653 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 Part 1 Book 55 - The Believer’s Virtue

Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 55 The Believer’s Virtue II Peter 1:1 – 2:8 James 1:1b All right, turn again to I Peter, and the language is almost the same. I Peter 1:1 "Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia." So Peter was writing to "strangers that had been scattered." All right, now then, when you come into II Peter the language doesn’t change all that much. II Peter 1:1a "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us…" Now, when and where did Peter attain his faith that Jesus was the promised Messiah? Well, Peter’s faith began with Christ’s earthly ministry. All right, so even I John chapter 1 verse 1, I John 1:1 Christ’s earthly ministry. All an extension now of Christ’s earthly ministry. "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,…" The book of Revelation is all Jewish. All right, now according to the Old Testament promises coming out of the Old Testament, we have in order; Christ’s earthly ministry, His rejection, His resurrection and His ascension back to Glory. "God will send Jesus Christ." Why? Now the Lord knew, but remember, He was God! In Acts chapter 2 Peter quotes Joel and he takes you right on through the Tribulation to the Second Coming and the Kingdom Age, with no interruption. Peter had no idea that this top timeline was going to be interrupted. Romans 11:13 tells us "he is the apostle to the Gentiles." II Peter is written just shortly before he’ll be martyred. II Peter 1:14a Now the tabernacle is a reference to Peter’s human body, this is his temporary tent. Almost identical language with Peter and I think almost the identical time frame. Here Paul has the end in sight. Now let’s begin II Peter. II 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:"All right, let’s compare Scripture with Scripture. Here Peter is claiming to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, by inspiration. Now let’s back up to Galatians chapter 2 where, from the pen of the Apostle Paul, we see it defined a little finer. Galatians chapter 2 dropping in at verse 7 and 8. Here Paul is writing. Galatians 2:7 The Gospel of the uncircumcision (the Gentile world), was committed unto Paul; the Gospel of the Jew was committed unto Peter. Galatians 2:8 The Jews.) Peter was an apostle of the circumcision.) the same was mighty in me (by declaring the Apostle Paul, of course, an apostle) toward the Gentiles:)" Romans 11:13a "For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles,…" Peter and the Eleven were apostles of Israel, two totally different apostleships. Same God! Galatians 2:9 "And when James, Cephas, (Peter) and John, who seemed to be pillars, (that is of that Jerusalem church) perceived (or understood) the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we (Paul and Barnabas) should go unto the heathen, (the Gentiles) and they (James, Peter and John and the rest of the Twelve) unto the circumcision (to Israel.)" Turn again to II Peter verse 2. So we’ve established that indeed Peter is an apostle of Israel as Paul is the apostle of the Gentile - but it’s the same God. II Peter 1:2-3a "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. Does that sound much different than Paul? Turn to Titus, because I want people to see that this Book fits hand in glove even though you may have Peter addressing Jews and Paul addressing Gentiles, but God’s the same. All right, Titus chapter 2. Now this is Paul writing to you and I. Almost the same thing that Peter wrote to his Jewish believers. Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God (see, just like Peter said about grace and knowledge, Paul says the same thing) that bringeth salvation hath (past tense) appeared to all men. Now back to II Peter and let’s read the last part of verse 3. II Peter 1:3b-4 Corruption upon corruption. Corruption abounds. See? Coveting. Coveting. Back to chapter 1 verse 5. II Peter 1:5 Faith! "Without faith you cannot please God." II Peter 1:6 II Peter 1:7-8a Believers. A shop vice.) Verse 8 again. II Peter 1:8 Now there’s another word that Paul is always using. Ephesians 3:17-19 19. And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." Which includes knowledge. Colossians 1:10a "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all (even the unsaved world) pleasing,…." So Paul is praying that we might be just good solid testimonies of God’s grace. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible