work as an Apostle. This is the follow up letter to his first (II Peter 3:1-2).

  1. At the writing of this letter, he knows his days are short (II Peter 1:13-14).
  2. The goal of this letter is to remind the saints (II Peter 1:12; 1:15).

II. Body: II Peter 1:1-2

A. Peter understands his role as an Apostle - to serve (Matthew 20:20-28).

  1. Peter did not always understand being a servant (John 13:1-17).
  2. Recognizing the servant role of every one of us keeps things in perspective (Luke 17:7-10).
  3. Think about how significant that understanding is not only for all saints, but especially for one having the authority of an evangelist (Titus 2:15), Apostle (Matthew 16:13-19, Acts 2:42, and II Corinthians 5:20), and an elder (Hebrews 13:17).
B. Like precious faith [or mutual] (cf. Romans 1:12).

  1. Like faith in that there is one faith (Ephesians 4:4-6).
  2. The price, the value of the faith had a precious price (I Peter 1:18-19).
  3. That one faith for both Jew and Gentile (Romans 3:22 and Romans 3:29-30).
C. Like precious faith THROUGH the righteousness of the Father and Son (Philippians 3:9).

  1. We see the righteousness of God through the Gospel (Romans 1:16-17).
  2. Our righteous God has given us the means whereby we obtain that like precious faith (Romans 10:14-17).
D. The language of grace and peace multiplied (I Peter 1:1-2).

  1. Epistles commonly included the extension of grace and peace (Romans 1:7, I Corinthians 1:3, II Corinthians 1:2, Galatians 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Colossians 1:2, I Thessalonians 1:1, II Thessalonians 1:2, I Timothy 1:2, II Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, Philemon 1:3, I Peter 1:2, II John 1:3, and Revelation 1:4).
  2. For grace and peace to be multiplied [increased] work has to be done on the part of the believer (I Peter 3:10-11 and II Peter 3:18).
  3. Through knowledge is self-explanatory (Colossians 1:10; 3:10).

III. Conclusion: Our next lesson: II Peter 1:3-4