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 - February 7, 2003
1 John #6
From Series: "1st John - 2007"
John wrote his first epistle to counter the Gnostics - some of whom denied the Deity or even the humanity of Jesus Christ. He wrote to assure his readers of their eternal security and their joy in fellowship (1Jo 5:13 1Jo 1:3 1Jo 1:4)