This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.
2 Peter 3:1-2
The book of
2nd Peter is a letter that was written to all believers. The purpose of this letter was to warn believers
against the increasing number of false teachers attacking the truth found in
the word of God. Peter wanted to refresh their memories (2 Peter 1:13) and
stimulate their thinking (2 Peter 3:1-2) so that they would remember his
teachings and the commands of the Lord.
In this day
and age they are many impostors pretending to be true Christian leaders and we
see many Christians who do not know the word of God being “taken in” by their
trickery and false interpretation of Scriptures. Peter warns us to be alert and
to be on guard so we don’t fall into their trappings.
The word of
God needs to be so familiar to us that when someone uses it to prove their
point we will know if that person is handling Scripture properly, otherwise, we are
in danger of being swept away by a lie and wobble in our faith. How
do we keep sure footing in a world of shifting sands and slippery places?
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:17-18
We are to grow in the grace
and knowledge of the Lord. We are to be so
grounded in the word that we are able to discern truth from error.
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