Salvation Based on the Word of God

1:12 Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly42 of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have. 1:13 Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle,43 I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder, 1:14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed,44 because45 our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me.46 1:15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.47

1:16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return48 of our Lord Jesus Christ;49 no,50 we were51 eyewitnesses of his52 grandeur.53 1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that54 voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: “This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”55 1:18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves56 heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.57 1:19 Moreover,58 we59 possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing.60 You do well if you pay attention61 to this62 as you would63 to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star64 rises in your hearts.65 1:20 Above all, you do well if you recognize66 this:67 No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination,68 1:21 for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men69 carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.