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The Word Is Alive Second Peter. Summary Narrated by Tony Gillon. Introduction. Peter wrote the letter from a Roman prison some time between AD64-67. Introduction. Peter wrote the letter from a Roman prison some time between AD64-67. Peter exhorts his readership to living a godly life.
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The Word Is Alive Second Peter Summary Narrated by Tony Gillon
Introduction • Peter wrote the letter from a Roman prison some time between AD64-67.
Introduction • Peter wrote the letter from a Roman prison some time between AD64-67. • Peter exhorts his readership to living a godly life.
Introduction • Peter wrote the letter from a Roman prison some time between AD64-67. • Peter exhorts his readership to living a godly life. • He warns them of the presence and dangers posed by false teachers.
Introduction • Peter uses examples from Scripture to warn of the punishment that will come upon the wicked.
Introduction • Peter uses examples from Scripture to warn of the punishment that will come upon the wicked. • He also warns that the Day of the Lord is coming and the need to be ready.
Introduction • Peter uses examples from Scripture to warn of the punishment that will come upon the wicked. • He also warns that the Day of the Lord is coming and the need to be ready. • Peter concludes his letter with strong words to encourage them to continue to grow in their faith.
Chapter One • Peter names himself as its author, greeting his readers warmly and with affection.
Chapter One • Peter names himself as its author, greeting his readers warmly and with affection. • Peter reminds them of what they have been given by the grace of God through their faith in Jesus.
Chapter One • Peter names himself as its author, greeting his readers warmly and with affection. • Peter reminds them of what they have been given by the grace of God through their faith in Jesus. • Peter exhorts them to a holy lifestyle.
Chapter One • Peter names himself as its author, greeting his readers warmly and with affection. • Peter reminds them of what they have been given by the grace of God through their faith in Jesus. • Peter exhorts them to a holy lifestyle. • Peter reminds them of the truth and validity of OT prophecy and Scripture.
Chapter Two • Peter strongly warns of the dangers of false teachers.
Chapter Two • Peter strongly warns of the dangers of false teachers. • Peter knows that such people will be severely punished, as will those that choose to follow them.
Chapter Two • Peter strongly warns of the dangers of false teachers. • Peter knows that such people will be severely punished, as will those that choose to follow them. • Peter gives a graphic account of just how wicked these people are, but that God can lift his own out of their clutches.
Chapter Three • Peter confirms this is his second letter.
Chapter Three • Peter confirms this is his second letter. • He warns that the day of judgement is drawing ever closer.
Chapter Three • Peter confirms this is his second letter. • He warns that the day of judgement is drawing ever closer. • We are not to consider there to be a delay in the Second Coming as God does not judge time as we do.
Chapter Three • When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” (Revelation 6:9-10).
Chapter Three • The Day will come like a thief in the night when no one is expecting it and few are prepared.
Chapter Three • The Day will come like a thief in the night when no one is expecting it and few are prepared. • Peter concludes by exhorting them to grow in the grace and knowledge of God and Jesus as their Saviour.
