INTRO -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- Which Story? -- "What Kind of People Ought You to Be?" -- Why 2 Peter? -- Second Peter: An Outline -- Reflection

CHAPTER 2: "How Firm a Foundation" (2 Peter 1:1-4) -- A Greeting from the Author -- A Foundation Laid by God -- But Is 2 Peter Really about the Gospel? -- Reflection

CHAPTER 3: Building on the Foundation (2 Peter 1:5-11) -- Building Christian Character -- A Catalog of Christian Virtues -- Goodness (aret) -- Knowledge (gnMsis) -- Self-Control (enkrateia) -- Perseverance (hypomon) -- Godliness (eusebeia) -- Mutual Affection (philadelphia) -- Love (agap) -- Cultivating the Christian Virtues -- Avoiding Spiritual Myopia and Amnesia -- Confirm Your Calling and Election -- Reflection

CHAPTER 4: But How Firm Is This Foundation, Really? (2 Peter 1:12-21) -- Don't Forget to Remember! -- The Certainty of the Apostolic Word -- The Certainty of the Prophetic Word -- Reflection

CHAPTER 5: Looking out for False Teachers (2 Peter 2:1-22) -- The False Teachers of 2 Peter -- Caveat Emptor! -- Deliverance for the Righteous, but Judgment for the Ungodly -- Recognizing False Teachers by Their Fruit -- Reflection

CHAPTER 6: Resisting Scoffers (2 Peter 3:1-10) -- Repeating Important Themes -- Forewarned Is Forearmed! -- The Scoffers' Poor Grasp of History -- The Scoffers' Poor Thinking about God's Program and Timetable -- The Day of the Lord -- Reflection

CHAPTER 7: Living in Light of the End (2 Peter 3:11-18) -- Ethics and Eschatology: "What Kind of People Ought You to Be?" -- "A New Heaven and a New Earth" -- A Parting Exhortation -- Reflection

CONCLUSION -- Reflection -- Appendix: Critical Issues in Studying 2 Peter -- Recommended Reading.

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