DISCOURSE: 2416 PETER’S SALUTATION TO THE SAINTS 2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2417 EVERY THING NEEDFUL PROVIDED FOR US 2 Peter 1:3. _His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness_. THE Lord Jesus Christ, as Mediator, procures for us all blessings from God: but, as God, he authoritatively imparts them. It is of _him_ that the A... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2418 THE PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PROMISES 2 Peter 1:4. _Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust_. COMMENTATORS are not agreed with respect to the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2419 THE CHRISTIAN’S GRACES 2 Peter 1:5. _Beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2420 MAKING OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE 2 Peter 1:10. _Brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2421 A PASTORAL ADMONITION 2 Peter 1:12. _Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you, always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembra... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2422 THE TRUTH AND CERTAINTY OF THE GOSPEL 2 Peter 1:16. _We have not followed cunningly-devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ_. AMONGST the various proofs which we have of the truth and certainty of our holy religion, one of great impo... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2423 THE TESTIMONY OF PROPHECY 2 Peter 1:19. _We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts_. THAT persons ignorant of the grounds on which Christi... [ Continue Reading ]