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Introduction to the Second Epistle of
Peter Second Peter is a letter of warning.

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The Apostle Peter's first letter warned
about persecution that comes from those

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outside of the Church.

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Now, just before his martyrdom in Rome,
in about A.D.

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67, Peter warns against false teachers
inside the Churches.

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He knows that teachers can be subtly
deceitful with impure, selfish motives.

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For protection, notice how Peter points
the Churches to the Spirit-inspired

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Scriptures as the basis of their
authority.

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He teaches the Church how to deal with
false teachers, but also seeks to commend

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his readers a wholesome combination of
Christian faith and practice.

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Listen to Peter's encouragement to grow in
your knowledge of Christ and to recognize

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the danger and doom of all those who teach
destructive heresies that undermine the

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truth of God's Word.