The Second Letter of Peter
A Quick Summary


1: An equal opportunity to live well by power and by light

	Everyone is equal in faith because, by God's grace, we all
have the knowledge we need to live a good and Godly life.  Since we 
have what we need to live well, it makes sense to try to improve 
until we achieve the full value of these gifts rather than to 
forget about them.
	The understanding we have is not based on mere stories, but 
on the light of eyewitness accounts of what God has done and on 
prophetic messages driven by the power of the Holy Spirit.


2: False teachers
[This chapter is essentially the same of the book of Jude.]

	False teachers have a destructive message; eventually, its 
destructiveness will return back to destroy them.  False teachers 
are really of no more account than animals who have no words.  
Even though these teachers use words, there is no sense in them.  
They use insults to cover their lack of understanding; they 
identify physical desire with pleasure; they speak of freedom as 
they weave a trap for themselves and anyone else they can bring 
with them.


3: The true teaching is different

	Our knowledge of God's actions incites us to live lives 
of purity.  Outsiders may not perceive any of this, and we 
ourselves don't have the knowledge to predict God's timetable, 
but our knowledge of the past gives us confidence that any 
appearance of inaction on God's part will prove to be misleading.
	Because of this different perspective, we live our lives 
hopefully and eagerly, trying to make the best use of whatever 
time God gives us.  We are careful and watchful, so as not to 
be carried away from what we know is true but instead develop 
to our full potential.