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2 Peter 1:1-2 – The Gift of Grace and Peace

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, May 11th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. We provide the preaching each week through YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

2 Peter 1:1-2

INTRO

10/40 Window – https://joshuaproject.net/resources/articles/10_40_window

Peter’s Identity

He understood and embraced who He was in Christ. (What Christ had done for him)

Servant –doulos – permanent servitude

  • PURCHASED BY CHRIST
  • Humility, honor, gratitude
  • Submission to his Master

Apostle

  • SENT BY CHRIST
  • Delegate, messenger, ambassador
  • Authority and purpose
  • Dignity and significance

Peter’s Congregation

The redeemed in Christ. To the churches in Asia Minor. Modern day Turkey)

  • To those who have obtained.
    • The redeemed in Christ. The converted. Born again.
  • Obtained. A gift from God. Given by the will of God
    • Consider his testimony. Faith, doubt, rejection, forgiveness, restoration, mission
  • A faith of equal value. No hierarchy in the Christ faith. We are adopted into the household of faith.
    • Different gifts and ministries, but one faith.
  • By the righteousness of God and Savior Jesus Christ
  • righteousness. The state of being just or morally pure, whether in one’s own strength or on the basis of imputed virtue.[1]
    • The imputed righteousness of Christ. A theological concept in Christian doctrine where the righteousness of Christ is attributed to believers, making them justified before God despite their own sinfulness (LOGOS FACTBOOK)
    • Adam’s sin. Christ’s righteousness
  • God and Savior Jesus Christ The deity of Christ

Peter’s Prayer

Their sanctification. For spiritual growth and maturity.

  • Grace and peace multiplied In abundance
  • The Gift of His Grace and Peace
  • Our continuing knowledge of His work of grace in our life brings peace.
  • Spiritual maturity. Remaining faithful. Exposing false teachers. Awaiting His return.

[1] John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, eds., Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017), 936.