The Second Letter of Peter, and Jude

Peter was the most prominent of the twelve disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although he became the main spokesman for the early church in Jerusalem it appears that he did not stay there but traveled among the newly planted churches, including some that the apostle Paul had established.

Peter wrote two letters to the Christians in the five provinces of Asia Minor. In his second letter to them, he warns of false teachers from within the church. He also reminds them of the basic truths of their faith and stimulates them to grow spiritually.

Jude was the half-brother of the Lord Jesus and believed on Him sometime after His death. The book of Jude is devoted entirely to the subject of apostasy, or "falling away" from the truth, and was written sometime after Peter wrote his two letters. Peter warns the believers that false teachers are coming; Jude says that they have already come. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 Peter
Lesson 1 – Teaching: How to Grow in Faith
Lesson 2 – Motivation: Reasons to be Diligent
Lesson 3 – