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Preface |
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Introduction to 2 Peter and Jude |
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Outline of 2 Peter and Jude |
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Canonicity |
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Contrast of 2 Peter with 1 Peter |
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Relationship of 2 Peter to Jude |
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Authorship of 2 Peter |
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Pseudepigraphy |
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Occasion and Date of 2 Peter |
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Occasion and Date of Jude |
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False Teaching in 2 Peter and Jude |
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Conclusion |
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Commentaries |
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1. Great and Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:1-4) |
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Sender (1:1) |
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Like Precious Faith (1:1b) |
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Greeting (1:2) |
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Everything We Need (1:3) |
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Called by God's Own Glory and Goodness (1:3) |
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The Power of Promises in our Lives (1:4) |
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Partaking of the Divine Nature (1:4) |
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Escaping the World's Corruption (1:4) |
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2. Add to Your Faith Goodness (2 Peter 1:5-11) |
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Building Character One Quality at a Time (1:5-7) |
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Rung 1. Goodness (1:5) |
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Rung 2. Knowledge (1:5) |
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Rung 3. Self-Control (1:6) |
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Rung 4. Perseverance (1:6) |
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Rung 5. Godliness (1:6) |
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Rung 6. Brotherly Kindness (1:7) |
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Rung 7. Agape Love (1:7) |
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Christian Productivity and Effectiveness (1:8) |
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Cleansed from Old Sins (1:9) |
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Be Eager to Confirm God's Call on Your Life (1:10) |
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Keep from Falling (1:11) |
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A Rich Welcome into God's Presence (1:11) |
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3. The Living Word of Scripture (2 Peter 1:12-21) |
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Recalling Truth to Mind (1:12-15) |
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Earthly Life as a Tent (1:13-15) |
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Preserving Peter's Legacy of Teaching (1:15) |
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Eyewitnesses of His Majesty (1:16) |
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Recalling Jesus' Transfiguration (1:17-18) |
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Demythologizing the Scripture |
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Scripture as a Light in a Dark Place (1:19) |
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No Private Interpretation (1:20) |
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God Moved on Human Prophets (1:21) |
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Scripture Is "God Breathed" |
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Summing Up |
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4. Beware of False Teachers (2 Peter 2:1-22; Jude 3-19) |
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Contend for the Faith (Jude 3) |
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A License for Immorality (Jude 4) |
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Terrible Judgment for False Teachers (2 Peter 2:4-10) |
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Offering Emptiness (2 Peter 2:17-22 and Jude 12-13) |
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Slaves of Depravity (2 Peter 2:14, 18b-19) |
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Entangled Again in Corruption (2 Peter 2:20-22) |
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Divisive Teachers (Jude 17-19) |
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5. Not Willing that Any Should Perish (2 Peter 3:1-18) |
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Reminders to Stimulate Your Minds (3:1-2) |
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False Teachers Scoff at Christ's Coming (3:3-4) |
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The Power of God's Word (3:5-7) |
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Words of Destruction (3:7-13) |
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God's Different Time Scale (3:8-9a) |
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Patience, not Wanting Any to Perish (3:9b) |
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Sudden Destruction at Christ's Coming (3:10) |
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Living Holy and Godly Lives (3:11-12a) |
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A New Heaven and a New Earth (3:12b-13) |
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Don't Presume on God's Patience (3:14-16) |
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Our Dear Brother Paul (3:15b-16) |
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Be on Guard against False Teachers (3:17-18) |
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6. Able to Keep You From Falling (Jude 1-2, 20-25) |
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Jude's Humility (Jude 1a) |
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Privileges of the Letter's Recipients (Jude 1b) |
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A Three-Fold Blessing (Jude 2) |
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Five Commands for Christian Growth (Jude 20-21) |
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1. Build Yourselves Up in Your Most Holy Faith (Jude 20a) |
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2. Pray in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20b) |
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3. Keep Yourselves in God's Love (Jude 21a) |
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4. Look Forward to Christ's Mercy (Jude 21b) |
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5. Rescue the Perishing (Jude 22-23) |
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He Who Is Able to Keep You from Falling (Jude 24) |
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God Our Savior (Jude 25) |
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Appendix 1. "Knowledge" in 2 Peter |
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Appendix 2. Parallels between 2 Peter and Jude |
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Appendix 3. Discussion Questions |
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#1. Great and Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:1-4) |
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#2. Add to Your Faith Goodness (2 Peter 1:5-11) |
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#3. The Living Word of Scripture (2 Peter 1:12-21) |
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#4. Beware of False Teachers (2 Peter 2:1-22; Jude 3-19) |
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#5. Not Willing that Any Should Perish (2 Peter 3:1-18) |
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#6. Able to Keep You From Falling (Jude 1-2, 20-25) |
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About the Author |
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