My study through the book of 2 Peter is coming to a close. The last of Peter’s admonition is found in 3:17-18; that is, “be on your guard.” This exhortation encompasses one to be on his guard against all kinds of greed, those who strongly oppose your message, and from idols. Peter does not want us as believers to “fall from our fixed position” in Christ (cf. 1:12).
Rather than potentially falling from your secure position in Christ, Peter admonishes us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Do not decline morally, but instead progressively grow in our Christian life. This growing is a present imperative indicating an ‘on-going’ growth that is to take place in the believer’s life. The question remains, ‘are we continually progressing in our growth of His Word so that we do not fall?’
