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New Testament Survey
IV. The principles of God: II Peter 1:5-9
A. To be developed with diligence: II Peter 1:5
B. The principles listed: II Peter 1:5-7
1. Faith: II Peter 1:5
2. Virtue: II Peter 1:5
3. Knowledge: II Peter 1:5
4. Temperance: II Peter 1:6
5. Patience: II Peter 1:6
6. Godliness: II Peter 1:6
7. Brotherly kindness: II Peter 1:7
8. Charity: II Peter 1:7
C. The value of these principles. They will make you: II Peter 1:8
1. Abound spiritually.
2. Fruitful in the knowledge of Jesus.
D. Problems without such principles: II Peter 1:9
1. No spiritual vision.
2. No spiritual memory.
V. The calling of God: II Peter 1:10-12
A. Give diligence to make it sure: II Peter 1:10
B. If you do these things, you will never fall: II Peter 1:10
C. You will be assured entrance into the everlasting Kingdom: II Peter 1:11
D. You will be established in truth: II Peter 1:12
VI. The revelation to the Apostle of God: He was to shortly put off this "earthly tabernacle": II Peter 1:13-15
VII. The Word of God: II Peter 1:16-21
A. Not based on fables, but on eyewitness accounts: II Peter 1:16
B. Based on the deity of Christ: II Peter 1:17
C. Based on a sure Word of prophecy: II Peter 1:19.
D. Not based on individual interpretation: II Peter 1:20
E. Based on the inspiration of the Holy Ghost: II Peter 1:21
VIII. Warning against false teachers: Deviation from these principles (points II through VII above) by the enemies of God: II Peter 2:1-3:4
A. The identity of the enemies: II Peter 2:1-9
1. Present days: False teachers: II Peter 2:1-3
2. Former days: II Peter 2:1-9
a. False prophets: II Peter 2:1
b. The wicked angels: II Peter 2:4
c. Those living in Noah's day: II Peter 2:5
d. Those living in Lot's day: II Peter 2:6-9