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彼得后书［第一章］
Book of 2 Peter 1

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彼得后书 第一章|Book of 2 Peter 1

【认定基督，渴慕成长】

主讲：区箴唤实习传道 + 陈炎明牧师

29/03/2022

引言：

彼得写这第二封书信时，其实是已经知道自己快要离世了，这是他临终前最重要的交代！

一、渴慕灵性的成长

1. 渴慕生命与虔敬（V1-4）

当我们越认识主，就越明白一切在神心意中有关我们生命与虔敬的事，然后我们就会活出神的属性和性情。

2. 灵命八阶中成长（V5-11）

因着对神的信心，就活出属神的德行来。然后当我们更认识神，我们就必透过真理建造出节制、忍耐并虔敬的生命来。而且更重要的是，最终我们会活出爱心，不止是爱主内的弟兄姐妹，也爱众人！我们若殷勤地渴慕我们的灵命在这八个阶段中成长，就必能持守信仰，并最终丰富地进入神的国！

3. 留心前人的提醒（V12-15）

在信主的路上，我们要乐意被神借着各样的渠道来提醒我们，尤其是前辈们对我们的提醒，就像这里使徒彼得对当时基督徒的提醒那样。

二、认定荣耀的基督

1.使徒所见证的基督（V16-18）

基督的荣耀和祂的身份是初代使徒，其中一位就是作者彼得，所亲眼看到并可以做见证的。这是人对着基督可以做的见证。

2.先知所见证的基督（V19-21）

基督的荣耀也是可以透过旧约圣经中先知的预言来显明的，这是神的话对着基督做的见证。

总结：

无论是初代使徒、后来基督徒所作的见证，还是先知预言对着基督所作的见证，都是让我们要来认定主耶稣基督是真实的，祂就是那位荣耀的救赎主。

所以我们要来回应这位宝贵的主，渴望在生命上活出我们主的性情，以至于我们能够在灵性上不断进阶成长，并且最终我们都要丰丰富富地进入神的国！

2 Peter 1: Acknowledging Christ and longing for growth
GK611 Morning Devotion
29/3/2022
Speaker: IP Moses Ou + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

When Peter wrote this second epistle, he actually knew that he was going to die, and this was his most important instruction before he died!

1. Desire for spiritual growth

(1) Desire for life and godliness (V1-4)

The more we know the Lord, the more we understand everything that is in God's heart concerning our life and godliness, and then we will live out the attributes and nature of God.

(2) Spiritual life in the eight stages of growth (V5-11)

Through faith in God, one lives out the virtues of God. Then as we come to know God better, we will build a life of self-control, perseverance, and godliness through the truth. And more importantly, we will eventually live in love, not only for our brothers and sisters in the Lord, but also for all people! If we earnestly desire to grow in these eight stages of our spiritual life, we will be able to keep our faith and eventually enter the kingdom of God richly!

(3) Pay attention to the reminders of those who have gone before you (V12-15)

In the way of believing Christ, we are to be glad to be reminded by God through various channels, especially by those who have gone before us, as the apostle Peter reminds the Christians of his time here.

2. Acknowledging the glorified Christ

(1) The Christ to whom the apostles witnessed (V16-18)

The glory of Christ and His identity were witnessed by the first apostles, one of whom was the author Peter, and could bear witness. This is the testimony that man can bear against Christ.

(2) The Christ to whom the prophets testify (V19-21)

The glory of Christ can also be revealed through the prophecies of the prophets in the Old Testament, which are the testimony of the word of God to Christ.

Conclusion:

Both the testimony of the first apostles and later Christians, as well as the prophetic testimony of the prophets against Christ, are for us to come to the conclusion that the Lord Jesus Christ is true and that He is the glorious Saviour.

So we are to respond to this precious Lord, desiring to live out the nature of our Lord in our lives, so that we may continue to grow spiritually, and that we may all eventually enter the kingdom of God in abundance!