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You are viewing lesson 3 in the series Second Letter of Peter” which provides 12 lessons on the Second Letter from Peter. We look at why Peter wrote, and examine his teachings about Christian growth, false prophets, and the second coming.

 
 
 

Author: Ron Graham

Peter

Why Peter Wrote
—2nd Peter 1:12-21

This lesson in Second Peter looks at the latter part of chapter one. Peter was quite aware that he was writing scripture. He speaks of Paul's letters as scripture (2Peter 3:15-16), so it follows that he would regard his own letters in the same way. Here in 2Peter 1:12-21, the apostle gives his reasons for writing.

1 To remind...

2Peter 1:12-13

Peter wrote to remind people of truths they’d already learned. He was not teaching his readers very much that was new. He was teaching the old truths that he had taught, and that they had learned, before (cf Acts 17:21).

Peter says, "I will not be negligent to remind you of these things..." (2Peter 1:12), then he makes three statements:

In spite of this —even in the light of this— Peter felt that they needed reminding. Peter repeats this idea (of easily forgetting and needing to be reminded) three times in his letter (2Peter 1:9, 1:12, 3:1-2).

It is good and necessary to revisit the truth you have been already taught, just as it is good to learn some new thing.

So Peter speaks of three things with regard to his reminders...

2 To Record...

2Peter 1:14-15

Peter also had a long term reason for writing. He wanted to record his own teachings so that his doctrine would survive him.

3 To Reinforce...

2Peter 1:16-21

The apostle's doctrine was based upon evidences that he was anxious to reinforce. The verses we come to now lay down very firmly two things on which Peter’s doctrine stood solidly...

As a matter of first importance, Peter warns and guards against putting any twist of personal opinions and interpretations onto the true knowledge which the prophets have passed on to us (2Peter 1:20-21).

Puzzle

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From the grid, pick out some key words for our study of Second Peter 1. You may find several other words too, but try to pick the words that relate to our study. Words go across left to right or down.


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