Survey of 2 Peter

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A SURVEY OF THE BOOK OF SECOND PETER
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to them that have obtained like precious
faith with us through the righteousness of God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Peter 11
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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

• THE BOOK TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE AUTHOR 11
• THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND
  LETTER
• A. THE FIRST LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO ENCOURAGE
  CHRISTIANS TO KEEP THEIR FAITH IN THE MIDST OF
  SUFFERING OR PERILS FROM WITHOUT .
• B. THE SECOND LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO ENCOURAGE
  CHRISTIANS TO KEEP THE FAITH IN THE FACE OF
  MOUNTING HERESIES AND APOSTASY OR DANGER FROM
  WITHIN.
• 3. THE DATE OF THE BOOK IS NEAR THE END OF
  PETERS LIFE 112-15 AROUND A.D. 67 (NOTE JOHN
  2118-19)
• 4. THE EPISTLE IS CHARACTERIZED AS A GENERAL
  EPISTLE.
• 5. A KEY CHAPTER IS TWO, WHICH WARNS AGAINST
  FALSE OR APOSTATE TEACHERS.

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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS 2
6. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK OF 2 PETER WAS TO
CAUTION AGAINST FALSE TEACHING AND TO ENCOURAGE
GROWTH IN GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE. 7. A KEY CONCEPT
IN THE BOOK IS THE IDEA OF VIGILANCE. 8. A KEY
TEXT IN THE BOOK IS 2 PETER 39-12 9. AN
IMPORTANT APPEAL IN THE BOOK IS GROWING IN GRACE
AND KNOWLEDGE 318 10. THE BOOK CONTAINS 3
CHAPTERS 61 VERSES AND 1,559 WORDS.
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BRIEF OUTLINE OF 2 PETER

• KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND CHRISTIAN GROWTH C1
• KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND CHRISTIAN PERIL C2
• KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND CHRISTIAN HOPE C3

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THE OLD TESTAMENT AND SECOND PETER

• FALSE PROPHETS 21 / JER. 2332
• THE FLOOD 25 / GEN. 61-7
• THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH 26 / GEN.
  1924-25
• LOTS DELIVERANCE 27 / GEN. 1916-23
• WAY OF BALAAM 215-16 / NUM. 225-28
• THE FIRMAMENT AND THE WATER 35 / GEN. 16-9
• THE EARTH FLOODED 36 / GNE. 711-22
• A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY 38 / PSA. 904
• GODS LOVE FOR SINNERS 39 / EZEK. 3311
• HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY 310-12 / PSA. 10225-26

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LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE BOOK OF 2 PETER.

• WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL THINGS THAT PERTAIN TO
  LIFE AND GODLINESS 13
• WE ARE TO BE PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE 14
• WE CAN MAKE OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE 15-11
• IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THINGS THEY
  MAY ALREADY KNOW 112-13 31
• BIBLICAL PROPHECY ARE INSPIRED OF GOD 120-21
• WE MUST CONTINUALLY BE ON GUARD AGAINST FALSE
  TEACHERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE 21-3
• FALSE TEACHERS ARE SPIRITUALLY DESTRUCTIVE AND IN
  SOME CASES IMMORAL 212-22

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM 2 PETER 2
8. THERE IS A REAL DANGER OF APOSTASY 220 9. TO
APOSTATIZE FROM THE FAITH IS TO RESULT IN THE
LATTER END BEING WORSE THAN THE BEGINNING
220-22 10. CHRISTIANS MUST CONTINUALLY BE
REMINDED ABOUT APOSTOLIC TEACHING IN VIEW OF THE
EVER LURKING DANGERS OF FALSE TEACHING AND
APOSTASY. 31-4 11. THE WORLD WILL ONE DAY BE
DESTROYED OF GOD BY FIRE 37-12 12. GOD IS
FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES 39 13. GOD WANTS ALL
MEN TO COME TO REPENTANCE (BE SAVED) 39 14. IN
VIEW OF THE LORDS COMING, CHRISTIANS ARE TO BE
WATCHFUL AND LIVE DISCIPLINED LIVES 312
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LESSONS LEARNED FROM 2 PETER 3
15. A CHRISTIANS FOCUS SHOULD BE ON HIS OR HER
FUTURE GLORY 313 16. AT THE LORDS COMING
CHRISTIANS ARE TO STRIVE TO BE FOUND OF HIM IN
PEACE, BEING WITHOUT SPOT AND BLEMISH 314 17.
ONE CAN WREST (TO PERVERT, TWIST, DISTORT) TO
THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION 316 18. ONE IS ALWAYS IN
DANGER OF BEING LED AWAY WITH ERROR OF THE WICKED
317 19. CHRISTIANS ARE TO GROW IN GRACE AND
KNOWLEDGE 318.