Lord will come, declares Peter (3:10) IV THEME, KEY WORDS AND VERSES State the theme of Peter in your own words What key words and verses did you observe in the epistle? How they re ect the theme? V APPLICATIONS Show how the steps of 1:5-7 can be the active experience of a Christian Do you see a progression in the steps? What does this epistle teach about living the Christian life in light of the imminent return of Christ? VI REVIEW QUESTIONS Was Peter quickly recognized in the early centuries as an inspired book? Name some arguments supporting the Petrine authorship of Peter Where and when did Peter write this letter? Who were its original readers? What were Peter’s main purposes in writing? Compare and Peter in various ways How is know a key word of the epistle? Compare the opening (1:1-15) and closing (3:11-18) sections of Peter Where in the epistle the four paragraphs on false prophets appear? 10 What is the subject of the paragraphs on each side of that group of four? 11 Name some key words shown on Chart 114 12 What title is assigned to Peter on Chart 114? VII FURTHER STUDY Study what the Bible teaches about degrees of punishment in hell and degrees of reward in heaven Make an extensive comparative study of and Peter VIII OUTLINE PETER: True and False Prophecy SALUTATION AND BENEDICTION 1:1-2 THE MAN WHO KNOWS GOD 1:3-15 TRUE PROPHECY: SURETY OF CHRIST’S SECOND COMING 1:16-21 FALSE PROPHECY 2:1-22 General Statement 2:1-3 Law of Recompense 2:4-10a Description of the Unrighteous 2:106-16 Destiny of the Unrighteous 2:17-22 TRUE PROPHECY: FACT AND DELAY OF CHRIST’S SECOND COMING 3:l-18a DOXOLOGY 3:186 IX SELECTED READING FOR AND PETER GENERAL INTRODUCTION Hiebert, D Edmond The Non-Pauline Epistles, pp 105-58 Tenney, Merrill C “First and Second Epistle of Peter.” In The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, pp 642-44 COMMENTARIES Clark, Gordon ? II Peter A Short Commentary Cramer, George H First and Second Peter Lange, John Peter Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: I, II Peter Stibbs, A M The First Epistle General of Peter The Tyndale New Testament ... key word of the epistle? Compare the opening (1:1-15) and closing (3:11-18) sections of Peter Where in the epistle the four paragraphs on false prophets appear? 10 What is the subject of the paragraphs... PROPHECY: SURETY OF CHRIST’S SECOND COMING 1:16-21 FALSE PROPHECY 2:1-22 General Statement 2:1-3 Law of Recompense 2:4-10a Description of the Unrighteous 2:106-16 Destiny of the Unrighteous 2:17-22... each side of that group of four? 11 Name some key words shown on Chart 114 12 What title is assigned to Peter on Chart 114? VII FURTHER STUDY Study what the Bible teaches about degrees of punishment