φιλαδελφίαν : “affection towards the brethren,” i.e., of the same Christian community. ἀγάπην : probably love towards all, even enemies; not directed by sense and emotion, but by deliberate choice (cf. Matthew 5:44). Mayor interprets: “Love to God manifesting itself in love to man and to the whole creation, animate and inanimate”.
Verse 7. _BROTHERLY KINDNESS_] φιλαδελφιαν. _Love of the_ _brotherhood_-the strongest attachment to Christ's flock; feeling each as a member of your own body. _CHARITY_] αγαπην. _Love_ to the whole...
AND TO GODLINESS BROTHERLY KINDNESS - Love to Christians as such. See the John 13:34 note; Hebrews 13:1 note. AND TO BROTHERLY KINDNESS CHARITY - Love to all mankind. There is to be a special affectio...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE GRACIOUS PROVISIONS OF GOD CHAPTER 1 _ 1. God's gracious provisions in Christ (2 Peter 1:1)_ 2. The development of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:5) 3. The promises o...
The author writes to those who possess a faith not less honourable (precious) than that of the apostles themselves, since they, too, possess all things pertaining to life and godliness. But effort on...
THE MAN WHO OPENED DOORS (2 Peter 1:1) _ 1:1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, writes this letter to those to whom there has been allotted a faith equal in honour and privilege wit...
Since his divine power has bestowed upon us all things that are necessary for true life and true religion, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, and since through...
BROTHERLY KINDNESS. See Romans 12:10. CHARITY. love. App-135....
_and to godliness brotherly kindness_ Better, perhaps, LOVE OF THE BRETHREN. See note on 1 Peter 1:22. The recurrence of the words may be noted as evidence in favour of identity of authorship. _and to...
ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΊΑ. It is interesting to see how this word has been transformed in meaning under Christian (and Jewish) influences. To the Greek proper it meant only the affection of a brother for his own act...
ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΊΑ (G5360) братская любовь, привязанность к брату-верующему в Христа. В НЗ этот термин приобрел строго специальное значение, ограничивающее его применение братьями по вере (LN, 1:292; об употр...
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 t...
AND TO GODLINESS BROTHERLY-KINDNESS— _Or the love of the Christian brotherhood,_ which is often and earnestly recommended. See 1 Peter 1:22. The connection between these two virtues is inseparable, (c...
2 PETER 1:5-7 YEA, AND FOR THIS VERY CAUSE ADDING ON YOUR PART ALL DILIGENCE, IN YOUR FAITH SUPPLY VIRTUE; AND IN YOUR VIRTUE KNOWLEDGE; AND IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE SELF-CONTROL; AND IN YOUR SELF-CONTROL PA...
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 'And in your godliness brotherly-kindness;' not suffering your piety to be morose and sullen, but kind to the brethren. 'And in...
VERSE 7. AND TO YOUR GODLINESS, BROTHERLY KINDNESS. Brotherly kindness is love of the brethren, love of the saints, members of Christ's body the Church. This love is active, showing itself in kind ac...
1 The introduction of the name Simeon, before Peter, and slave in addition to apostle, gives us a clue to the character of this second epistle. The emphasis is laid on practice rather than precept. It...
GREEETING. THANKSGIVING. EXHORTATION TO PROGEESS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM ONE WHO REMEMBERS JESUS CHRIST 2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 1:1, greeting followed by a declaration...
BROTHERLY KINDNESS] RV 'love of the brethren,' i.e. the Christians: cp. 1 Peter 3:8. CHARITY] RV 'love,' which goes beyond the Christian circle to God and all that He has made....
In chapter 1 verse 10, Peter referred to Christians as ‘my brothers and sisters’. Jesus said, ‘Whoever does what God desires is my brother and sister and mother’ (Mark 3:35). This does not refer to a...
JESUS WILL RETURN PETER’S SECOND LETTER _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ ABOUT THIS LETTER THE WRITER Peter wrote this letter. His name used to be Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter (John 1:42...
(3-11) Exhortation to progress in spiritual graces in order to win eternal life at Christ’s coming. God has given us all we need for salvation; let us profit by it, and show ourselves worthy of it....
AND TO GODLINESS BROTHERLY KINDNESS; AND TO BROTHERLY KINDNESS CHARITY. — _And in your godliness_ [_supply_]_ love of the brethren, and in your love of the brethren, charity._ In other words, your god...
CHAPTER 20 WHO SHALL ASCEND INTO THE HILL OF THE LORD? 2 Peter 1:5 THE Apostle has just set forth in all their fullness the riches of Divine grace: the precious faith, followed by the bestowal of al...
THE RULE OF CHRISTIAN GROWTH 2 Peter 1:1/p> The keynote of this paragraph is _these things_, 2 Peter 1:8. _Precious faith_, 2 Peter 1:1, answers to _precious promises_,...
This Epistle was addressed to the same persons as was the first. Its purpose was to strengthen them in view of dangers threatening them within the Church. The apostle addressed them as having 'like pr...
