The Grands Letter (2 Pet/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on June 27, 2025 5:56 am (CST)Dear Grands,
2 Peter 1:1-8, “Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.
8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
This letter from Peter contains a touching reminder of his old age and impending death. He also reminds us of his transfiguration experience, remarkable for its description of the Christian graces, as well as the moral and doctrinal corruption that seeks ever and always to invade the Church. In each situation, Peter emphasizes the corrupting elements with which Satan longs to invade and destroy Christian lives and the Church of Jesus Christ.
Remember today the things to avoid: moral and doctrinal corruption. Remember adherence to things that are spiritually steadfast and doctrinally sound. We will one day meet Jesus; and on that day we will give a full account of our lives.
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
Gene
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
United States of America
“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom
