Key Themes

1. God, through his grace in Jesus Christ, has granted to Christians the privilege of partaking of the divine nature.	1:2–4
2. God's grace results in godliness.	1:5–15
3. The revelation of truth in Christ (and in Scripture, 1:19) is sure because it is from God and not from man-made myths.	1:16–21
4. False teachers are bound over for destruction at the hand of God.	2:1–10
5. False teachers are ethically bankrupt.	2:11–22
6. Believers must endure in the face of opposition, knowing that they live in the last days.	3:1–13
7. The Lord is patient with his creation, but will surely return in judgment like a thief in the night.	3:8–10
8. God rescues the righteous.	2:7–9; 3:13–18