2 Peter 1:12-15
Because believers are prone to forget gospel truth, Peter commits Himself to continual reminder, even to the end of His life, so that the church would remain established in the truth and spiritually stable after His departure.
12 Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
Because believers are prone to forget gospel truth, Peter commits himself to continual reminder, even to the end of his life, so that the church would remain established in the truth and spiritually stable after his departure.
Following the call to diligent growth in 1:5-11, Peter now turns to the necessity of remembrance. The danger is not ignorance alone, but forgetfulness. These verses function as a pastoral bridge between exhortation and apostolic witness. Peter prepares the reader to receive what follows by emphasizing his role as a faithful steward of truth who must continually remind the church of what it already knows. This also anticipates the coming defense of apostolic testimony in 1:16-18 and the authority of Scripture in 1:19-21.
Godliness, Apostolic Witness, and the Sure Prophetic Word
Because God has granted everything needed for life and godliness through Christ, believers must grow diligently, remember apostolic truth, and hold fast to the Spirit-given prophetic word until Christ's day dawns.