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Authorship of 2 Peter
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1:1 Simeon Peter... apostle of Jesus Christ
1:16ff eyewitness to transfiguration |
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Date of 2 Peter
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Peter probably wrote this letter from Rome not too long before his martyrdom, sometime during a.d. 64–67.
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Recipients of 2 Peter
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impossible to identify with certainty the churches Peter is addressing. The leading historical candidates are the churches of Asia Minor, for Peter wrote his first letter to these churches (1 Pet. 1:1–2), and in this letter Peter mentions that this is his second letter to these same people (2 Pet. 3:1).
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Broad Outline of 2 Peter
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I. Greeting (1:1-2)
II. God's grace in Christ is the source of Godly living (1:3-11) III. Peter's reminders (1:12-21) regarding holiness, eyewitness, Christ anchored in prophecy IV. Evaluation of False teachers (2) V. The coming day of the Lord (3:1-13) VI. Conclusion & Exhortation (3:14-18) |
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Contents of 2 Peter chapter 1
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Greeting (1-2)
God's power exercised on our behalf (3-4) Our effort toward godliness (5-7) Living effectively for Christ (8-11) Circle back to holiness (12-15) Peter preaches because of his experience / eyewitness (16-18) Truth about Jesus anchored in prophetic word of Scripture (19-21) |
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Contents of 2 Peter chapter 2
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False Teacher's influence (1-3)
Judgment of False Teachers (4-10) Character of False Teachers (10-16) False Teacher's influence (17-22) |
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Contents of 2 Peter chapter 3
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Scoffers challenge Scripture's revelation concerning the coming of the Lord (1-7)
The Lord is patient and pics his own timing (8-10) Live in response to the return of the Lord (11-13) Exhort to diligence (14) Expose distortion of Paul's teaching (15-16) Exhort to respond properly to Paul's teaching (17-18) |
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Only places mentioned in 2 Peter
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Sodom & Gomorrah 2 Pe 2:6
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Where is Noah mentioned and concerning what?
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2 Pe 2:5 - Noah spared, but not the ancient world... brought a flood upon the ungodly
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Where is Lot mentioned and concerning what?
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2 Pe 2:7 - Lot rescued as a demonstration that the Lord knows how to rescue the godly and keep the unrighteous under punishment.
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Where is Balaam mentioned and concerning what?
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2 Pe 2:15 - As an example of those who forsake the way and go astray "they followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing, was rebuked for his transgression and was restrained by a donkey.
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Where is Paul mentioned and concerning what?
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3:15 "count the patience of the Lord as salvation... as Paul also wrote..." AND There are some things in Paul's writings that are hard to understand... and they are distorted by some...
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“The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
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2 Pe 2:22
Prov 26:11 (just the dog and vomit.. not the pig) |
