11-13-16, 2 Peter 1;12-21, With Trust

2 Peter 1:12-21
With Trust
November 13, 2016
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

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What’s the number one thing?

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The Glory of God!

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1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever
you do, do all to the glory of God.

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First Baptist Church Jackson Mission:
Multiply Disciples to Live Like Jesus.

November Memory Verse:
Matthew 9:37-38 ESV
37 Then He said to His disciples, “The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are
few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into His
harvest.”

2 Peter 1:12-21 ESV
12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of
these qualities, though you know them and are
established in the truth that you have. 13 I think
it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you
up by way of reminder, 14 since I know that the
putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord
Jesus Christ made clear to me.

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15 And I will make every effort so that after my
departure you may be able at any time to recall
these things.

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were
eyewitnesses of His majesty.

17 For when He received honor and glory from
God the Father, and the voice was borne to Him
by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son,
with Whom I am well pleased,”

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18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from
Heaven, for we were with Him on the holy
mountain.

19 And we have the prophetic word more fully
confirmed, to which you will do well to pay
attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning star rises
in your hearts,

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20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of
Scripture comes from someone's own
interpretation.

21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the
will of man, but men spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:12-21 ESV

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Jon Courson's Application Commentary
Old Testament Volume 1

2 Peter 1:12-13 ESV
12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of
these qualities, though you know them and are
established in the truth that you have. 13 I think
it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you
up by way of reminder,

Very likely in prison even as he writes this
letter, Peter knows he's about to die and
he uses whatever life he has left to say, "I
know you know this stuff. But I will not
be negligent to put you in remembrance
of it until you are established in it."

If you are a pastor, Sunday-school teacher,
parent, elder, or anyone else who wants to
be used in service, this is a huge point, for
the key to ministry is putting people in
remembrance of things they already know.

Because our minds have been affected by
sin, we forget the things we should
remember and remember the things we
should forget.

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Therefore, your job as a pastor or as a
parent is to say the same things over and
over and over until those in our charge are
established in them.
It's not how much you know that counts,
it's how well you know what you know.

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What matters is how well you understand the
basic truths, and how deep they sink into the
soil of your soul.

2 Peter 1:14 ESV
14 since I know that the putting off of my body
will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear
to me.

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Peter knew his death was imminent, but rather
than producing panic, this knowledge produced
peace.

As an old man, Peter said, "I'm about to
die."
Although this is the first time Peter makes
such a statement, it wasn't the first time he
could have had reason.
You recall the story.

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Eager to gain favor with the Jewish community,
Herod killed James, the brother of John and
when he saw this pleased the Jews, he
imprisoned Peter as well.

Scripture tells us that on the night before his
planned execution, Peter slept between two
soldiers (Acts 12:6).
Peter's heart should have been filled with fear
but instead, his eyes were heavy with sleep.
Why?

Some suggest it was because Peter was one
who fell asleep easily and often.
One of only three men who accompanied
Jesus to the Mount of Transfiguration,
you'd think Peter would be curious about
what would transpire.

In reality, however, such was not the case,
for Luke tells us that when Moses and
Elijah appeared, and when Jesus started
shining, Peter was sleeping (Luke 9:32).

It was to Peter and James and John that
Jesus said, "My soul is troubled. Come to
the Garden and pray with Me."
But after having gone a short distance from
them, when Jesus returned to His boys, He
found them sleeping.

"Could you not watch and pray but one hour
with Me?" He said before returning to His place
of prayer.
Jesus came back a second time to find His
disciples asleep again.
And, after a third time, He finally said, "Sleep
on" (see Mark 14:37-41).

Why was Peter sleeping in prison?
Perhaps it was because he was a sound sleeper
but that's probably not the reason.
Who sleeps the night before his planned
execution?

Others propose Peter could sleep
because prayer had been made.
That could be the case, for evidently
having seen what had happened to
James, Luke tells us the church prayed
without ceasing for Peter (Acts 12:5).

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Yet, there's a more profound and practical
explanation for why Peter was sawing logs the
night before he was ordered to die.

Peter could have been able to sleep because he
knew that, although he was indeed chained to
Roman guards, he could not be executed at that
time.
How did he know?
The answer is found in John 21.

After dying on the Cross and rising from the
dead, Jesus sought out the one who had thrice
denied Him.
"I'll stand for You, Lord," Peter had declared. "I'll
never turn my back on You. You can count on
me."

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After failing miserably, thinking he had no
choice but to return to his former occupation,
Peter was fishing when Jesus came to him.

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Realizing it was the Lord calling him, Peter
quickly swam to shore—where Jesus would re-
commission him for service (see John 21:15-17).

