TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morcom,Donald L
AU  - Bartholomew,Craig G.
AU  - Beldman,David J.H.
TI  - Living in God's True Story: 2 Peter
T2  - Transformative Word
SN  - 9781683594840
AV  - BS2795.B427.L585 2021 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Ashland
PB  - Lexham Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Peter, 2nd
N1  - 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; 2
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