2 Peter 1:1-11
Key verse 1:3
1.
[1-2] Who wrote
this letter to whom? (1; cf. 1 Pet 1:1-2; 3:1) What did they receive and how?
(1b) How good was it? What was Peter’s wish for them? (2) How could it be
possible? (2)
2.
[3-4] How had
they come to have everything they needed for a godly life? (3) How has he given
us his promises? (4a) For what purposes? (4b)
3.
[5-7] What do “this
reason” refer to? (5) For that reason, what were they to do? (5-6) Why does it
start from faith and end in love? Discuss each quality and divide them into
three groups. Also find the significance of each group in regard to the
spiritual growth. (faith: Gal 5:22; goodness, Phil 4:8; knowledge: 2 Co 6:6;self-control:
Gal 5:23, cf. 5:13; perseverance: Rom 5:3, Rev 2:19; godliness: 1 Tim 4:7; 6:5;
mutual affection: 1 Pet 3:8; 1 The 4:9; love: Col 3:14)
4.
[8-9] What is the
benefit we have from having these qualities in increasing measure? (8) What if
we do not have these qualities? (9)
5.
[10-11] What is
Peter’s concluding exhortation? (10a; cf. 3b) What are the benefit and blessing
in doing this? (10b-11)
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