People of the World where are you going? Turn back to God! Back to your faithful principles!
CHRIST OUR ADVOCATE NEW COMMANDMENT OF LOVE
Christ our advocate the new commandment of love. My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father’s will in every way–purpose, thought, and action].
THE WORD OF LIFE WALKING IN THE LIGHT
The Word of Life. [I am writing about] what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life [the One who existed even before the beginning of the world, Christ]
In addition to the Gospel, three Epistles have come to us from the pen of the beloved Apostle. Of these the First is the longest and most important.
THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME Part 2>
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
THE DAY OF THE LORD WILL COME>
The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
FALSE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS PART 2>
The description of these false teachers is terrific! They are slaves to their brute instincts. They are as abusive as they are ignorant. They destroy and will be destroyed.
FALSE PROPHETS AND TEACHERS
Already the early Church was threatened with destructive heresies introduced by men who desired only their self-aggrandizement.
CHRIST’S GLORY AND THE PROPHETIC WORD
For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the Shekinah] glory from God the Father, such a voice as this came to Him from the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], “This is My Son, My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased and delighted”– [Mat_17:5]
CONFIRM YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION
Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin];
for in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided to you.
OUTLINE OF THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER
His purpose in this dying charge is to caution the Christian community against the dangers which were insidiously at work among them, and were more to be feared than persecution from without. His great argument to this end is the near advent of our Lord.