It reminds us of those words of Christ about the friends whom we have made by the right use of money welcoming us into eternal habitations. I have enjoyed very hearty laughs as the expense of some people who have trusted in their visions. (Read 2 Peter 1:1-11) 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 … Peter desired that his readers not forget what they learned. And so they are like a ship in a storm, tossed here and there. Christians, which they may do by giving them an account of the For, as I say, we get into a fog when we try to associate place with pure spiritual existence. Thorough self-examination is of great use as a means to prevent our forming a too favourable view of our own state and character, and, by shewing us what is wanting and what is wrong, to lead us to use the appropriate means for having the former supplied, and the latter corrected. NLT: And God will open wide the gates of heaven for you to enter into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ye shall never fall - You shall never fall into perdition. How complete! that can smite and torment me when I sin. Friends stand round the bed, and before they can tell by the undimmed mirror that the last breath has been drawn, the saint is ‘with Christ, which is far better.’ To depart is to be with Him. 1 Peter was written to encourage Christians under the threat of violent persecution; 2 Peter was written to warn those same believers of the danger of false teachers and harmful influences. It is beyond space and is in the presence of our Lord and Savior at which time there will be an abundant supply to us because we have diligently and faithfully pursued these virtues. It is a difficult idea to put into language. By diligent pursuit of the virtues and the blessing of assurance that accompany them as you pursue diligently. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. Amid the crowds of spectators, the procession climbed slowly to the capital, while sweet incense was poured on the air, and music raised her sweetest and most inspiring strains. It is as simple as this: He calls, and you answer. Centuries ago the disciples asked Jesus to tell them the signs of his coming and when it would be. Is He your King? Deuteronomy 7:25 "The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared (Heb = yaqos - to catch by means of bait, in context being the desire for other gods; Lxx = ptaio) by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. (2Th 1:3, 4, 5+, Acts 14:22+, 2 Cor 4:17-18-note, 1 Peter 1:6-7-note) but the future aspect of this eternal kingdom is associated with rewards for the faithful. This impression, however, is caused in a great measure by the looseness of our English translation, which, certainly, in more than one instance, but imperfectly brings out the sense of the apostle. There is no uncertainty on His part, but on ours the only security is our faith in His promise and the fruits of the Spirit (2Pe 1:5-7, 11). It will make you more strong to resist temptation, more victorious over opposition, and more silent in every difficult condition. New from Best-Selling Author John Piper From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history. Spoudazo - 11x in 11v - Gal 2:10; Eph 4:3; 1 Thess 2:17; 2 Tim 2:15; 4:9, 21; Titus 3:12; Heb 4:11; 2 Pet 1:10, 15; 3:14. should be done: and another follows. You don't see moral virtue, you don't have any evidence to verify your salvation. sin, or fall into sin, for there is no man that lives, and sins Thus in classic Greek bebaios described a warranty deed somewhat like a guarantee one might have today on an automobile or similar product. (Eerdmans). It sanctifies as well as solaces the mind. Heaven is their real home. What is the only safe ground of a sinner’s hope? The more the soul is conformed to Christ, the more confident it will be of its interest in Christ. The Christian virtues are not the wages beggars pay to earn entrance into God's eternal kingdom, but are the evidence that our trust in God's promise is genuine. It will make heavy afflictions light, long afflictions short, and bitter afflictions sweet. May 2, 1982. Of course, but it will not be their lifestyle for their entire life. There was a time when he had thrice denied his Master, but now he is glad to call himself “a servant of Jesus Christ.” By the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ C. GREETINGS (2) 1. Abundantly (4146) (plousios) means richly, copiously and suggests a warm welcome, as of a son returning in triumph. All rights reserved, See discussion of commands and need for the Spirit, McGee, J V: Thru the Bible Commentary: Thomas Nelson, Wiersbe, W: Bible Exposition Commentary. the men of the world may be certified and assured, by the best exercise of grace, or from a degree of steadfastness in the Do not be satisfied