Sermon Tone Analysis

Stuff’n’Things

1Am I not completely free and unrestrained?

Absolutely!

Am I not an apostle?

Of course!

Haven’t I had a personal encounter with our Jesus face-to-face—and continue to see him?a

Emphatically yes! Aren’t you all the proof of my ministry in the Lord?b Certainly!

2If others do not recognize me as their apostle, as least you are bound to do so, for now your lives are joined to the Lord.

You are the living proof, the certificate of my apostleship.

3So to those who want to continually criticize my apostolic ministry, here’s my statement of defense.c

4Don’t we apostles have the right to be supported financially?d

5Don’t we have the right to travel accompanied by our believing wives and be supported as a couple, as do the other apostles, such as Peter the Rock and the Lord’s brothers?e 6Of course we do!f Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop working for a living?g

3 And God said, c“Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good.

And God separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

6 And God said, d“Let there be an expanse1 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

7 And God made2 the expanse and eseparated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were fabove the expanse.

And it was so.

8 And God called the expanse Heaven.3

And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

i.

We remember that Simon was his given name at birth; Peter was the special name given to him by Jesus, to call this man to “rock-like” thinking and behavior.

ii.

Some have said that Peter didn’t write this letter because the subject and style is somewhat different than 1 Peter.

Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different.

1 Peter was written to encourage Christians under the threat of violent persecution; 2 Peter was written to warn those same believers of the danger of false teachers and harmful influences.

9 And God said, g“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.”

And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,4 and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas.

And God saw that it was good.

1 In the abeginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was bwithout form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.

And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 And God said, c“Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good.

And God separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

6 And God said, d“Let there be an expanse1 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

7 And God made2 the expanse and eseparated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were fabove the expanse.

And it was so.

8 And God called the expanse Heaven.3

And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

9 And God said, g“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.”

And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,4 and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas.

And God saw that it was good.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.

(2016).

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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.

(2016).

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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.