New Testament Outlines

Robert G. Gromacki

2 Peter

SALUTATION (1:1-2)
I. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST THE APOSTASY (1:3-21)
     A. The maturity of believers (1: 3-11)
     B. The testimony of an apostle (1:12-18)
     C. The authority of Scripture (1:19-21)
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE APOSTATES (2:1-22)
     A. Their methods (2:1-3a)
     B. Their judgment (2:3b-13)
     C. Their character (2:14-22)
III. REFUTATION OF THE APOSTASY (3:1-18)
     A. The attack (3:1-4)
     B. The defense (3:5-18)
          1. The past destruction of the world (3:5-7)
          2. The present delay of God (3:8-9)
          3. The future destruction by fire (3:10-14)
          4. The ignorance of the apostates (3:15-16)
          5. The stability of the readers (3:17-18)

 


 Taken from: Robert G. Gromacki, New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, 1974)