GROW IN GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE

2 PETER

2 Peter• “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ.” 3:18• 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth– 1:1-4 Greeting– 1:5-11 Strategy for Growth– 1:12-21 Apostolic Testimony

• 2:1-22 Hindrances to Growth• 3:1-18 God’s Purpose for Growth– 3:1-9 Certainty of Judgment– 3:10-18 Preparation for Judgment

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:1-4 Greeting

Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Perseverance Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Godliness Perseverance Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder Brotherly Love Godliness Perseverance Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder LOVE Brotherly Love Godliness Perseverance Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth1:5-11 Strategy for Growth

• 1:5-7 The Spiritual Ladder LOVE Brotherly Love Godliness Perseverance Self-control Knowledge Virtue Faith• 1:8-11 Conditional Security

2 Peter 1:1-21 God’s Plan for Growth

1:12-21 Apostolic Testimony• 1:12-15 Written Apostolic Reminder• 1:16-18 Apostolic (Eyewitness) Testimony• 1:17-18 Audible Divine Testimony• 1:19-21 Written Divine Testimony• “more sure word of prophecy”

2 Peter 2:1-22 Hindrances to Growth• 2:1-3 The Problem – Deceptive, Destructive,

False Teachers• 2:4-11 Their punishment (3 Examples)– Angels 2:4– Noah’s world 2:5– Sodom and Gomorrah 2:6-9

• 2:12-18 Their Description• 2:19-21 Their Deception• It is worse to choose to return to the world

after escaping the world’s corruption than never knowing the truth 2:20-21

2 Peter 3:1-18 God’s Purpose for Growth• 3:1-9 The Certainty of Judgment• The Flood is proof of God’s judgment 3:1-7• Time means nothing to God 3:8• Why Jesus hasn’t returned yet 3:9• 3:10-18 Preparation for Judgment• Suddenness of judgment 3:10• Finality of judgment 3:10-12• Conduct with a view to judgment 3:11,13-14• The need for knowledge 3:16-18