070112_Until He Comes_Knowing Him

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Summary

“Until He Comes: Stand Together, Knowing Him!” - II Peter 1:1-4

Cultural byword today: “Education.” Very important!
More Biblical theme: “knowledge” - true knowledge.
Education is necessary for us to know the truth, but we must embrace the truth. True knowledge leads to embracing the truth, which leads to experience of the truth & transformation by the truth, which leads to lived out truth.
John 8:32 - “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The absolute Truth is a person and a living Word!
2012 Theme: “Until He Comes” - looking for Jesus to come and living according to that perspective.
Until He comes, we must stand together, knowing the truth; standing together on the truth.
I Peter: “Rejoicing hope in the face of suffering.”
II Peter: “Faithful truth in the face of falsehood.” (Ray Stedman)
II Peter: Peter’s “swan song” (J. Vernon McGee)
II Peter 1:1 - Simon Peter - Peter’s “mention of his original name accords with the design of this 2nd epistle, which is to warn against the coming of false teaching by setting forth the ‘true knowledge’ of Christ on the testimony of the original apostolic eye-witnesses like himself.” (A. R. Faussett)
Obtained - “received by divine allotment” (Strong’s). We cannot acquire it ourselves; it is the work and gift of God.
Faith - “conviction of the truth of anything; specifically in the NT, conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and His saving grace through Christ” (Strong’s).
Ephesians 2:8-9
Faith of equal standing - “like precious faith.” The ground is level at the foot of the cross!
By the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ - the only basis of right standing before God - II Corinthians 5:21.
“Our God & Savior Jesus Christ” - declaration of the deity of Christ. How important to stand together in our faith in Christ! The Lord’s Supper - communion - declare together, encourage each other
“Grace & peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God & of Jesus our Lord.”
Knowing God (not just knowing about Him) is the key to life - Proverbs 9:10 II Peter 3:18 - Do you know Him? Are you growing in your knowledge (experiencing the truth) of Him? Until He comes, let us embrace the truth of the person & the word of God, standing together on that truth.