Click Here to Read 2 Peter 2:18-22 NKJV “While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.” (2 Peter 2:19 NKJV). The Greek word used here for corruption is “phthora” which also means “decay that is ruin”. One definition of the word corruption is: “the destruction of the natural form of bodies, by the separation of the component parts, or by disorganization, in…
Click Here to Read 2 Peter 1:16-2:3 Peter recounts here his own witness to the glory and honor bestowed upon Jesus by God at His transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-13 NKJV). This confirmed the prophetic words of the Old Testament prophets of who Jesus was, the Son of God, the Messiah, the Savior. “While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I…
Click Here to Read 2 Peter 1:5-15 To review the previous verses Peter shares with us that we have been given all things pertaining to life and godliness, that by His goodness God has invited us to receive great and precious promises through which we can be partakers of His divine nature, and that we have escaped the corruption that is in this world. All of this being accomplished through the knowing of God and Jesus our Lord. “But also…
Click Here to Read 2 Peter 1:1-4 In Peter’s first letter, he identifies himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ (apostle meaning “sent one”, or “one divinely appointed by God to evangelize and equip for the gospel”). In his second letter, Peter identifies himself as a bondservant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. He even makes it a point to list himself as a bondservant first, and an apostle second. So, what is a “bondservant”? Generally speaking, bondservant is just…
This second letter of Peter’s was his final message to us before his martyrdom. He wasted no time in revealing what he felt was the most important message he could leave with us. TRUTH. There were increasingly more and more false teachers within the young church promoting immoral and ungodly living by denying that Christ was really going to return to judge sin. Peter reminds us of the truth he personally witnessed being revealed in Christ, the trustworthiness of the…