2 Peter 2:1
Baker edition:
Even denying the Lord that bought them. Though Christ may be denied in various ways, yet Peter, as I think, refers here to what is expressed by Jude, that is, when the grace of God is turned into lasciviousness; for Christ redeemed us, that he might have a people separated from all the pollutions of the world, and devoted to holiness and innocency. They, then, who throw off the bridle, and give themselves up to all kinds of licentiousness, are not unjustly said to deny Christ by whom they have been redeemed.John Calvin, “Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles,” in Calvin’s Commentaries, ed. J. Owen, 22 vols. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984), 22:393; 2 Peter 2:1. Italics original.
Torrance edition:
Even the Master that bought them. Though Christ is denied in all kinds of ways, Peter is here referring (in my opinion) to that which is expressed by Jude when he refers to the grace of God being turned into lasciviousness. Christ redeemed us to have us as a people separated from all the iniquities of the world, devoted to holiness and purity. Those who throw over the traces and plunge themselves into every kind of licence are not unjustly said to deny Christ, by whom they were redeemed.John Calvin, “The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews and First and Second Epistles of St. Peter,” in Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries, trans. W. B. Johnston, ed. D. W. Torrance and T. F. Torrance, 12 vols. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1994), 12:346; 2 Peter 2:1. Italics original.
Jude 4
Baker edition:
The only Lord God, or, God who alone is Lord. Some old copies have, “Christ, who alone is God and Lord.” And, indeed, in the Second Epistle of Peter, Christ alone is mentioned, and there he is called Lord. But he means that Christ is denied, when they who had been redeemed by his blood, become again the vassals of the Devil, and thus render void as far as they can that incomparable price.Calvin, “Commentary on the Catholic Epistles,” in Calvin’s Commentaries, 22:433–34; Jude 4. Italics original.
Torrance edition:
God … the only Master [RV mg]. Some old texts read, ‘Christ, who is the only God and Master’. Certainly, in II Pet. 2.1, there is reference only to Christ, and He is called Master [RV, ‘Lord’] there. Denying … Christ, he says, of those who have been redeemed by His blood, and now enslave themselves again to the devil, frustrating (as best they may) that incomparable boon.John Calvin, “A Harmony of the Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke and The Epistles of James and Jude,” in Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries, trans. W. B. Johnston, ed. D. W. Torrance and T. F. Torrance, 12 vols. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1995), 3:325. Italics original.
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