II Peter

TitleTitle

English – English – Second Second PeterPeter

Greek - Greek - Petrou BPetrou B

AuthorAuthor

PetePeterr

Date of WritingDate of Writing

64-6864-68 AD AD

ThemeTheme

True FaithTrue Faithvs.vs.

False TeachingFalse Teaching

Purpose of WritingPurpose of WritingSecond Peter is written to Second Peter is written to encourage the believers of encourage the believers of Asia Minor to stand firm in Asia Minor to stand firm in the faith which they had been the faith which they had been taught and to not be tempted taught and to not be tempted to believe the false teachings to believe the false teachings of the heretical teachers. of the heretical teachers.

2 Peter 1:5-7 2 Peter 1:5-7 Now for this Now for this very reason also, applying all very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, moral excellence, knowledge, 66 and in your knowledge, self- and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, your perseverance, godliness, 77 and in your godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. brotherly kindness, love.

Survey of II PeterSurvey of II Peter

- Christ in II PeterChrist in II Peter- Eternal SecurityEternal Security- The Importance of the The Importance of the ScripturesScriptures

- Place in the CanonPlace in the Canon

Christ in II PeterChrist in II Peter

- The Lord of TruthThe Lord of Truth- The Lord of GloryThe Lord of Glory- The Lord of JudgmentThe Lord of Judgment

Christ, the Lord of Christ, the Lord of TruthTruth

2 Peter 1:3 … 2 Peter 1:3 … seeing that His seeing that His divine power has granted to us divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the and godliness, through the true knowledge true knowledge of Him who of Him who called us by His own glory and called us by His own glory and excellence.excellence.

2 Peter 1:8 2 Peter 1:8 For if these For if these qualities are yours and are qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful neither useless nor unfruitful in the in the true knowledge true knowledge of our of our Lord Jesus Christ.Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:12 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I will Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you always be ready to remind you of these things, even though of these things, even though you already know them, and you already know them, and have been established in the have been established in the truthtruth which is present with which is present with you.you.

Christ, the Lord of Christ, the Lord of GloryGlory

2 Peter 1:16 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not For we did not follow cleverly devised tales follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you when we made known to you the power and coming of our the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His were eyewitnesses of His majesty.majesty.

Christ, the Lord of Christ, the Lord of JudgmentJudgment

2 Peter 3:10-11 2 Peter 3:10-11 But the day But the day of the Lord will come like a of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be earth and its works will be burned up. burned up.

Eternal Security in II Eternal Security in II PeterPeter

2 Peter 2:20 2 Peter 2:20 For if, after For if, after they have escaped the they have escaped the defilements of the world by defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the them and are overcome, the last state has become worse last state has become worse for them than the first. for them than the first.

Matthew 13:20-21 Matthew 13:20-21 The one The one on whom seed was sown on on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and man who hears the word and immediately receives it with immediately receives it with joy; joy; 2121 yet he has no firm root yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he of the word, immediately he falls away. falls away.

The Importance of the The Importance of the Scriptures in II PeterScriptures in II Peter

2 Peter 3:2 2 Peter 3:2 …that you …that you should remember the should remember the words spoken beforehand words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and by the holy prophets and the commandment of the the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.your apostles.

Place in the CanonPlace in the CanonHistoricallyHistorically, II Peter is a testimony , II Peter is a testimony to the importance of remaining to the importance of remaining firm in the truth and in firm in the truth and in corresponding behavior.corresponding behavior.TheologicallyTheologically, we learn that the , we learn that the way we remain firm in the truth is way we remain firm in the truth is to remain firm in the Scriptures.to remain firm in the Scriptures.DevotionallyDevotionally, we should recommit , we should recommit to the study and practice of the to the study and practice of the Word.Word.