The theme of 2nd Peter is the great need for personal spiritual growth in a time when false teachers and teachings were infiltrating the early church (2Pe 1:5 with 2Pe 3:18). Key words/phrases relevant to spiritual growth are “grace and peace,” which can be “multiplied” as we grow in the “knowledge” of our Lord, and exercise due “diligence” in the practice of spiritual “love.” As a method of instruction, Peter emphasizes the necessity of reminder and repetition (2Pe 1:12-13, 2Pe 1:15, 2Pe 3:1-2).
Gene Cunningham - October 24, 2020
Message to the Seven Churches -- Session 4
Scripture References: Revelation 3:1-22, Revelation 2:1-29
From Series: "Jesus Christ Message to the Seven Churches -- PA 2020"
Gen taught through Revelation Chapters 2 and 3, where Jesus had commendations, warning and promises to churches in the first century. Those messages apply to current churches and us as believers today.