Knowledge 2

Knowledge is one of the key words of 2 Peter. So what is it we are to know?
First, we must have a Biblical world view. This comes by knowing the truths of the Old Testament, especially the first eleven chapters of Genesis. This tells us where we came from (creation), what went wrong (the fall) and what God is doing to set it right (redemption).
Second, we need to know the Gospel. This is explained for us in 1 Corinthians 15:3,4. Christ died for our sins, He was buried, He rose again and He appeared in the flesh.
Third, we need to know essential doctrines: The infallibility of Scripture, the deity of Christ, the Virgin Birth and the miracles of Christ, Christ’s substitutionary death and Christ’s physical resurrection and eventual return.