THE SECOND LETTER OF PETER - PART I

OVERVIEW, THEMES, AND THE GREETING

I. The second letter of Peter is a follow up on the first letter and is addressed to Christians in general, but seems to have had th Christians in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) as the immediate audience.

B. The letter could have been written in the mid 60s through the late 90s.

II. The letter's main point is to promote virtuous life and sound doctrine and to warn against false teachers, especially those who either denied the Second Coming of Christ or who downplayed the role of Jesus as Lord and the angels as assisting in judgment.

III. The letter develops many of the themes in the letter of Jude and contains some particularly strong emphases on glory and inspiration.

IV. The opening lines of the epistle introduce the themes of trust and service to God in truth.