2 Peter
SALUTATION (1:1-2)
I. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST THE
APOSTASY (1:3-21)
A. The maturity of
believers (1: 3-11)
B. The testimony of an
apostle (1:12-18)
C. The authority of
Scripture (1:19-21)
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE
APOSTATES (2:1-22)
A. Their methods (2:1-3a)
B. Their judgment
(2:3b-13)
C. Their character
(2:14-22)
III. REFUTATION OF THE APOSTASY
(3:1-18)
A. The attack (3:1-4)
B. The defense (3:5-18)
1. The past
destruction of the world (3:5-7)
2. The present delay
of God (3:8-9)
3. The future
destruction by fire (3:10-14)
4. The ignorance of
the apostates (3:15-16)
5. The stability of
the readers (3:17-18)
Taken
from: Robert G. Gromacki,
New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House,
1974) |