PETER 2, BOOK OF

Peter's second letter is a caustic warning regarding false teachers who are promoting "destructive heresies" (2:1). The false teaching concerns the nature of Christ, sensual indulgence, the coming of Christ, and the end of the world. Appealing heavily to O.T. history, he shows by multiple examples that the child of God is not eternally secure. Rather, Christians must "grow in the grace and knowledge" of Christ (3:18). Their goal is the "eternal kingdom" (1:11).