Godliness and the Word of Christ

September 21, 2024

Michael Boyd

Godliness and the Word of Christ LISTEN ON MIXLR @ https://gbcsl.mixlr.com WATCH US ON YOUTUBE LIVE @ http://www.youtube.com/gracechurch-slus/live 2 Peter 1:12–21 12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention has to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God las they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. I The Word in Our Hands 1 A Divine Revelation in 2 Peter 1:12–21 The Word of God is a divine revelation 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 2 Peter 1:20-21 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God las they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Men Really did Speak Men Spoke from God 2. 2 Peter 1:12–21 Tells of a Coming King 2 Peter 1:17-18 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain The Transfiguration served for Peter, James and John, as a foretaste, as a glimpse of the coming of the Son of Man in all of His glory and all of His power Who Will Judge the World in Righteousness 3. 2 Peter 1:12–21 Tells Us He Willl Save Those Who Take Refuge in Him Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Psalm 2:12 Two things that this Psalm teaches us The glory of the gospel, the glory of the Bible is that the King that God has established has died in the place of sinners We will be spared of His wrath and we will be saved by His death. II. The Word in Our Hearts We Should Hear the Word as Certain News We Should Hear the Word as Saving News 2 Peter 2:19 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention has to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, We Should Hear the Word as Sustaining News Pay attention to the Word like a lamp shining in a dark place, Grace Baptist church of Second Life GRACE BAPTIST PODCAST HTTPS://PODPOINT.COM/GRACE-BAPTIST-CHURCH-OF-SECOND-LIFE-PODCAST WEBSITE https://gracebaptistofsecondlife.godaddysites.com