Content:
- I. Salutation (1:1–2)
- II. The Call of the Christian (1:3–21)
- III. False Teachers (2:1–22)
- IV. The Return of Christ Is Promised (3:1–17)
- V. Closing Doxology (3:18)
- Hahn, S. (Ed.). (2009). In Catholic Bible Dictionary (p. 701). New York; London; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland: Doubleday.
Summaries:
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Second Peter: Stand Fast against Heresy and Sin by Peter Kreeft
Favourite Quotes:
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Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
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For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love (2 Peter 1:5-7).
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First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God (2 Peter 1:20-21).
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people are slaves to whatever masters them (2 Peter 2:19).
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we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home (2 Peter 3:13).
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