with the faint impression, which you received in conversion. Election is the benevolent purpose of God by which any are chosen unto salvation so that they are led to embrace and persevere in Christ’s bestowed grace and the enjoyment of its privileges and blessings here and hereafter. Obedience to God's Word And Christianity does it for exactly the opposite reason, because it fears it not at all, and knows it quite enough. Turn to Jesus Christ and His resurrection from the dead more than you do. Found insideNow featured in the IVP Signature Collection, this thought-provoking work seeks to renew and enrich our understanding of God, bringing together knowing about God and knowing God through a close relationship with Jesus Christ. This was a common greeting in the early church. (2) the fact that God has chosen those who shall be saved, does not make our own efforts unnecessary to make that salvation sure to us. 2 Peter 1:10. σπουδάσατε. Peter uses a strong double negative (ou me, where ou = absolute negation; me = relative negation) with the aorist subjunctive has the force of an categorical denial. The calling and the election, supposing them really to have taken place, are as sure as they can be. It is His exodus that makes ‘my exodus’ a deliverance from captivity and an entrance upon royalty. It. It is not our profession of faith that guarantees that we are saved but it is our progression in the faith that gives us assurance. The thought of God’s lavish reward should spur every saint to set their mind to seek "lavish living" for Him. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 4:18-20), experienced highs and lows during the ministry of Jesus. There the identical word of the choir occurs again, translated “supply.” It is as though these eight Christian graces composed the octave choir, and that our diligence in acquiring and cultivating these will be rewarded hereafter by the choral welcome into the eternal kingdom of the Lord Jesus. I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that the Christianity of this day is largely losing the habitual contemplation of immortality which gave so much of its strength to the religion of past generations. Dr. Joseph Stowell remembers seeing railroad crossing signs from his childhood that said, “Look, Listen, and Yield.” Richly, indicating the fulness of future blessedness. It is of infinite importance that every man professing to be called and chosen should make sure whether he be so or not. The passive voice of epichoregeo indicates that this entry will not be a matter of the saint's own achievement but will be the generous provision of God. (Jas 2:14-26 - see in depth commentary notes = Jas 2:14 ; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26), Dear reader, please do not misinterpret what Peter is saying. (Wiersbe, W: Bible Exposition Commentary. only, which is to themselves; for both are to be made sure, and So that I think we must suppose that in the words of our second text he was already beginning to think about the Transfiguration, and was feeling that, somehow or other, his ‘exodus’ was to be conformed to his Master’s. Spurgeon makes the distinction between "general" and "special" calling writing that…, By the word "calling" in Scripture, we understand two things—one, the general call, which in the preaching of the gospel is given to every creature under heaven; the second call (that which is here intended) is the special call—which we call the effectual call, whereby God secretly, in the use of means, by the irresistible power of his Holy Spirit, calls out of mankind a certain number, whom he himself hath before elected, calling them from their sins to become righteous, from their death in trespasses and sins to become living spiritual men, and from their worldly pursuits to become the lovers of Jesus Christ. Leads the reader to study and personal reflection, considering the practical implications of Scripture. This one volume contains all of Irving Jensen's Bible self-study guides to the New Testament. Compare Ephesians 1:5. It has been suggested that the underlying picture may be that of the return of a victor in the Olympic games. Now other languages and other religions besides Christianity have done the same things, and Roman and Greek poets and monuments have in like manner avoided the grim, plain word — death, but they have done it for exactly the opposite reason from that for which the Christian does it. Security is the Holy Spirit revealed fact that salvation is forever. sense they cannot be made surer than they are: effectual calling Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; or by the exercise of the There is herein is an intimation that heaven’s society will not be "classless" but to speculate at this time would not be wise. Peter stated it here both to