Purpose two important commands of Jesus are reflected in the letter are encourage and strengthen the brothers and to feed the flock of GOD. The key word in the letter is suffering.
Peter wrote briefly to his readers encouraging them and bearing witness to the fact that what he has written is the true grace of God. This latter statement seems to mean that he aimed to provide his readers with a true explanation of how God has made his grace available to human beings. Peter wrote the letter as a circular letter, designed to encourage gentiles in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia to persevere in spite of suffering through persecution. Peter also sought to give some practical instruction.
Peter wrote 2 Peter in order to stimulate his readers to wholesome thinking. In particular, he wanted to remind them of what they heard through the prophets and the command given by "our Lord and Savior" through the apostles. In 2 Pet 1:19-21, Peter writes "We have the more certain prophetic word." What he means is that the church has the prophetic word about Christ that confirms the apostolic, eyewitness testimony about Christ (2 Pet 1:16-18). He no doubt expects his readers to call to mind the details of this prophetic word about Christ. Peter also makes reference to "the holy commandment" as that which the false teachers have rejected. In this context, "holy commandment" means Christian ethical requirements (2:21). In Peter's view, this ethical requirement ultimately derives from …show more content…
The false teachers have a libertine tendency (2:1-22), being characterized by sexual immorality (2:2, 10, 14, 18-19), gluttony (2:13) and greed (2:3, 14). They may also be distorting what Paul writes in his letters, perhaps along libertine lines (3:15-16). It would also seem that the false teachers were questioning the doctrine of the coming of Christ, which Peter defends
Peter wrote briefly to his readers encouraging them and bearing witness to the fact that what he has written is the true grace of God. This latter statement seems to mean that he aimed to provide his readers with a true explanation of how God has made his grace available to human beings. Peter wrote the letter as a circular letter, designed to encourage gentiles in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia to persevere in spite of suffering through persecution. Peter also sought to give some practical instruction.
Peter wrote 2 Peter in order to stimulate his readers to wholesome thinking. In particular, he wanted to remind them of what they heard through the prophets and the command given by "our Lord and Savior" through the apostles. In 2 Pet 1:19-21, Peter writes "We have the more certain prophetic word." What he means is that the church has the prophetic word about Christ that confirms the apostolic, eyewitness testimony about Christ (2 Pet 1:16-18). He no doubt expects his readers to call to mind the details of this prophetic word about Christ. Peter also makes reference to "the holy commandment" as that which the false teachers have rejected. In this context, "holy commandment" means Christian ethical requirements (2:21). In Peter's view, this ethical requirement ultimately derives from …show more content…
The false teachers have a libertine tendency (2:1-22), being characterized by sexual immorality (2:2, 10, 14, 18-19), gluttony (2:13) and greed (2:3, 14). They may also be distorting what Paul writes in his letters, perhaps along libertine lines (3:15-16). It would also seem that the false teachers were questioning the doctrine of the coming of Christ, which Peter defends