The Message of 2 Peter & Jude

by Dick Lucas, Christopher Green

Overview

The letters of 2 Peter and Jude are sometimes overlooked, yet their message for the church is timely and compelling. Today, as in the first century, Christians must guard against false guides who can lead believers astray and cause divisions within the community of faith. Responding to this ever-present danger, 2 Peter and Jude equip readers to discern truth from illusion and exhort them to loyalty, harmony, and spiritual maturity.

In this volume of the Bible Speaks Today series, Dick Lucas and Christopher Green offer passage-by-passage exposition of the letters of 2 Peter and Jude. They include introductory information on authorship, original audience, major themes, and recent issues of scholarship, while focusing on the relevance of these two letters to contemporary Christian experience.

This revised edition of a classic BST volume includes updated language and Scripture quotations and a new interior design. A study guide for individuals or groups is included to help readers engage more deeply with the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830825141
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	06/08/2021
Series:	The Bible Speaks Today Series , #2
Edition description:	Revised, Revised Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dick Lucas served for many years as rector of St. Helen's Bishopsgate, London. His books include The Message of Colossians and Philemon and Teaching John.

Christopher Green is vicar at St. James in North London and formerly vice principal at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author of The Message of the Church and Cutting to the Heart.

Table of Contents

General preface vii

Authors' preface ix

Chief abbreviations xii

Select bibliography xv

Part 1 The message of 2 Peter

Introduction 3

1 The genuine article (1:1-2) 14

2 The power and the promises (1:3-4) 29

3 The productive Christian (1:5-11) 42

4 Remember, remember (1:12-15) 52

5 The witnesses (1:16-21) 60

6 The fifth column (2:1-3) 72

7 Putting the world on hold (2:4-9) 82

8 Profile of a deadly minister (2:10-16) 91

9 Profile of a deadly ministry (2:17-22) 104

10 Have you forgotten anything? (3:1-2) 113

11 God's powerful word (3:3-7) 117

12 God's promised patience (3:8-10) 125

13 Looking forward to a new home (3:11-16) 134

14 The message of 2 Peter (3:17-18) 144

Part 2 The message of Jude

Introduction 151

15 Jude the obscure? (1-2) 158

16 Churches in danger (3-4) 164

17 Warnings of judgment: three Old Testament examples (5-8) 175

18 Warnings of judgment: a familiar example (9-10) 184

19 Warnings of judgment: three further Old Testament examples (11-13) 191

20 Warnings of judgment: a further familiar example (14-16) 200

21 Signs of the times: a warning from the apostles (17-19) 209

22 Contending for the faith: the Christian (20-21) 215

23 Contending for the faith: the fallen Christian (22-23) 223

24 Contending for the faith: the salvation we share (24-25) 228

Appendix: The authorship of 2 Peter and Jude 234

Study guide 252