1. II Peter

2. Title English – Second Peter Greek - Petrou B

3. Author Peter

4. Date of Writing 64-68 AD

5. Theme True Faith vs. False Teaching

6. Purpose of Writing Second Peter is written to encourage the believers of Asia Minor to stand firm in the faith which they had been taught and to not be tempted to believe the false teachings of the heretical teachers. 2 Peter 1:5-7 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

7. Survey of II Peter - Christ in II Peter - Eternal Security - The Importance of the Scriptures - Place in the Canon

8. Christ in II Peter - The Lord of Truth - The Lord of Glory - The Lord of Judgment

9. Christ, the Lord of Truth 2 Peter 1:3 … seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truth which is present with you.

10. Christ, the Lord of Glory 2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

11. Christ, the Lord of Judgment 2 Peter 3:10-11 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

12. Eternal Security in II Peter 2 Peter 2:20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

13. Matthew 13:20-21 The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

14. The Importance of the Scriptures in II Peter 2 Peter 3:2 …that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.

15. Place in the Canon Historically, II Peter is a testimony to the importance of remaining firm in the truth and in corresponding behavior. Theologically, we learn that the way we remain firm in the truth is to remain firm in the Scriptures. Devotionally, we should recommit to the study and practice of the Word.