Opening Up 2 Peter
Overview
Words are the currency of civilization. They have a powerful effect in daily life by challenging, confronting or comforting the hearer. Near the end of his life, Peter wrote this letter to first-century Christians, warning them of the danger they were in from those seeking to destroy the church of Jesus Christ with corrosive words. Today, the church is in danger of being marginalized by secular thought and practices. God’s people need to hear what the Spirit is saying through 2 Peter and take to heart its profound message.
Top Highlights
“Word of God is not destructive even though it is explosive. The power to live as Christian believers is through a knowledge of God that is personal and intimate.” (Page 20)
“He does not want to focus on passing phenomena, however spectacular, but on the lasting grace of Jesus Christ and the salvation which he brings.” (Page 16)
“It is a divine peace, the direct result of being reconciled to God by the death of Jesus on the cross. It is peace with God, and as a result of this, the believer gains the peace of God.” (Page 17)
“Peter says that those who claim to be Christians should be noted for their acts of love and kindness, lest faith be confined merely to attendance at Sunday worship.” (Page 27)
“Dr J. Sidlow Baxter used to say, ‘One of the first things that happens, when a man is really filled with the Spirit, is not that he speaks in tongues, but that he learns to hold the one tongue he has.’” (Pages 66–67)
Product Details
- Title: Opening Up 2 Peter
- Author: Clive Anderson
- Publisher: Day One
- Publication Date: 2007
- Pages: 128