2 Peter — Introduction

THE parts of this epistle, written not long before St. Peter’s death, and the destruction of Jerusalem, with the same design as the former, are likewise three:

• I. The inscription, Chap. i.1, 2
• II. A further stirring up of the minds of true believers, in which,
  • 1. He exhorts them, having received the precious gift, to give all diligence to “grow in grace,” 3-11
  • 2. To this he incites them,
    • 1. From the firmness of true teachers, 12-21
    • 2. From the wickedness of false teachers, ii.1-22
  • 3. He guards them against impostors,
    • 1. By confuting their error iii.1-9
    • 2. By describing the great day, adding suitable exhortations, 10-14
• III. The conclusion, in which he,
  • 1. Declares his agreement with St. Paul, 15, 16
  • 2. Repeats the sum of the epistle, 17

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