• II Peter 1:11-2:3
• II Peter 1:12 – Just as their minds needed to be stirred up from time to time, so do our minds.
• II Peter 1:19 – Compare Matthew 5:16.
• II Peter 1:20 – Over the years, many people have twisted this scripture to try to get around the need to study diligently. This passage is saying that prophecy is not of private interpretation (or origin, as some translations note). Prophecy comes from God and we must look to Him for the interpretation.
• II Peter 2:1 – There is a difference between being a false teacher and being mistaken in some point. If being mistaken on some point makes you a false teacher, we are all false teachers! Being a false teacher indicates both a character problem and a doctrine problem.

• II Corinthians 13:12
• Using your Bible: II Corinthians 13:12, continued:
  • Greek
    • Greet – 571 ἀπασπάζομαι (apaspazomai)
    • Holy – 41 ἅγιος (hagios)
    • Kiss – 5799 φίλημα (phil__ēma)
  • Figures of speech
  • Harmonize
    • I Corinthians 16:20; I Thessalonians 5:20; Romans 16:16
    • I Peter 5:14
    • Kissing was an ancient custom, not a new one begun as part of the New Covenant.
      • Genesis 27:26-27; Exodus 4:27 … Luke 7:45; 15:20; Acts 20:37
    • They greeted people in other ways besides a “holy kiss.”
      • Greeted by letter, Romans 16:22
      • Greeting by word, Romans 16:16, 21, 23 (cf. II Corinthians 13:13; Philippians 4:21-222; Colossians 4:14; etc.)
      • Greeting by name, III John 1:15
    • There were other types of kisses that weren’t holy.
      • II Samuel 20:9-10; Matthew 26:48-49
      • I Corinthians 5:1; 7:1-2; I Timothy 5:2
  • Commentaries
  • Conclusions and application
    • Kissing was a standard manner of greeting in those days. The emphasis is on greeting other saints sincerely in a holy way.
• Conclusion: Why bother using the Bible?
  • As Christians, we are obligated to think rationally and to correctly interpret God’s Word.
  • Let’s try to think clearly and logically.
• Studying a topic: tongue speaking
  • Find the texts

• Introduction
  • I Corinthians 6:14
  • I Peter 1:3
  • Over 300 verses in the New Testament talk about the resurrection.
• It forms the foundation of our faith
  • Luke 24; Acts 1-2; I Corinthians 15
  • During the crucifixion, Peter was at a spiritual low point.
  • When the resurrection is reported to him, Peter runs to the tomb to check for himself.
  • Luke 24:17-41 – The resurrection completely changes the outlook of the disciples.
  • Acts 1:1-8
  • I Corinthians 15:12-19 – If Christ was not raised, we have no hope!
• It demands action!
  • Acts 2,3, 17; Romans 1, 16
  • Acts 17:18, 30-32 – Jesus’ resurrection requires us to act!
  • Romans 1:4-6
• I need to die to sin and walk in newness of life.
  • Romans 6; Philippians 3; Colossians 3
  • Romans 6:3-4:

Jesus (physical)

Me (spiritual)

Death

Dead to sin

Burial

Buried in baptism

Resurrection

Walk in newness of life

• Romans 6:11-13

• Philippians 3:6-11

• Colossians 3:12

• I Peter 2:24

• Christ rose from the dead. What should I do?

  • I Peter 3:21 – Be baptized into Christ
  • Romans 6 – Die to sin and walk in newness of life.

• II Peter 1:1-15
• II Peter 1:1 - This epistle was written to the same audience as I Peter. It warns against false teaching (such as Gnosticism) and questions about the deity of Christ.
• II Peter 1:4 – The “us” here is the group that Peter is in – the apostles.
• II Peter 1:5 – Virtue here is moral excellence. Demons have faith and tremble, but do not have moral excellence. We are to have both faith and virtue.
• II Peter 1:11 – This is an amazing promise!
• II Peter 1:12 – We must be constantly reminded of these things to keep them before our minds.