We Saw the Lord

A Study in 2 Peter & 1 John

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We pray that these comments on the witness to the truth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by Peter and John will help fulfill Peter’s apostolic admonition to avoid “the error of lawless people,” but rather to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

– From the author

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This Study Guide on 2 Peter & 1 John developed from a discipline of producing week-by-week notes on the Lifeway “Explore the Bible” curriculum. Following their purpose of going through the Bible once every seven years proved to prompt an edifying discipline of close contextual Bible study for me. This commentary is an expansion of those original Sunday Bible study notes through the years. I asked my sister, Sylvia Nettles Dickson, whose personal devotion to Scripture and practical insight have often encouraged me, to join this effort with her linguistic energy and love for growth under the power of truth. We pray for its usefulness by God’s providence and for his glory.

– From the author

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Weight .8 lbs
Dimensions 8.5 × 5.5 × 1 in
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Contents

Preface: Why 2 Peter and 1 John Together?

2 Peter: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake

2 Peter 1: Living by Holy, Effectual Truth

2 Peter 2: The Aggressiveness of Deceit and the Faithfulness of God

2 Peter 3: A New Day Is Coming

1 John: That You May Know

1 John 1:1–4: The Eternal Word in the Written Word

1 John 1:5–2:6: The Message

1 John 2:7–17: The Proof, the Power, and the Purity of Love

1 John 2:18–27: Saved by the Trinity

1 John 2:28–3:10: His Righteousness Empowers Ours

1 John 3:11–24: The Pure Manifestation of True Righteousness

1 John 4:1–6: The Spirit of Truth

1 John 4:7–12: Disquisition on Love

1 John 4:16–21: Double Down on Love

1 John 5:1–12: How Faith Overcomes the World

1 John 5:13–21: Just So You Know

Book Details

We Saw the Lord: A Study in 2 Peter & 1 John

By Thomas Nettles and Sylvia Nettles Dickson

Copyright 2025 © Thomas J. Nettles and Sylvia Nettles Dickson

Published by Founders Press
Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 978-1-965810-22-4 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-965810-23-1 (eBook)

Tom Nettles

Tom has most recently served as the Professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a founding faculty member for The Institute of Public Theology and Founders Seminary. He previously taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he was Professor of Church History and Chair of the Department of Church History. Prior to that, he taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Along with numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Dr. Nettles is the author and editor of numerous books. Among his books are By His Grace and For His Glory; Baptists and the Bible, James Petigru Boyce: A Southern Baptist Statesman, and Living by Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles H. Spurgeon.

Sylvia Nettles Dickson

Sylvia Nettles Dickson lives in Germantown, TN, with her husband, Tom Dickson. She graduated from Hinds Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi with a BA in communications and English. In 2017 she retired from French Camp Academy where she was the editor for a quarterly publication, French Camp Today. She and Tom have three children (Sam, Natalie, and Jessica) and six grandchildren.