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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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…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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…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 these verses, verse 16 through the end of the chapter, are a defense of the doctrine of the second coming of Jesus Christ. You see in…
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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 these verses, verse 16 through the end of the chapter, are a defense of the doctrine of the second coming of Jesus Christ. You see in…
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…Christian? Do you love Jesus? Number five, Jesus didn't ask Peter about his position. Peter was the man. He was the rock. He said of himself insecond Peter 1:16that he was an eyewitness of Jesus's majesty. But the question comes to you and to me and it's not about our position. You know, God may have…
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…of several people who documented the life of Christ. And I want you to notice how they write about him. We already looked at what Peter said in2 Peter 1, verse 16. Peter just says it outright. We did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus…
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…as well. Scripture was bigger and better and more important than their experiences. He said, What do you mean? I'll just read from Scripture.2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16, for we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses…
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…Bible. And so here we as believers in the Bible, we use the Bible actually to explain why we believe the Bible. Second Peter, chapter 1. All right.Second Peter chapter 1, verses 16 through 21. I'm reading from the English standard translation here. It says for we Peter says, this Peter says, for we did not follow cleverly, cleverly…
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…a guest speaker, Professor Justin Stratus from Wycliffe College. It is here today to talk to us all about the power of the Bible. A reading from2 Peter chapter 1 verses 16 to 21. For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we were told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses…
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…others know about the hope that you have in the Scriptures that have changed your life. And so we want to be able to answer that question in2 Peter chapter 1, verses 16 through 21. How can we know the Bible is true? Let's read the text right off of that and start right there. Let's stand together if you would. 2 Peter chapter…
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…To all perfection, I see a limit, but your commands are boundless. The second Bible reading will be from 2 Peter chapter 1 verse 16 to 18.2 Peter chapter 1 verse 16. For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in our power, but we were eyewitnesses…
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…else that we take seriously in our culture. And so, we're going to look more at this. And we're going to do that by looking at this passage in2 Peter chapter 1, verses 16 to 21. We're going to try to understand the authority of Scripture a little better. We're going to ask three questions as we look at this text. Where…
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…as he goes on in verse 20 to exhort us to receive with meekness the implanted word. Two weeks ago, in celebration of Reformation Day, we considered2 Peter 1, verse 16through chapter 2 and verse 3, and the need for us always to be reforming by God's word. To come back to it again and again and again. Hold up our…
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…a revelation you will only get if you spend time in the Word. This is why one of the earliest followers of Jesus made this remarkable statement,2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16. This is Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus. He says this we did not follow cleverly devised myths. We didn't follow myths, we weren't…
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…comes. It is the building block from which something comes. It's where something gets its meaning. That's what a source means. In fact, in2 Peter 1:16, let's look at the true believer's source. He says, "For we did not follow cleverly devised stories." That's what they said. Right? So, what is…
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…up our minds so that we may know God, then what's the second point? Knowing God also requires the word of God. It requires the word of God. In2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16, Peter writes about how we know what we know. He says we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of…
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…to ask and answer, at least in part, right, with the best of my ability, my frailty this morning, what is the Bible? And I want to look largely at2 Peter 1, verses 16 through 21. And we'll look at some other texts as well this morning. So before I read this, beloved, I want to remind you that this is God's Word to us. It…
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…taught. Now if you could turn in your Bibles to 2 Peter, which is on page 1222 in the Church Bibles, 2 Peter chapter 1, starting in verse 16. So2 Peter chapter 1 verse 16. We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his…
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…a mountaintop. But it's not normal. These men have seen the glory of Christ. They've been changed. If you want to jot down if you're taking notes.2 Peter chapter 1 verses 16 through 17. It's Peter's account of what happened on the mountaintop. Jesus is alone there. Who is this guy? Who is this guy? He's the one that calls you to…
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…give in and get along. Because nothing's authoritative anymore. Nothing outside of ourselves has authority over us. And yet the Bible says this in2 Peter chapter 1, verse 16. I'll read this and we'll be done today. For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and the coming. Now, by…
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…of these things. We've seen him. We've touched him. We've heard him. We've eaten food with him. And even later on in one of Peter's letters, in2 Peter 1, verse 16, he says, 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…
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