Then, after re-commissioning him, Jesus went
on to tell him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast
young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst
whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be
old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and
another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither
thou wouldest not.
John 21:18 KJV

Jesus spoke of crucifixion—the very way
Peter did, in fact, die, upside down on a
cross outside of Rome.

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So because Peter had heard Jesus say, "When
you're old, you're going to die in this manner,"
chained between two guards as a young man,
Peter knew it wasn't his time to die.

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Whether you feel like you're on a merry-go-
round at work, or like you're being driven crazy
by your parents or kids;

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Whether you're not finding what you thought
you would find in that relationship, or whether
your bills are threatening to bury you, you can
be at total peace if you want to be.

How?
By doing the same thing Peter did—by
simply believing the promise Jesus gives to
you even as Peter believed the promise
Jesus gave him.

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What promise?
Take your pick, there are over 32,000 of them for
you in Scripture.

Philippians 4:19 KJV
But my God shall supply all your need
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Psalm 37:4 KJV
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall
give thee the desires of thine heart.

Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to His purpose.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV
Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth
for you.

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God makes promise after promise to you and
me throughout His Word.

Therefore, in any given situation, we can either
become hostile and tense—or, like Peter, we can
sleep like a baby, saying, "I don't know how this
is going to work out. I don't see a solution. But
God has said that He would provide for me,
give guidance to me, and would always be right
beside me. And He is all I need."

"Wait a minute," you say. "The promise given to
Peter was that he would eventually be crucified.
What kind of a promise is that?"
To Peter, it must have been a wonderful
promise.

Peter was a great big fisherman who had said to
Jesus, "I'll stand with You. I'll stay by You. No
matter what happens, You can count on me"—
only to fail miserably and deny Him completely.

So, when Jesus told him he would be crucified,
Peter's heart must have been warmed, knowing
that he would at last be able to lay down his life
for his Lord—something he had wanted to do all
along.
"Yea, all those who live godly in Christ Jesus
shall suffer persecution," we read (see 2
Timothy 3:12).

We wonder, “What kind of a promise is that?”
But knowing we want to be a people who truly
do come through and stand strong, the Lord
says, "You who live godly will have the
opportunity to suffer persecution in some form
or another. And as you do, I'm going to come
through for you."

Know this—if you're upset by the prison of a
situation in which you find yourself, you can
either remain in a state of confusion, or you can
sleep like Peter in peace.

We should choose peace—for whatever we are
going through, there's a promise in Scripture
just waiting for us to embrace it.

2 Peter 1:15 ESV
15 And I will make every effort so that after my
departure you may be able at any time to recall
these things.

The Greek word translated in the KJV as
"decease," is exodos (departure).
Just as the children of Israel left Egypt for the
Promised Land, Peter knew he'd soon leave
Earth for the ultimate Promised Land: Heaven.

But before he does, he reminds us of three
important truths concerning the Word.
First, he reminds us that men die, but the Word
lives.

2 Peter 1:16 ESV
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths
when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were
eyewitnesses of His majesty.

"We're not following fables and myths, super
heroes and zodiac signs, fads or theories," says
Peter, "for we were actual eyewitnesses of the
majesty of Jesus Christ."

2 Peter 1:17-18 ESV
17 For when He received honor and glory from
God the Father, and the voice was borne to Him
by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son,
with Whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves
heard this very voice borne from Heaven, for we
were with Him on the holy mountain.

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The event to which Peter refers is the
Transfiguration—when Jesus' deity
shone through His
humanity.

Wouldn't it be radical to hear a voice from
Heaven and to see the Lord glowing, talking
with Elijah and Moses?
Yet Peter, who had experienced all of this, says
there's something even better.

2 Peter 1:19a ESV
19a And we have the prophetic word (the Old
Testament) more fully confirmed,

If someone offered you the choice of either being
on Mount Hermon with Jesus, seeing Moses and
Elijah, hearing a voice from Heaven—or having
the Old Testament, most of us would choose to
see the Lord glowing, to see Moses and Elijah, to
hear a voice from Heaven.

But Peter would choose otherwise.
Why?
Because experiences fade, but the Word endures.

The problem with experiences is that all they
produce is a craving to see more.
How do we know?
Because the people who saw more experiences
than any other were the children of Israel.

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They saw God part the Red Sea miraculously
and they were fed from Heaven daily.

They saw miracles constantly yet why couldn't
they enter into the Promised Land?
Because of unbelief (see Hebrews 3:18-19).

Hebrews 3:18-19 ESV
18 And to whom did He swear that they would
not enter His rest, but to those who were
disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable
to enter because of unbelief.

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Jon Courson would rather hear a great Bible
study and be fed from the Scriptures than see a
bunch of experiences unfolding.

