📖 The Book of 2 Peter
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Hold fast to the truth — false teachers and the coming Day of the Lord.
Who wrote 2 Peter?
Authorship heavily disputed; some modern scholars consider it pseudonymous, written in Peter's name decades later.
Why 2 Peter was written
Peter's second letter warns against false teachers who would lead believers into licentiousness and scepticism about Christ's return, calling for growth in godliness and certainty about the apostolic message.
Outline of 2 Peter
- 11: The certainty of the apostolic message; growth in grace
- 22: False teachers — their character and judgment
- 33: The coming Day of the Lord; living in light of it
Key verses
How 2 Peter points to Christ
The climax of 2 Peter is the promise of a new heavens and new earth in which righteousness dwells — the fulfilment of the new creation begun in Christ's resurrection.
How 2 Peter begins
1Simon 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:
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