2 Peter - Introduction

In the introduction, it was discussed why some people do not believe that Peter wrote this letter, but it was accepted into the Canon of Scripture as from Peter, and we are taking the traditional view that Peter wrote this letter to the same group as his first letter (2 Peter 3:1), which we find in 1 Peter 1:1 were believers who had scattered to modern-day Turkey. Peter wrote the letter to encourage believers to stay faithful against false teachers, and the way to do that is through knowledge of Jesus. He also encouraged them to live a godly life while they are wait for Christ's return, no matter how long they must wait. It is believed that Peter is close to death, around AD 66-68, and it is traditionally believed that Peter is in Rome, because in 1 Peter, he said the believers in Babylon greet you (1 Peter 5:13), and it is thought he used that word as code, since the Romans are now doing the persecution. In verses 1-4, Peter tells the second generation of believers that their faith is just like the precious faith of the first generation's whose faith came through the righteousness of "our God and Savior Jesus Christ. Here Peter declared Jesus to be both God and Savior. In his greeting, he stressed that it is through knowledge of God (the Father) and Jesus our Lord, that we get grace and peace. Then in verses 3 & 4, he said that through Jesus' divine power we have everything we need for life and godliness, but it only comes through knowledge of Him, and that comes through knowing God's greatest and precious promises.