The Letters
- When
- c. AD 64–67
- Written by
- Peter
- Chapters
- 3
The big idea
Before his death Peter urges believers to grow in virtue, trust the prophetic word, reject false teachers and wait for the day of the Lord, which comes in God’s patient time.
Themes
- Growth in virtue
- False teachers
- Scripture and prophecy
- The patience of God
Memory verse
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Key passages
- 1:3–11Add to your faith
- 1:16–21Eyewitnesses and prophecy
- 2False teachers
- 3:8–13The day of the Lord
Links to other Scripture
- Matthew 17:1–8The Transfiguration
- JudeA sister warning
- Psalm 90:4A thousand years as yesterday
- Revelation 21:1A new heaven
Read the text
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Notes from
Chapters
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Journal prompts
Keep a journal or notebook for your study. Write your answers there, in your own words.
- Where do you see Christ in this book?
- Peter says to add to your faith virtue, knowledge, temperance and the rest. Which of these is the next step for you?
- He says God is not slack concerning his promise but patient. Where is his patience with you showing?
- Peter looks for new heavens and a new earth. How does that hope shape what you do today?
- In one sentence, this book is about…