2 Peter
November 22 – 2 Peter 3:14–18
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Not simply avoiding deception but continually growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus. In light of the Lord’s return, Christians are to be diligent to be found without spot or blemish (doctrinally and morally pure),...
November 15 – 2 Peter 3:1–13
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: God's apparent delay isn't neglect; it's mercy. In this section, Peter turns his attention to explaining the Lord’s promised return, and specifically to an apparent debate concerning the timing of the return. Verses 1-7...
November 8 – 2 Peter 2:10–22
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Sin always promises freedom while producing slavery. In this section Peter gives a lengthy description of the debased character of the false teachers. The false teachers are bold (in a reckless, foolhardy way) and willful...
November 1 – 2 Peter 2:1–10
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Not everyone who speaks for God actually speaks from God. In this section of the letter, Peter engages in a polemic against the false teachers, using biblical analogies to do so. Just as there arose false prophets alongside...
October 25 – 2 Peter 1:12-21
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Faith is sustained not by novelty but by remembering the trustworthy story of Jesus. Verses 12-21 is about Peter contrasting the truth about Christ as revealed by God with the falsehood of man-made myths. In light of this...
October 18 – 2 Peter 1:1-11
Back to all discussion guides → Main Focus: Participating in God's transforming work every day Peter, as an apostle of Jesus Christ, is writing to those who have a faith of equal standing, showing that all believers share equal privileges before God. This standing was...