2 Peter 1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:12

Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.This and the next three verses deal with Peter's purpose in writing this letter, giving glimpses of vital Christian principles at the same time. As Barclay noted, "Peter here says that his people already possess the truth and are established in it."<39b> As noted also in 1John, the apostles did not view the Christian community as an inquiring... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:13

And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.These words flow out of the heart of a man who stood in full contemplation of impending death. The Lord Jesus himself had foretold Peter's death at the hands of others (John 21:18,19); and in the hostile climate of Nero's Rome, coupled with the fact of his then being an old man, and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:15

Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.Dummelow thought that "these things" had primary reference to Peter's first epistle, but that "more than his one letter is meant."[42] Payne leaned toward the idea that "the writer means the Gospel of Mark, which early tradition tells us was the written record of much of Peter's preaching."[43] However, the view here is that Peter meant the entire corpus of Christian doctrine which... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:16

For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.We did not follow ... The plural "we" here is not a mere editorial device, but is inclusive of all the holy apostles of Christ, an inclusion Peter was always careful to make (See 2 Peter 3:2).Cunningly devised fables ... "Cleverly devised myths were a feature of the theological systems of the Gnostic speculators,"[44] already... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:17

For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:Although our English versions translate this passage in consonance with the Matthew account of the transfiguration, the scholars assure us of very subtle variations in the Greek. Peter was not copying anyone! as Plummer said, "He did not slavishly follow any of the three accounts, which a forger would have been expected to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:18

and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.The big point of this verse is that Peter affirmed the event of the transfiguration of Christ to have been historical, objective and factual. There was nothing ephemeral or uncertain about it. It happened. "We ourselves heard." "We were with him in the holy mount."The holy mount ... Many commentators mention the allegations based upon this expression and which "suggest a late date for the letter, at a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:19

And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:The word of prophecy ... This mention of the word of prophecy in this context certainly justifies the observation that Peter, in addition to viewing the event of the transfiguration as a foretelling of the Second Advent, also viewed it as completely in harmony with Old Testament prophecy as well. Strachan... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:20

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.Unfortunately, this verse has been made the basis of the Medieval Church's denial of every man's right to interpret the Scriptures, and their claim to the right of interpretation for the church alone (that is, their church alone). Nothing like this could possibly be in this passage. As Kelcy said, "There are many New Testament passages which indicate that the writers expected their readers to understand what they... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.The impenetrable and eternal mystery of how God spoke through men is not revealed in the word of God, but the fact of its having been done is indeed revealed. People should not permit their inquisitiveness with regard to the "how" to divert their attention from the "what" of that which is revealed."Scripture is viewed as objective and fixed in meaning, and the discovery of that meaning is the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

2 Peter 1:1. Through the righteousness of God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ— Through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ—through which, sinful as we are, if we believe, we obtain acceptance with the Father—even through that atonement which our Divine Redeemer has made for the justification of all that yield to be saved by grace. The order of the original words justifies the translation which I have given above. It is observable, that the order in the next verse is different,... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

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