Introduction to the Second Epistle of Peter Second Peter is a letter of warning.
The Apostle Peter's first letter warned about persecution that comes from those
outside of the Church.
Now, just before his martyrdom in Rome, in about A.D.
67, Peter warns against false teachers inside the Churches.
He knows that teachers can be subtly deceitful with impure, selfish motives.
For protection, notice how Peter points the Churches to the Spirit-inspired
Scriptures as the basis of their authority.
He teaches the Church how to deal with false teachers, but also seeks to commend
his readers a wholesome combination of Christian faith and practice.
Listen to Peter's encouragement to grow in your knowledge of Christ and to recognize
the danger and doom of all those who teach destructive heresies that undermine the
truth of God's Word.