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NASB | 2 Peter 1:17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, "This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased"-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 1:17 For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the Shekinah] glory from God the Father, such a voice as this came to Him from the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], "This is My Son, My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased and delighted"-- [Matt 17:5] |
Subject: The Word Gifted to the People of God |
Bible Note: "I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." (Ephesians 4:1-6) As explained so clearly in the first portion of this epistle, God has brought dead people to life and estranged people together -- through the Gospel! Any other groups using some other means of unity are not the His body, but something else! Thus we strive for this unity... not one of our own making... but one of His making. To help us do this, He has equipped us individually: "But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift." (V7) By looting the world to give gifts to the church (vv8-10). "And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers, to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ." (vv1-12) Note that this is not based on some mystical experience of Aunt Mildred! He actually gave us men through history to help us understand clearly what God has spoken. (The liberal view always resists history.) And for what reason has God given us (the church) these gifts? "Until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge [not magic] of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ, so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming." We can actually study these gifts to the church and see to what extent they rightly interpret the Word. They are not infallible, but instruct us. The human trickery and deceitful scheming, always arises from those who will not accept this great gift of Christ to His church. They must not, lest their heretical and faulty teaching be exposed. They will even say that these gifts are all demonic. Not by study and careful analysis in the light of reason and the Holy Spirit who is creating this unity. On the contrary, the live and teach bigotry -- "intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself." Watch the blanket posts down through the years here in the forum. There is a knee jerk resistance by some, despite even the efforts of Lockman to resist this denominational bias from going on and on contrary to the intentions of our Lord and His Spirit. The nature of these posters are always evident, for they seek to divide, disparage, and destroy rather than to unite, accept, and build-up the Body of Christ. Note the responses to any effort to elevate Christ, His Word, and His Holy Spirit. The evidentiary trail continues. It cannot help itself -- for such is the world and the prince and power of the air. |