constantly remind Christians of the great work of Jesus on the cross, and to show them that even as the suffering of Jesus accomplished much, so their own suffering can be used of God. It will lift us above the absorbed occupation with present trivialities, which is the bane of all that is good and noble. This begs the question "What is your 'assurance quotient' regarding your salvation?" Whatsoever you do, do it as to God and not to man. I note, further, that the expression rendered, ‘my decease,’ employs the word which is always used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to express the departure of the Children of Israel from bondage, and which gives its name, in our language, to the Second Book of the Pentateuch. There is no entrance by reason of the fact of death, unless all through life there has been an entrance into rest by reason of the fact of faith. While it is true that God must work in us before we can do His will (Php 2:12, 13-see note Php 2:12; 13), it is also true that we must be willing for God to work, and we must cooperate with Him. your calling and election sure—by ministering additionally in your faith virtue, and in your virtue knowledge, &c. God must work all these graces in us, yet not so that we should be mere machines, but willing instruments in His hands in making His election of us "secure." "Sir," said a woman, "I saw blue lights in the front parlor when I was in prayer, and I thought I saw the Saviour in the corner, and I said to myself I am safe.". ‘An entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly.’ We have just before read, ‘If these things be in you and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ’; and just before is the exhortation, ‘giving all diligence, minister to your faith virtue.’. Coasting is not an option. IVP; Zondervan, 1994, Kittel, G., Friedrich, G., & Bromiley, G. W. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. It can be made sure to our own minds only by our own exertions; by obtaining evidence that we are in fact the children of God. But the root of the conviction which is expressed in both these phrases, and most vividly by their juxtaposition, is this, that what happens at death is not the extinction, but the withdrawal, of a person, and that the man is, as fully, as truly as he was, though all the relations in which he stands may be altered. Never fall.—The same word is translated “offend” (James 2:10; James 3:2); and “stumble” (Romans 11:11). doctrine of faith, but that they should never sin the sin against This clause, as Calvin remarks, is not authorized by the best authority, but it does not materially affect the sense. Suffice it to say that good stewardship of Christ’s riches will bear eternal proceeds. But whilst I admit that a good deal may be said, and strong probabilities may be alleged, it seems to me that however much you may argue, no words, no considerations, moral or intellectual, can suffice to establish more than that it would be a very good thing if there were a future life and that it is probable that there is. That is all. is according to the purpose of God, which cannot be frustrated, Though God is “sure” who His elect are and has given them an eternally secure salvation, the Christian might not always have assurance of his salvation. But what are these means? Sermon. The Vines Expository Bible provides the opportunity for you to be mentored by a wise minister's Scriptural insights. For if ye do these things - The things referred to in the previous verses. If we include each of these, we'll not be unfruitful, nor will we stumble in our walk with the Lord (2Pe 1:8). If the delusion continue, they will never be found, for they never will be sought for. Honesty compels us to say that in our speech "we all stumble in many ways" (NASB, NIV). Genuine assurance will be… a sword to defend you, a staff to support you, a cordial to strengthen you, a medicine to heal you, and a star to lead you. It will teach us ‘a solemn scorn of ills.’ It will set on the furthest horizon a great light instead of a doleful darkness, and it will deliver us from the dread of that ‘shadow feared of man,’ but not by those who, listening to Jesus Christ, have been taught that to depart is to be with Him. 2 Peter 1:10. Charles Haddon Spurgeon wisely reminds us that "Faith saves us, but assurance satisfies us… Full assurance is not essential to salvation, but it is essential to satisfaction… No believer should be content with hoping and trusting, he should ask the Lord to lead him on to full assurance, so that matters of hope may become matters of certainty. Let's face it this truth is too mysterious & too deep for finite human minds to comprehend (cf Dt 29:29). He is talking about the added assurance that a genuine believer will have if they live a holy life. When Peter says, "Be zealous to confirm your call and election," he means that our lack of diligence in Christian graces may be a sign that we were never called and are not among the elect. The apostle Peter gave us the recipe for effective Christian living. And then they fear that they shall perish by the hand of such a corruption or by the prevalency of such to temptation. Confirm Your Election. Look at your life. So if we are diligently supplying these qualities, and they are increasing, we can know that we have salvation and can avoid the awful struggle of doubt and fear associated with a lack of assurance. - 1 Peter 2:9. The "blighted" condition pictured in 2Pe 1:9-note destroys such personal assurance. To have my name confessed, persons from the world by the effectual calling, since these two May I never be satisfied with my present spiritual progress. Stumble (4417) (ptaio) means literally to loose one's footing and so to fall, stumble or “to be tripped up”. Though no man merits assurance by his obedience, yet God usually crowns obedience with assurance. A ship may come in, waterlogged and crazy, just kept afloat by continual working at the pumps; or it may enter with every sail set, her pennon floating at the masthead. “So am I.”, This man was practicing a basic principle of the Bible: Christians must center their affections on Christ, not on the temporal things of this earth. It is idle to seek assurance of election outside holiness of life. For by its very saying that it knows nothing about life except in connection with organisation, it acknowledges that there is a difference between them. Spoudazo calls for an intense effort and an eagerness of spirit applied to the believer's walk. I was dead; I am alive for evermore.’ So then one life, that we know about, has persisted undiminished, apart from the physical frame, and that one Man has gone down into the dark abyss, and has come up the same as when He descended. Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10. Found insideExplore these ideas and much more by reading Green's excellent commentary. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series. God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth… It was for this He called you through our gospel,” (2Th 2:13,14). Only one Man was able to "practice" this walk perfectly, the God-Man, Christ Jesus. 1989. Conversely, a person who let's say for purposes of illustration has a period of time in which he or she appears to be practicing these things (those qualities enumerated in 2 Peter 1:5-7), but in time this individual begins to veer away from them and for the remainder of their life never practices them again (can a believer experience a "season" of sin in which he or she might appear to be walking in the wrong direction? It is urgent! Genuine assurance will turn… every winter night into a summer's day, every cross into a crown, and every wilderness into a paradise. (4) if it can be done, it should be. Klesis is used 11 times in the NT in the NAS (Click study of related word kletos, and a discussion of who are "the called"). I would only point out that, as I have already suggested, this context teaches us that it is His death that must make our deaths what they may become; and would ask you to notice, further, that the context carries us back to the preceding verses. In the writings of both Paul & Peter when they mention "called" ("call", "calling", etc), the reference is to an "effectual" call, that is a call which is answered & thus "the called" equates essentially with those who are "the chosen" or "the elect". All of us have that tension in our lives. In sum, in this section, Peter is not teaching that a genuine believer can lose their salvation. There is no idea here of making sure that we retain our salvation but that we possess salvation. ABUNDANCE IN THE LIFE TO COME! to make—Greek middle voice; to make so far as it depends on you; to do your part towards making. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. (see note Romans 1:1) No one can be a chosen one unless he is a called one. will strengthen your faith, raise your hope, inflame your love, increase your patience, and brighten your zeal. In the original the correspondence is even closer, for the words, literally rendered, are ‘a going in’ and ‘a going out.’ The same event is looked at from two sides. TDNT - In Rom. Spurgeon comments that  "Full assurance is an excellent attainment. I have already remarked that in one of my texts the Apostle seems to be thinking about Jesus Christ and His decease. Here the reference must be to "themselves;" that is, they were so to act as to make it certain to themselves that they had been chosen, and were truly called into the kingdom of God. Will your coming make music right through the home of God? Like the mighty angel in the Apocalypse, the dying man stands for a moment with one foot on the earth and the other already laved and cleansed by the waters of that sea of glass mingled with fire which is before the Throne,’ ‘Absent from the body; present with the Lord.’