One Book, One Author
Series: Ancient Promise in a New Normal
August 16, 2020
Frank Foreman
Together, 1 & 2 Peter form a combination of encouragement and guidance for believers. The book of 1 Peter encourages the early church to endure persecution well and to reflect hope in Christ during suffering, while 2 Peter offers guidance to stay true to promise that God has given us, even during times of difficulty as we remain faithful to the Lord. Though separated by centuries, the difficulties that were facing Peter’s readers are very similar to what Christians are facing throughout the world today, and we need similar encouragement and guidance to remain faithful to the Lord in our trials and suffering. ------------- This Sunday, Frank looks once again at the first chapter of 2 Peter. In this week's message, we focus on truths that may seem simple to us, but often present challenges to the world around us. We may trust that God's Word is, in fact, the very words of God but are we prepared to defend that? Do we understand why we believe what we believe.
Episode Notes
2nd Peter 1:12-21
BIG IDEA:
The Bible is true and right... Trust what it teaches about the character and will of God.
1. Established in the Truth.
Verses 12-15
- Truth matters when you’re on the receiving end of a lie.
John 18:38, Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in Him.
2. Witnessed by the Apostles.
Verses 16-18
- Witnesses validate the person and work of Jesus.
Acts 10:39-41, And we are witnesses of all that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree, but God raised Him on the third day and made Him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
3. Inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Verses 19-21
- Divine inspiration assures that God’s Word is inerrant and authoritative.
2nd Timothy 3:15-16, All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
NEXT STEP:
When God speaks, listen... Know that He speaks every time you open the Bible.
Memory Verse: 2nd Peter 1:21, For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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