Grounded, Guarded, and Growing in the Knowledge of Christ: An Exposition of 2 Peter
Among the many dangers faced by all Christians at all times and in all places are two in particular. The first is suffering and persecution, arising from the outside. This was the occasion for Peter's first letter. The second danger Christians face comes from within. It is the perennial danger of false teachers and their damnable doctrine. This is the occasion for Peter's second letter.
In both cases, as Peter himself explains in 2 Peter 3:1, Christians need to be "stirred up" by way of constant reminders of the truth. It is a living and active knowledge of the truth; indeed, a deep and personal knowledge of Jesus Christ that is going to ground us in the faith, guard us from being deceived by false teachers, and grow us in our faith and sanctification while we wait for His glorious appearing.
We trust you will be blessed by this exposition of 2 Peter, which was preached from the GBC Pulpit in the Winter and Spring of 2015.
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Grounded, Guarded, and Growing in the Knowledge fo Christ Listen
1. Get grounded 2. Be guarded 3. Grow 4. Glorify -
Implications of His Coming Listen
1. Needful conduct 2. New Creation -
Knowledge of His Coming Listen
1. Understand God's word. (vs 1-2) 2. Understand God's enemies. (vs 3-4) 3. Understand God's... -
Rejection of Knowledge and Slavery Listen
1. The statements of those who reject knowledge. a. Forceful (vs 18)... -
Rejecters of Knowledge 2 Listen
1. The mouth of the false teacher 2. The brain of the false teacher 3. The blots blemishes of the... -
Knowledge, Punishment, and Preservation Listen
1. God Knows How To Punish the Ungodly 2. God Knows How To Preserve the Godly -
Rejecters of Knowledge 1 Listen
1. Their pedigree 2. Their plan 3. Their purpose 4. Their product -
Foundations for Knowledge Listen
1. The eyes and ears of the apostles. 2. The words of the prophets. 3. The word of God. -
Knowledge and the Need for Reminders Listen
Reminders: 1. The what? 2. The how? 3. The why? -
Knowledge and Fruitfulness Listen
1. The responsibility (vs. 5-7) 2. The results (vs 8-10) 3. The rewards (vs 11) -
Knowledge and Power Listen
The ProvisionThe Pathway for the ProvisionThe Power for the ProvisionThe Purpose of the... -
Knowledge and Grace Listen
1. The reason for the letter. 2. The writer of the letter. 3. The recipients of the letter. 4. A...
