This book discusses the effects of false teachers

1. Beware of False teachers in the Church

2. Peter is in the finally stages of his life (2 Peter 1:14)
This second letter primarily warns Christian believers to
beware of false teachers
He instructs Christians to Grow spiritually
 Before concluding that The day of the Lord is soon
coming

3. THEME
 Growing in the knowledge of
Jesus Christ
OUTLINE
 Identification/Greetings
(v.1-2)
 Precious Promises from God
(v.3-4)
 7 ways to Grow in Christ
(v.5-11)
 Life Perspective before dying
(v. 12-15)
 Christian Faith & Foundation
(v. 16-21)

4. Peter immediately identifies himself as a servant to man
and a slave to God
The way he views himself is significant
This self identification before his death reflects his
knowledge of who he is & the purpose of his entire life.

5. Peter was identified ways
throughout his life
A Fisherman (Mt. 4:18)
A Water Walker (Mt. 14:22)
An Apostate (Mt. 26)
A Leader (Acts 1:15)
A Preacher (Acts 2:14-36)
A Criminal (Acts 12)
A Church Elder (Peter 5:1)

6. Regardless of what society called him he found his identity
in Jesus Christ
Question: What is there an area in your Christian life that
you can grow in
Who does God say you are?

7. Peter encourages us to remember the benefits of God’s
promises to those who believe in him
In these promises we have everything we need and we will
escape the corruption of this world
He then challenges believers to grow giving us 7 categories
to consider

8. 7 ways to grow in Christ Goodness
Knowledge
Self-control
Perseverance
Godliness
Mutual affection
Love (v.5-11)

9. Question: Is the area in your Christian life that you can
grow in?

10. In the final section of this
chapter Peter affirms that
he is at the end of his life
He looks back in
retrospective his gives
perspective on life (12-15)
He then restates the
foundations of our faith
(16-21)

11. Question: Have you grown closer to Christ when you look
at your life in retrospect?

12. THEME
 False Teachers
OUTLINE
 Destructiveness of False Teachers
(2:1-3)
 Doom Of False Teachers
(2:4-9)
 Depravity Of False Teachers
(2:10-17)
 Deceptions Of False Teachers
(2:18-22)

13. Chapter 2
 Peter discusses the characteristics of false teachers
 He states that false teachers are
1. Secretive (v.1)
2. Selfish (v.1)
3. Have self-chosen doctrines, not from God (v.1)
4. Identified as godly but their life style denies God (v.1)
5. They are seductive & immoral (v.2)
6. They devise clever lies to get hold of your money(v.3)

14. False teachers are already condemned by God
False teachers look like those who teach the truth but
their message really drives people away from the truth
False teachers should remember that God knows how to
rescue godly people from their trials, while keeping the
wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment
Preach Gods’ word not a convenient doctrine that is aimed
at gaining financial benefits (v.4-9)

15. Question: Have you ever encountered someone taught
incorrectly about the bible for personal gain?

16. Chapter 2
Peter continues by stating
that God is especially hard
on false teachers who
Follow their own twisted
sexual desires
Despise authority
Are Proud & arrogant
Scoff at things they do not
understand
 Indulge in evil pleasures in
broad daylight.
Delight in deception even as
they eat with you in
fellowship meals
Commit adultery with their
eyes, & their desire for sin is
never satisfied.
They lure unstable people
into sin
Are well trained in greed
(v.10-14)

17. Chapter 2
These people are useless
They are like Balaam son of Beor (Numbers 22–24)
They have wandered off the right road and followed the
footsteps those who loved to earn money by doing wrong
(v.14-17)
They brag about themselves
They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of
sin and corruption.

18. Chapter 2
Peter then makes this statement regarding false teachers
“When people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are
worse off than before. It would be better if they had never known the correct
way than to know it and then reject it” “A dog returns to its vomit” And another
says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”
(v.18-22)

19. THEME
 Jesus soon to return
OUTLINE
 Scoffers & The Lord's Return
(1-3)
 Doom Of False Teachers
(4-9)
 The Day Of The Lord
(10-13)
 Saying Goodbye
(14-18)

20. At the conclusion of this second letter Peter reminds
the reader to take heed to the words and commands
of the lord given through the prophets and apostles.
Especially as it relates to promise of His coming
Scoffers will come in the last days and conveniently
forget that the Word which tells of the judgment day
by fire was also the same Word which brought about
the destruction of the world by the flood.
(v.1-7)

21. Any delay is should not to be misunderstood as
slackness on the Lord's part because Gods’ time is not
like our time
Rather this delay should be viewed as a sign of the
Lord's longsuffering, who does not want any to perish
but for all to repent
(v.8-9)

22. Peter then discusses the events that will occur when
the day of the Lord return will come
It will be an unexpected day of fiery destruction for
some it will appear like a thief in the night.
For Christians is will be the anticipated day of glory so
we are to focus on holy conduct and godliness, looking
for to this fulfillment of God's promise of a new heaven
and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (10-13).

23. Peter concludes this letter by instructing us to view the
longsuffering of the Lord as opportunity for salvation
He references Paul (someone he formerly feuded with)
writing in his epistles regarding these issues
(Eventhough ignorant people distorted his words as
they do with other scripture)
Peter brings his second epistle, & essentially his life's
ministry, to a close by praising God & Jesus to Christ
(v.14-18)

24. Question: Are you willing to commit to increasing
your knowledge of God & Jesus Christ?