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2 Peter 1:12-21
Stephen Caswell © 2003
Making A Strong Cup Of Tea
What is the difference between a weak and strong cup of tea.
The ingredients are the same, hot water and tea.
The process is the same, you immerse the tea in the water.
The difference lies in the amount of time that the tea is immersed in the water.
Only a short period of time is required to make a weak cup of tea.
A longer period of time is needed to make the cup strong.
The same is true of the Christian life.
Spending a short period of time each day in the Word will produce a weak Christian.
To have strong faith requires that we immerse ourselves in the Word for much longer.
Strong Christians are permeated by God's Word.
The best defense against false teaching is true living.
A church filled with growing believers, vibrant in their faith, is not likely to fall prey to apostates with their counterfeit Christianity.
But this Christian living must be based on the authoritative Word of God.
False teachers find it easy to seduce people who do not know their Bible but who are desirous of experiences with the Lord.
It is a dangerous thing to build on */subjective experience/* alone and ignore */objective revelation/*.
In the first 11 verses of the chapter Peter commands Christians */to be diligent/*.
He tells us to add to our faith Christian character.
Peter tells us if we do this that our faith won't be unfruitful.
He also gives the assurance that diligent believers will be warmly welcomed into glory.
The first part of the chapter speaks of */God's Work/* in our lives.
Tonight we will see the importance of */God's Word/* in our lives.
We will see three main things today: */The Memory Of God's Word, The Majesty Of God's Word /*and*/ The Meaning Of God's Word.
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/Firstly /The Memory Of God's Word/ /
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In these first four verses Peter uses the word */remind/* three times.
*/Remind/* u&pomimnhskw means */to call to mind, to put in mind, to remember, to bring something up./*
It refers to when we remind people of something they already know.
There were at least three motives behind Peter’s ministry as he wrote this letter.
The first was /obedience to Christ’s command./
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Peter's Duty/
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*2 Peter 1:12 */For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
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Jesus said to Peter in *John 21:* /to shepherd His sheep./
Peter knew that Christ had given him a ministry to fulfill.
He was responsible to feed the flock and protect it from wolves.
This involved reminding the sheep of the things that they have already been told.
In fact they knew the truth and had been established in it.
This is the office of the best ministers, even the apostles themselves; they are the Lord’s remembrancers.
/A problem in many churches today is not that believers do not know what God expects of them, but they either forget it or are unwilling to live out the truth they *now have.*/
God's Word is able */to establish/* sthrizw or */strengthen/* believers.
However, this will only happen if we obey it.
/Peter fulfilled his duty by reminding them of God's Word which was able to strengthen them.
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Spiritual Vitamins
The people involved in the public relations department of the church always make Bible study sound as though it is easy.
It is not.
It takes a great deal of effort to understand this text, and even more to understand how it applies to our lives.
We like to think that when we study the Bible, it's like getting a shot of spiritual adrenaline.
It gives a spiritual high.
Studying the Bible is much more like taking vitamins.
You gulp down a couple of vitamins in the morning, but no wave of energy flows through your body.
You take the vitamins because they build you up.
They protect you against the diseases in the environment.
In the long run, they make you strong.
*/Like a good dietitian, Peter prescribed regular doses of God's Word./*
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Peter's Desire/
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*2 Pet 1:13*/ Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, /
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Peter's desire as long as he lived was to remind them of God's Word./
Why? /It was /the right thing/ to do.
Peter knew that God's Word */can stir us up/*.
The words */stir up/* diegeirw mean */to arouse /*or*/ wake someone up./*
Peter didn't want them to go to sleep.
False teachers had moved into the Church so they needed to be alert.
Peter's desire was that they would remember His instruction and therefore be alert to these false teachers.
It is better to be safe than sorry.
Paul felt the same way when he wrote to the Philippians.
*Philippians 3:1 */Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.
For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.
/It is wise for believers to be constantly reminded of God's Word.
/Peter's desire was to remind them of God's Word.
This desire was right because only the Word *stirs us up* from complacency in the Christian faith.
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Out Grown The Bible
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The story is told of a South Sea Islander who proudly showed his Bible to an American G. I. during World War II.
The soldier replied we've outgrown that sort of thing now.
The native smiled back and said, It's a good thing that we haven't.
If it weren't for this book, you'd have been a meal by now.
*/We will never outgrow our need for God's Word.
Let us remember it!!/*
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Peter's Death/
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*2 Peter 1:14-15*/ knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease./
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His third motive is wrapped up in the words /be careful/ in *2 Peter 1:15.*
The words */be careful/* spoudazw mean */to endeavor,/* */to be diligent to do something, to be zealous./*
Peter knew that he would soon die, so he wanted to take care of his spiritual responsibilities before it was too late.
*You and I do not know when we will die, so we had better start being diligent today!*
Peter knew that he would shortly die a martyrs death.
The word */decease is/* ejxodo" and means departure.
Because Peter knew his time was short he gave them a permanent reminder of the truth.
He wrote them a letter.
/What was it that Peter wanted to accomplish?/
The answer is found in *2 Peter 1:12–13* and *15*, */remembrance./*
Peter wanted to impress his readers’ minds with the Word of God so that they would never forget it!
*Psalm 119:11*/ /says:/ Your Word have I hidden in my Heart that I might not sin against you./
*/When you are tempted to sin, does God’s Word convict you that its wrong?/*
Peter's two epistles became a part of the Scriptures, and they have been ministering to the saints for centuries.
/Men die, but God's Word lives on!/
We must remember it and obey it.
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