BROTHERLY KINDNESS AND LOVE Immediately following one's respect toward God will be a love for his fellow man. Jesus said that was the second commandment. Particularly, here we have love for the brethr...
"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, throu...
In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
_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 godlines...
The Second Epistle of Peter is even more simple than the First. Like those of Jude and John, it is written essentially with a view to the seducers, who, with large promises of liberty, beguiled souls...
Ver. 7 AND TO GODLINESS, BROTHERLY KINDNESS,.... Without which, godliness, or external worship, or a profession of religion, is a vain show; for this is both the evidence of regeneration, and of the t...
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. Ver. 7. _And to godliness, brotherly kindness_] Zeal for God should eat us up, but not eat up our love to God's people. Fire pu...
_And to knowledge, temperance_ This virtue consists in a confirmed habit of ruling all the affections, passions, and appetites of our nature in a proper manner, by placing our affections on proper obj...
AND TO GODLINESS, BROTHERLY KINDNESS; AND TO BROTHERLY KINDNESS, CHARITY. Peter assumes from the outset that his readers are, without exception, believers, that they have all become partakers of the g...
THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED UPON THE BELIEVERS BY THE RICH PROMISES OF GOD. God's promises and the Christian virtues:...
Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined...
_ 2 Peter 1:7 ‘and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.'_ ‘BROTHERLY KINDNESS' -‘brotherly affection' (Rhm); ‘a spirit of brotherhood' (Gspd). The Greek word he...
1-11 Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every sincere believer is by his faith justified in the s...
BROTHERLY KINDNESS; a love to those that are of the household of faith. This is joined to _godliness, _ to show that it is in vain to pretend to true religion and yet be destitute of brotherly love. C...
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WE ARE THUS TO CULTIVATE ALL THAT IS GOOD AND PURE IN LIFE (2 PETER 1:5). Because of our participation in His divine nature, we are therefore to become an example of all that is good and pure....
‘Yes, and for this very reason, adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patient endur...
The writer starts at once, and in a somewhat abrupt and nervous fashion, with the great theme of advance in the spiritual life. He regards this as essential. He takes it for granted that it can be mad...
2 Peter 1:7. AND IN THE GODLINESS BROTHERLY-LOVE. See note on 1 Peter 1:22. In the former Epistle the grace of brotherly-love has a still more prominent place assigned to it (1 Peter 1:22-23;...
LOVE OF THE BRETHREN (την φιλαδελφιαν). See 1 Peter 1:22.LOVE (την αγαπην). By deliberate choice (Matthew 5:44). Love for Christ as the crown of all (1 Peter 1:8) and so for all men. Love is the c...
2 Peter 1:5 Christian Growth. The word in the text which has been translated in our version "add" is a very pictorial term, and refers to a choir of well-trained musicians, such as Heman or Asaph led...
2 Peter 1:5 The Golden Series. I. It is no one grace which makes a Christian. A man may have great knowledge, but if he wants charity, it profits nothing, or if he be a man of courage, but without g...
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:_ Peter here...
2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, Peter was pleased to be able to write those words._ There was a time when he had thrice denied his Master, but now he is glad to c...
CONTENTS: The great Christian virtues. God's Word exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter. CONCLUSION: The Christian should be diligent to add one Christian grace to another that he may bring glory...
2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter,_ the Greek is Symeon, as in two other places of the Greek text. _To them that have obtained like precious faith,_ the christians of every name. _Through the righteousness of...
BROTHERLY LOVE. See 1 John 4:19-21 and notes. LOVE, AGAPE. We see the kind of love which God and Christ showed to us in _Christ-on-the-cross,_ and then we use this love in our relationship with everyo...
2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:3 God’s Grace in Christ Is the Source of Godly Living. In this first main section, Peter emphasizes that God’s grace results in godliness....
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 2 Peter 1:5. BESIDE THIS.—“Yea, and for this very cause,” “on this very account.” DILIGENCE.—Or earnestness; putting heart into effort. ADD.—Better as R.V., “in your fa...
EXPOSITION 2 PETER 1:1 SIMON PETER. "Symeon" seems to be the best-supported spelling in this place. The same form of the name is found in Luke 2:25 and Acts 13:1; it also occurs in...
Second Peter. Simon Peter (2 Peter 1:1), The name Simon, of course, was the given name. Peter is the name that Jesus gave to him. He is, a bondslave and an apostle (2 Peter 1:1) It seems that bond...
1 Corinthians 13:1; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:21; 1 Peter 1
A CALL TO GREATER THINGS 2 Peter 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The author of the Epistle. It is most refreshing and certainly inspiring to open the Bible and find an Epistle which is indited by the Hol...
EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES 2 Peter 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is not the fact of exceeding great and precious promises which primarily concerns me; it is my entering into a personal realiz...
And to godliness brotherly kindness — No sullenness, sternness, moroseness: "sour godliness," so called, is of the devil. Of Christian godliness it may always be said, "Mild, sweet, serene, and tender...