He says that the longer he walks with the Lord,
the more he realizes that experiences fade—even
the valid ones, even the wondrous ones.
Only the Word endures.

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2 Peter 1:19b ESV
19b to which you will do well to pay attention as
to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day
dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

Finally, the world gets darker, but the Word
shines brighter.
The Greek word translated "dark" is literally
"murky."
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light
unto my path," the psalmist declared (Psalm
119:105).

The darker or murkier the world gets—or the
darker or murkier your situation becomes in
your marriage, your family, at school, or on the
job—the brighter the Word will shine and be
more precious to you than ever.

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2 Peter 1:20 ESV
20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of
Scripture comes from someone's own
interpretation.

"Make sure you understand that no prophecy is
of private interpretation," Peter warns.
That is, there is no such thing as a private
interpretation of Scripture that someone can sell
you "for only $29.95."

Not only is interpretation never given to
individuals exclusively, but Scriptures are linked
together perfectly -that is, doctrine or theology
cannot be built upon an isolated Scripture, but
only upon the full counsel of God.

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I would be sadly mistaken if I said, "Folks, I've
just been reading Daniel and now I understand
how to pray. We are to pray three times a day—
morning, noon, and night. We are to face
Jerusalem. And we are to pray with our
windows open."

Now, if I read a little further, I'd see Jesus
specifically telling us to pray in a closet so that
we wouldn't be seen of men (Matthew 6:6).
No Scripture stands by itself in isolation.

That is why we are absolutely committed to
going through the Bible cover to cover and in
our own devotional life, we should do the same.

2 Peter 1:21 ESV
21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the
will of man, but men spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

The Word is inspired, indeed.
One thousand years before Jesus Christ came,
men of old were moved by the Holy Ghost to
post prophetic signposts that would point to
Him as Messiah.

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1) David prophesied that Messiah's hands and
feet would be pierced (Psalm 22:16).

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2) Isaiah prophesied that Messiah would not
open His mouth to defend Himself when
tried on false charges (Isaiah 53:7-9).

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3) Isaiah prophesied that although He initially
would be destined for burial with the
wicked, He would be buried in the tomb of a
rich man (Isaiah 53:8-9).

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4) Micah prophesied that Messiah would be
born in the town of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).

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5) Zechariah prophesied that He would ride
into the Holy City on the back of a donkey
(Zechariah 9:9).

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6) Zechariah, also, prophesied that He would
be betrayed by a friend for thirty pieces of
silver (Zechariah 11:12).

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7) In addition, Zechariah prophesied that the
silver would be used to buy a potter's field
(Zechariah 11:13).

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8) Malachi prophesied that He would have a
forerunner announcing His coming (Malachi
3:1).

What is the chance that those eight prophecies
would be fulfilled in the life of one individual?
The "Law of Compound Probabilities" tells us
the chance is 1 in 1028!!!

If you cover the entire state of Texas two feet
deep in silver dollars, one of which has a red
mark on it, and tell your friend to walk through
the entire state—through the Panhandle down
to the Gulf, through Dallas, Houston, and
Corpus Christi, from north to south, east to
west—and choose one silver dollar.

The statistical probability that he will choose the
one with the red mark is 1 in 1028!!!
But there are not eight prophecies given in the
Old Testament concerning Messiah.
There are three hundred and the probability of
one individual perfectly fulfilling all three
hundred is beyond the ability to illustrate.

No other so-called holy book dares to deal with
prophecy.
Only this Book we hold in our hands has the
boldness, the courage to deal with future events
and that is why, although men die, the Word
lives.

That is why, although experiences fade, the
Word endures.
That is why, although the world gets darker, the
Word shines brighter.

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How we thank God for the Bible, so glad we
have this Book!

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God makes promise after promise to you and
me throughout His Word.

Next Week
2 Peter 2:1-3; Jude 16-25
November 20, 2016
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The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16 ESV
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish
but have eternal life.”
John 14:6 ESV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.”

Romans 3:23 ESV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a ESV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
•Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
•Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death,
died in this life to pay the penalty for our sins.
•The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second
death explained in Revelation 21:8.

Revelation 21:8 ESV
8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the
detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be
in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is
the second death.”
Romans 6:23b ESV
23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5:8 ESV
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were
still sinners, Christ died for us.
Revelation 21:7 ESV
7 "The one who conquers will have this heritage, and
I will be his God and he will be my son.”
Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be conquerors.

Romans 10:9-10 ESV
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus
is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the
heart one believes and is justified, and with the
mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:13 ESV
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.”

If you have questions or would like to know more,
Please, contact First Baptist Church Jackson at 601-
949-1900 or http://firstbaptistjackson.org/contact/

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