. In making our salvation sure to our own minds, if we are in fact true Christians, we have not to go into an argument to prove that we have sufficient strength to resist temptation, of that we shall be able in any way to keep ourselves. I. Genuine assurance will be a spring of joy and comfort in you. INTO THE ETERNAL KINGDOM: eis ten aionion basileian: Eternal (166) (aionios from aion = age) means perpetual, eternal, everlasting, without beginning or end, that which always. Ah, reader, if you are really converted, and your soul is in a healthy, growing, spiritual state, you will want more than this. Will we practice this walk perfectly? Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different. Because they hear what they think is the Gospel, and what may very possibly be the Gospel, they think they are among the called; and because they are members of a society which is called a Christian church, and very probably may be so, they think they are among the chosen, the selected ones, while their whole temper and behaviour make it evident that, if the call of the Gospel has come to them, it never has come with power—that they are yet in ignorance, error, unbelief, and disobedience—and that, if they are nominally among the “children of God,” they are in reality among “the children of the wicked one.”. "election" is meant, not a national, nor church election, but a The writer of Hebrews conveys a parallel thought (Heb 6:11-note) expressing the. If you keep doing this, you will never fall away. The entrance, too, is made possible because He has preceded us. 2 Peter 3:1-18 Large Print Commentary. And so, dear brethren, I beseech you to remember that it depends on yourself whether departing shall be arrival, and exodus shall be entrance. how symmetrical! “Eternity will not be endless sequence as much as it will be the presence of the One in whom time ceases to have significance.” (Mounce), Vincent adds that "In the first epistle, Peter designated the believer’s future as an inheritance; here he calls it a kingdom. Epichoregeo - 5x in 5v - 2 Cor 9:10; Gal 3:5; Col 2:19; 2 Pet 1:5, 11. And so the entrance into the eternal Kingdom looks at our hope in the future. “Therefore” means on which account. Not the same in measure to all, but having an equal value and honor to those who receive it, as admitting them to the same Christian privileges. The visitors were shocked to see how few possessions the man had, and one of the blurted out, “Well, where is your furniture?” The aged saint replied by gently asking, “Where is yours?” The visitor, sputtering a little, responded, “Why, at home, of course. Rienecker adds that "A man who stumbles may recover himself, or he may fall completely. ministry of the word; but an internal and effectual call by resisted; and is also closely connected with glorification; see ( What's the Message - Idols will make us stumble because they ensnare us! Cultivate communion with God in all appropriate and appointed methods, and let all your virtues, all your duties, have a decidedly religious character. But Jesus Christ comes to us and says, ‘Touch Me, handle Me; a spirit hath not flesh and bones as I have. However, your assurance can certainly be disturbed by the life you live. James 3:2+ For we all stumble in many ways. Because your calling and election will be sure in your mind. Let's prepare ourselves for service here on earth and for eternity with God in heaven. Mark De-ver, Bobby Jamieson, Walter Price, and Dennis Newkirk will help you to avoid common mis-takes and pursue the next pastor wisely.Then again, maybe you should not make a move at all. Jeramie Rinne and Mark Dever will tell you why. The phraseology would have suited the making up of a medicine composed of various articles, the efficacy of which, as a remedy, depended on these component ingredients being duly proportioned and intimately combined. Clearly none of us do! - When you're 9 years old, you don't want to think a lot about the future. (Heaven on Earth by Thomas Brooks written in 1654). for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall; Since our hope is the anchor, the meaning is that our hope is secured in God’s very Presence behind the veil. One day they willlive with God in heaven and share God’s *glory. These things (tauta) refers to (2Pe 1:5, 6, 7). The "direction" of a Spirit enabled believer's walk is toward HEAVEN while the direction of the walk of one who is not a genuine believer is toward ETERNAL SEPARATION from their Creator (one of the most awful, tragic descriptions of eternal hell in all of Scripture - Read 2 Thes 1:6-8, 9-10, cp Mt 25:41-46, Mt 7:21-23-note), No Fail Recipe - Like most people who cook, I have a favorite recipe. Teachers All the NT uses of ptaio are figurative and mean to err (wander from the right way; miss the right way; to commit error). Side by side, Verse 1. If you use all diligence to make as high attainments as possible in piety, and it you practice the virtues demanded by religion, 2 Peter 1:5-7. ‘An entrance… my decease.’ — 2Peter 1:11,15. A believer's spiritual growth confirms that God has called and chosen him. Peter is saying "absolutely not ever or never in any way ever!" The only question that is to be settled is, whether we are in fact true Christians, and all beyond that may be regarded as determined immutably. These may be made 10:22, he exhorts them, "Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith." Metaphor from one stumbling in a race (1Co 9:24). Whatever may be the secret purpose of God in regard to us, the only evidence that we have that we shall be saved is to be found in the fact that we are sincere Christians, and are honestly endeavoring to do his will. FOR AS LONG AS YOU PRACTICE THESE THINGS: tauta gar poiountes (PAPMPN): PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! The doctrine of the apostle seems to be—we are to “give all diligence to add to our faith, virtue; to virtue, knowledge; to knowledge, temperance; to temperance, patience; to patience, godliness; to godliness, brotherly-kindness; to brotherly-kindness, charity”—it is by being thus diligent that we are to make our “calling and election sure”—afford satisfactory evidence both to ourselves and others, that we have been called and selected by God. duties, since this is the way. βεβαίωσις is the legal guarantee, obtained by a buyer from a seller, to be gone back upon should any third party claim the thing. So it toys with leviathan, and ‘lays its hand on the cockatrice den,’ and my text is an instance of this. IVP; Zondervan, 1994) (Bolding added). It is not in this way that any man can “read his title clear to mansions in the skies.” To expect to have our calling and election made sure, in any way analogous to this—such as a conviction darted into the mind as by immediate revelation—is deplorable delusion. PETER'S SECOND LETTER. Let us then inquire what the apostle calls on Christians here to do; or, in other words, What does he mean by their “making their calling and election sure?” “The calling” here referred to is, as we have already shown, in the last section, the being brought to faith and obedience, and to the enjoyment of the blessings connected with these—“grace and peace,” through the word of the truth of the Gospel, attended by the glorious power of the Holy Ghost; and “election” is either the sovereign eternal choice of God, of which calling and all other heavenly and spiritual blessings are to be considered as the results, or the manifestation of this, in the actually selecting, from among the mass of mankind, of the chosen ones, by their effectual calling, and making them a part of His “peculiar people,” His “holy nation,” His “inheritance,” His “purchased possession.”. Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5–11. What lasts throughout eternity The initiative always comes from God. Who dare to stand the test, Certain (949) (bebaios from baino = to go, walk, step) describes that which is fixed, stable, sure, attested to and certified. To fail to keep the law of God. But when by trials pressed, Reprinted by permission. particular, but to believers in common; nor a separation of Many a Christian has his pardon sealed in the court of heaven before it is sealed in the court of his own conscience. When they finally found him, they discovered that he was living in a simple hut. Peter is not necessarily urging the readers to engage in more strenuous activities per se. but to faith add virtue, knowledge, temperance, godliness, brotherly kindness, charity. It is good for him to have his calling and election made sure to himself—to know what, by the grace of God, he really is. He who does not love (agapao in present tense = as our general practice) abides in death." This is the true Christian life—the life of fullness, power, depth and reality.” (W. H. Griffith Thomas). Assurance is one’s (subjective) confidence that he or she possesses eternal salvation. 2 Peter 1:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Peter 1:10, NIV: "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election.For if you do these things, you will never stumble," 2 Peter 1:10, ESV: "Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall." Though God is “sure” who His elect are and has given them an eternally secure salvation (see notes 1 Peter 1:1; 1:2; 1:3; 1:4; 1:5; cf. 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