_THINGS PRECIOUS_ ‘Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.’ 2 Peter 1:4 ‘Precious’ is a very favourable word with the writers of the Bible, especially with St. Peter. He speaks of many things as precious. I. CHRIST.—‘Unto you therefore which believe He is precious’ (1 P... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES_ ‘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.’ 2 Peter 1:4 Why are these promises so great and precious? I. BECA... [ Continue Reading ]
_PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIFE_ ‘And 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.’ 2 Peter 1:5 Such words... [ Continue Reading ]
_PROPHECY THE GUIDE TO CHRIST_ ‘Prophecy, whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place.’ 2 Peter 1:19 Such is St. Peter’s description of prophecy. He speaks of certain dark spots covering the earth, and scattered over the surface of humanity, upon which a s... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE COMING DAWN_ ‘Until the day dawn.’ 2 Peter 1:19 ‘The day.’ What day? The day of all days for this world is the Advent of Christ. That day which will throw over this earth a light never seen before, and clothe it with the most brilliant splendour. Christ calls that ‘My day!’ and every believe... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DAY STAR_ ‘And the day star arise in your hearts.’ 2 Peter 1:19 We should leave our subject very incomplete if we did not go on from ‘the day dawn’ to ‘the day star.’ It fills up the interim, and so fits the whole together—‘Until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.’ There is... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOW THE SCRIPTURES WERE WRITTEN_ ‘Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.’ 2 Peter 1:21 Here we have the apostolic definition of the work of inspiration, and by that definition we are taught that there are two distinct elements to be considered, the Divine and the human; the... [ Continue Reading ]