2 Peter 1:12-15
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The Need for Reminders
- People constantly need reminded of important things! This is especially true when it's something that people tend to not enjoy hearing.
Comments
- The purpose of reminders is to bring to one's attention something that is important. It may be something that the person already knows, but it needs to be in the forefront of their thinking.
- In 2 Peter 1:12-15, the apostle Peter tells us one of the reasons we need reminders: Peter was about to die, and there were certain things he needed to make sure the followers of Jesus would never forget. Though they knew those things very well, he would constantly remind them, so that those things would be firmly embedded in their memories.
Examples (from 2 Peter) of things we need reminded about
- In the context of these verses, we discover that some of the teachings we need reminders about are: 1) how followers of Jesus must live (previous verses), and 2) how false teachers would come and distort this truth (chapter 2).
- In chapter 3, we also learn that we need reminded about these truths: 1) the wicked will mock Jesus' promise to return and judge the world, and 2) the judgment will come in spite of their mocking.
Scripture
2 Peter 1:12-15 – The need for reminders
| Scripture Passage | Comments and Links |
| 2Pe 1:12 Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth. | They knew these things; in fact, they were firmly established in them. Nevertheless, Peter needed to keep warning them; a failure to do so would have been an act of negligence! |
| 2Pe 1:13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you; | He would keep doing it as long as he was alive (in his physical body or "tent"). |
| 2Pe 1:14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. | Peter knew he was going to die, in the way Jesus had forewarned him (John 21:18-19) - the time was approaching, and he was ready. |
| 2Pe 1:15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure. | He wanted to make sure they would never forget these things. |
1:12-15 • 3:1-7 |
Scripture Passages
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The name "Yahweh," when present in an Old Testament passage, represents the Hebrew name for the God of the Bible.
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Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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