“And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts”
as a light that shines
“Shines” means to give light. The Word is a bright light in the darkness of this […]
Archive for June, 1998
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation”
This section of Second Peter deals with Scripture itself. No book in the world is as valuable as the Bible. God’s Word is indispensable because it only tells us the truth about God, Christ, sin and eternity.
Knowing this first
Invariably, what God asks […]
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation”
is of any private interpretation
The word “private” means one’s own. A prophet cannot speak his own message. Scripture does not come from the prophet himself. The Scriptures did not come from human origin. Scripture is not the human author’s “own thing.” The Bible […]
For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
For prophecy never came by the will of man
Note that this verse begins with a word of explanation – “for.” The previous verse explained that Scriptures did not come from a human source […]
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.”
We now turn to the minor key of 2 Peter. A drastic change in tone in Peter’s writing […]
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction”
even as there will be false teachers among you,
“Even as” draws an analogy to Israel. “As” sets […]
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.”
even denying
“Denying” is a term of disdain. False teachers say “no” to the one who paid for […]
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction“
and bring on themselves swift destruction
“Bring” means to bring something upon, make answerable. False teachers bring destruction upon […]
“And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed”
And many
Now we see the effect of the teaching of the false teachers of verse one.
The sad reality is that “many” follow false teaching (Matthew 24:11). The “many” are unbelievers. Many will fall victims for this false teaching. […]
“And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed”
will follow
“Follow” means to follow out to the end. These people imitate the teaching and behavior of these false teachers very closely. They will follow the false teachers to the end (2 Peter 1:16; 2:15; Job 31:9; Isaiah 56:11; […]