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2 Peter 1:20-21 - The Bible and Gods Word.

2 Peter 1:20-21 (NLT) Above all, you must 
realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from 
the prophets own understanding, or from human 
initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy 
Spirit, and they spoke from God. 

INTRODUCTION

1:16-21 This section is a strong statement 
on the inspiration of Scripture. Peter affirms 
that the Old Testament prophets wrote God's 
messages. He puts himself and the other apostles in 
the same category because they also proclaim 
God's truth. The Bible is not a collection of 
fables or human ideas about God. It is God's very 
words given through people to people...  
   "Those prophets were moved by the Holy 
Spirit, and they spoke from God" means that 
Scripture did not come from the creative work of the 
prophets' own invention or interpretation. God 
inspired the writers, so their message is authentic 
and reliable. God used the talents, education, 
and cultural background of each writer (they 
were not mindless robots); and God cooperated 
with the writers in such a way to ensure that the 
message he intended was faithfully communicated in 
the very words they wrote. [Life Application 
SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

God's Law Is Clear
   In the wonders of nature we see God's 
laws in operation. Who has not looked up at the 
stars on a cloudless night and marveled in silent 
awe at the glory of God's handiwork? Even our 
astronauts have lauded the Lord as Creator of the 
vastness of space. Who has not felt his heart lifted 
in the spring of the year as he sees all 
creation bursting with new life and vigor? In it we 
see the magnitude of God's power and the 
infinite detail of His planning, but nature tells us 
nothing of God's love or God's grace. We do not find 
the promise of our personal salvation in 
nature. 
   Conscience tells us in our innermost 
being of the presence of God and of the moral 
difference between good and evil, but this is a 
fragmentary message, in no way as distinct and 
comprehensive as the lessons of the Bible. It is only in 
its pages that we find the clear and 
unmistakable message upon which all true Christianity is 
based. 
   Do you feel close to God in nature? 
[Peace for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY

You Can Trust the Bible
   The Bible is the most-read book in 
history. Its also the best-selling book in history 
and the most-translated book in history.  
   Yet its much more than that. Its 
also Gods Word - Gods very breath. The 
Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16, All Scripture is 
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, 
correcting and training in righteousness (NIV). 
   That means the Bible isnt just a good 
idea. It is Gods Word to us. One of the reasons 
I can know that the Bible is true and 
trustworthy is that it has thousands of prophecies that 
have come true. Thats right - every one of the 
Bibles prophecies has either come true exactly as 
God predicted or will come true sometime in the 
future. 
   The Bible contains more than 300 
prophecies about Jesus alone - all written a thousand 
years before he was born. People in the Bible 
prophesied about when Jesus would be born, where hed 
be born, and how hed be born. He couldnt 
have manipulated his birth to fulfill those 
prophecies.  
   It also predicted how he would die. A 
thousand years before Jesus died, David described 
Jesus death on the cross in one of the psalms. He 
didnt use the word crucifixion, because no 
one knew that word then. But long before the 
Romans were even thinking about crucifying people, 
David described it. 
   Only God could have known that.
   What are the odds that I could make 300 
predictions about you and have every one of them come 
true? The odds are so astronomical that you 
couldnt write the number down. It takes more faith 
to believe that the Bibles prophecies were a 
coincidence than to believe that God planned them.  
   The Bible says, No prophecy ever 
originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the 
Holy Spirit as humans spoke under Gods 
direction (2 Peter 1:21 GW).   
   During Bible times, nobody wanted to be a 
prophet. The law in Israel was that a prophet of God 
had to be correct 100 percent of the time. If 
you were wrong just once, then you were 
considered a false prophet and would be put to death. A 
prophet better be right!  
   And the biblical prophecies were right - 
every one of them. You can trust the Bible, 
because what the Bible predicts always comes true. 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

2 Peter 1:20-21 - The Most Amazing Book Ever 
Written! 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220112-0938.html 

2 Timothy 3:16, 17 - The Bible: Gods Owners 
Manual for Life. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210319-1124.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/