Lesson
2 Peter 1 — Confirm Your Calling
Overview, key themes, and study questions to guide personal or group study.
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Outline
- 1:1–2 — Greeting
- 1:3–11 — Growth in godly virtues
- 1:12–21 — Eyewitness testimony & the prophetic word
Key Themes
- Grace-driven growth—faith supplemented by virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection, and love.
- The reliability of apostolic witness and the prophetic Scriptures.
Questions for Reflection
- Which virtue in 1:5–7 do you need to cultivate this week?
- How does remembering the gospel guard against being “ineffective or unfruitful” (1:8)?
- What does 1:19–21 teach about Scripture’s origin and authority?
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