2 Peter Outline

2 PETER OUTLINE

BECOMING A VIRTUES CHRISTIAN

CHAPTER 1

1. GREETINGS TO THE BROTHERS (1-2)
2. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES TO SALVATION? (vs. 3-4)
1. RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES
2. EXCAPE CORRUPTION
3. TAKE ON A DIVINE NATURE
3. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN VIRTUE? (vs.5-7)
1. WE GROW IN FAITH
2. WE GROW IN MORAL EXCELANCE
3. WE GROW IN SELF CONTROLL
4. WE GROW IN PERSERVERANCE
5. WE GROW IN GODLINESS
6. WE GROW IN BROTHERLY LOVE
7. LOVE IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL
4. WHY ARE THESE VIRTUES IMPORTANT (vs.8-10)
1. WE MUST INCREASE IN ALL THESE QUALITIES
2. WE MUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON
3. WE MUST NOT STUMBLE
5. WHAT DOES PETER DO AS A SPIRITUAL LEADER (vs.11-15)
1. HE REMINDS THE PEOPLE
2. HE STIRS THE STAGNANT
3. HE LEAVES HIS EARTHLY DWELLING
4. HE IS DILIGANT IN LEAVING WRITING
6. WHAT IS PETERS TESTIMONY (vs. 16-21)
1. PETER IS AN EYE WITNESS OF CHRIST
2. PETER IS A LIGHT TO A DARK WORLD
3. HE PREACHES GODS WORD

COUNTERFIT PREACHERS

CHAPTER 2

1. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FALSE TEACHERS? (vs. 1-2)
1. THEY ARE AMONG US
2. MANY WILL FOLLOW THEIR FLAGRANT IMMORALITY
3. THEY WILL  BLASPHEM THE TRUTH
4. THEY WILL SELF DESTRUCT
2. WHAT IS THEIR PLAN OF ACTION? (vs. 1-3)
1. INTRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE HERESIES
2. DENY CHRIST
3. DESTROY THE TRUTH
3. WHAT WILL GOD’S JUDGMENT BE ON FALSE PROPHETS(vs. 3-8)
1. RIGHTEOUSNESS ANGELS SPARED AND THE SINFULL ANGELS JUDGED
2. SINFULL WORLD DESTROYED WHILE NOAH THE RIGHTEOUS PREACHER WAS PRESERVED WITH HIS FAMILY
3. CONDEMNED SODOM AND GAMORRAH BUT SPARED LOT
4. WHAT DOES GOD DO ABOUT FALSE DOCTRINS? (vs. 9-10)
1. HE RESCUES THE GODLY FROM TEMPTATION
2. HE WILL PUNISH THE UNRIGHTEOUS
3. HE ESPECIALLY PUNISHES THE LUSTFUL AND ARROGANT
5. HOW DO FALSE TEACHERS ACT? (vs. 10-16)
1. THEY DO NOT RESPECT HIGHER POWERS
2. THEY DON’T THINK
3. THEY BLASPHEME ABOUT THINGS WHICH THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE
4. THEY ARE PROUD OF THEIR CONSTANT SIN
5. THEY FORSAKE THE RIGHT WAY
6. WHAT DO THE FALSE TEACHERS OFFER? (vs. 16-22)
1. THEY ENTICE THE FLESH
2. THEY PROMISE FALES FREEDOM
3. THEY OFFER FALSE KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS

CHRIST IS COMING AGAIN

CHAPTER 3

1. WHY IS PETER WRITING ANOTHER LETTER? (vs. 1-2)

A.     TO REMIND THEM ABOUT FALSE TEACHERS

B.     TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REMEMBER SCRIPTURE

1. WHAT DO MOCKERS DO? (vs. 3-6)

A.     THEY MOCK

B.     THEY FOLLOW THEIR OWN LUST

C.     THEY DON’T NOTICE THE THINGS OF GOD

1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THESE MOCKERS? (vs. 7-9)

A.     A DAY OF JUDGMENT IS COMING

B.     UNGODLY MEN WILL BE DESTROYED

C.     WE SEE THE LORDS PATIENCE IN WAITING

1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE LORD COMES BACK? (vs. 10)

A.     PEOPLE WILL BE SUPRISED

B.     THE HEAVENS WILL PASS AWAY

C.     THE EARTH WILL BE DESTROYED

1. WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE ARE WE TO BE? (vs. 11-13)

A.     LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY OF THE LORD

B.     MAKE PREPERATIONS FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD

C.     LOOK FORWARD TO RIGHTEOUSNESS

1. HOW DO CHRISTIANS PREPARE FOR THESE HARD TIMES? (14-18

A.     REMAIN DILIGENT IN CHRIST

B.     CLEANSE OURSELVES AND BE FOUND BLAMELESS

C.     BE ON OUR GUARD

D.     STAND FIRM

E.      GROW IN GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE

F.      GIVE GLORY TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS