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Trust the Source
2 Peter 1:12-21
1. Introduction
• connection to 1:1-11
• issue being addressed: return of Christ and the response of believers to it
• question of authority: reliability of revelation
• issue being addressed: return of Christ and the response of believers to it
• question of authority: reliability of revelation
2. Ready with a Reminder 12-15
• intent while in this “tent”: to stir up
• impending “exodus” and last testament
• impending “exodus” and last testament
3. The Confirmation of Eyewitness Testimony 16-19
• not cleverly contrived fables
• witnesses of His majesty at the Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-13, Psa. 2:7)
• witnesses of His majesty at the Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-13, Psa. 2:7)
4. The Verification of Authoritative Scripture 20-21
• the prophetic word: Old Testament
• light shining in a dark place (Num. 24:17, Rev. 22:16, 2 Tim. 4:8)
• common source of revelation and interpretation
• light shining in a dark place (Num. 24:17, Rev. 22:16, 2 Tim. 4:8)
• common source of revelation and interpretation
5. So What?
• Because of the Lord’s trustworthy communication, continue to pursue conformity to Christ and to long for His appearing.
• Soak yourself in the Lord’s promises. (Psa. 119:9, 11, 105)
• To what extent do you presently long for the Lord’s return? (Matt. 9:15)
• “O’er all those wide, extended plains shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, and scatters night away. When I shall reach that happy place, I’ll be forever blest, for I shall see my Father’s face, and in His bosom rest.” (S. Stennett, “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand”)
• Soak yourself in the Lord’s promises. (Psa. 119:9, 11, 105)
• To what extent do you presently long for the Lord’s return? (Matt. 9:15)
• “O’er all those wide, extended plains shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, and scatters night away. When I shall reach that happy place, I’ll be forever blest, for I shall see my Father’s face, and in His bosom rest.” (S. Stennett, “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand”)