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2 Peter 1:16 · BSB
1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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…of God. And the apostles believed the same thing, that the words of Scripture were the words of God. Listen to how the apostle Peter puts it in2 Peter 1, verses 16-21. I'm going to read this whole paragraph because I think the whole thing is important. Peter writes this. He says, He says, We did not follow…
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…really not any archaeological discovery or ancient artifact. It's apostolic testimony based on these eyewitnesses, 2 Peter 2. Chapter 1, verse 16,2 Peter 1:16-17. Faith comes by hearing, Romans 10:17, and also by the empty tomb and the proclamation of those who witnessed it and saw it, 1 Corinthians 15:1-10.…
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…Therefore, this must happen during the tribulation. It must. So, wow, we could just go on and on and on and on and on. We're going to read2 Peter 1, verse 16. Because remember, this is going to describe to you what a theological myth is like dispensationalism and preterism. It's going to come right out…
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…down, because he wouldn't quit preaching about this Christ. Look at what he says when he thinks back on that experience three plus decades later.2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses to…
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…can't say, I'll take the red words, but I'll keep out the rest. No, no, no, no, no. All of Scripture is inspired by God, you know, that says that.2 Peter chapter 1, verses 16 through 21. The Bible, I quote Vodibakam, is a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other…
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…kind of hard for me. But Peter shut his mouth. He's like, and told no one of those days anything of what they had seen until 2 Peter chapter 1. In2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16 through 18. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths. The first coming of Jesus. His death, his burial, resurrection, his fulfillment of the law and…
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…wrote that uh in John 1, 1 John 1 1, that which we have seen with our own eyes and have touched with our own hands. Uh Peter writes in 2 Timothy or2 Peter chapter 1 verse 16, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. Um when it comes to careful investigation, I I love Dr. Luke and his gospel says in Luke 1, verse 3, having…
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…His coming, His kingdom, His judgment. How do you live ready for that day? You live ready by trusting God's truth. So let's dive into this passage,2 Peter 1, verses 12 through 21. Turn there in the Bibles in front of you, the Scripture journals. And here's the first thing that Peter is saying, I think. You trust truth that…
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…of the exalted Christ. Peter goes on later, and we're going to reference this a couple times today. Peter talks about this in one of his books. In2 Peter chapter 1, verses 16 through 18. Listen to what he says. For we are not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his…
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We're reading from2 Peter chapter 1 verse 16through to 2, end of chapter 2. We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming ! But we were eyewitnesses…
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…that? Well, it's because Peter was already risking his life. He wanted this message burned into their brains. And so I hope that you're with me.Second Peter 1:16. Uh let's read God's word. For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.…
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…by God to them, and then they wrote it down by divine inspiration. We've spoken of that in just a bit. Peter writes of this process in the book of2 Peter 1, verse 16. Here he carefully outlines how the word of God came to be, the holy scriptures. He says, For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we…
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…did have opportunity to speak and to say what he saw. And he actually wrote down a little testimony of what he saw that day in one of his letters,2 Peter 1 verses 16 to 18. This is how Peter describes that moment in his own words. He says, For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the…
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…opposition and persecution. Listen to how Peter, later in his ministry, listen to how Peter himself reflects on the significance of this moment in2 Peter 1, verses 16 through 18. For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power. But we were eyewitnesses of…
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…bedtime. But the New Testament is exactly directly the opposite of a myth. It is really honestly eyewitness accounts. And so Peter, the apostle in2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16, he says, We did not follow cleverly devised stories. In other words, we didn't follow fairy tales and myths. When we told you about the coming of…
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…reasons for the legitimacy of his own beliefs, particularly about the second coming of Christ, on the basis of the inspiration of Scripture. So2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16. He begins, for we did not follow cleverly devised myths. The word cleverly devised, it's a word for wisdom. But if put in a certain context, it…
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…to you and peter so peter he's he's getting ready to die this is this is this is before his departure, before his exodus from this world. And in2 Peter chapter 1, verses 16 through 21, it says, for we did not follow cunning, devised fables. This wasn't a fairy tale we were following. Some people think that that's what the gospel…
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…comes by one's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men being moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet. 1:16–21LSB) Now we start in verse 16, as I said, because it is really one argument from verse 16 to verse 21. He is talking about a dawning day, a morning…
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…comes by one's own interpretation. 21 For no prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men being moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet. 1:16–21LSB) Now we start in verse 16, as I said, because it is really one argument from verse 16 to verse 21. He is talking about a dawning day, a morning…
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…the kingdom, nor was it historically the arrival of the kingdom with all that it encompasses. They got a preview of the kingdom that was to come.Second Peter 1:16—we're not there yet, so don't turn there just yet. We'll be there in just a second. The verse that we looked at last week—remember Peter says, “We…
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