2 Peter 1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:21

in old time = at any time. Greek. pote. by . No preposition. Dative case. will . App-102 . man . App-123 . holy . Omit. of. The texts read apo, from. spake . App-121 . moved = borne along. Greek. phero, as in 2 Peter 1:17 . the Holy Ghost = Divine power. No art. App-101 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

PETER'S SECOND LETTERCHAPTER 1The keynote of this whole epistle is knowledge (2 Peter 1:2,3,5,6,8; 2 Peter 2:20,21; and 2 Peter 3:18); but it is a very special kind of knowledge which is meant. The Greek word is [@epignosis], that is, precise and correct knowledge.[1] It is the real or genuine knowledge, founded upon the word of God, not the knowledge that is falsely so-called.This chapter, after the signature, greeting and salutation (2 Peter 1:1), gives the basis, and in a sense, the nature... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;Grace to you and peace ... These words are similar, in fact, identical with the greeting used by Paul, upon which frequent comments have been made throughout this series.In the knowledge of God ... This is that special kind of knowledge noted in the chapter heading. Concerning it, Moorehead said:This is the knowledge that rests on fact, that comes to the believer as something supernatural, as being communicated... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:3

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;The true basis of saving knowledge is in God through Christ, who granted to the apostles full and complete knowledge of everything that pertains to life and godliness. The blessed promise of Christ that the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into "all truth" is certainly in the background of the statement here. The... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:4

whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.Whereby ... "This refers to the things mentioned in the previous verse, meaning that it was through those arrangements,"[16] of the apostles being guided into all truth, etc., that all Christians have the privilege of partaking of the divine nature.Partakers of the divine nature ... As Strachan... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:5

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.In these verses there are two links with the first epistle: (1) virtue is found in 1 Peter 2:9, and (2) brotherly kindness occurs in 1 Peter 1:22,3:8.[18] Also, there is another word of very... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."It is the necessity of possessing these things enumerated in 2 Peter 1:5-7 and to be achieved at least in part by human effort, that is here stressed."[26]If ... How frequently this word appears in the New Testament! suggesting here that in the last analysis, there is a vital and necessary contribution that man himself must make in the direction of his salvation,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:9

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.Blind, seeing only what is near ... The last clause is a limitation on the blindness, showing the kind Peter meant, which was not "total blindness" but myopia, or extreme near-sightedness.SPIRITUAL MYOPIAAlas, this is the blindness that afflicts all unspiritual souls who sacrifice the hope of eternal life for immediate convenience or pleasure. There are many Biblical examples of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:10

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:Calling and election ... are two of the biggest theological words in the New Testament; and this verse is invaluable in the revelation that neither calling nor election is a thing finally and irrevocably determined by God apart from what the Christian himself does. Also, any thought of impossibility as regards a Christian falling away and being lost is far away... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:11

for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."Here ends the first main section of this epistle which contains the substance of the whole."[36] Plummer commented upon the unanimity with which even the radical scholars admit the authenticity and genuineness of this first section, adding that, "If this stands, it carries with it all the rest."[37] This is true because all of the various threads of the letter are gathered... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:10

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