LOUIS BARBIERI
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. Introduction (1:1-2)
A. The Author (1:1a)
B. The Addressees (1:1b)
C. The Greeting (1:2)
II. Characteristics of the Christian Life (1:3-21)
A. The Initiation (1:3-4)
B. The Continuation (1:5-11)
C. The Proclamation (1:12-21)
III. Caution in the Christian Life (2:1-22)
A. The Features of the False Teachers (2:1-3)
B. Old Testament Figures Applied to the False Teachers (2:4-9)
C. The Future of the False Teachers (2:10-22)
IV. Confidence in the Christian Life (3:1-16)
A. Peter’s Aim (3:1-2)
B. Peter’s Admonition (3:3-7)
C. Peter’s Assurance (3:8-16)
V. Conclusion (3:17-18)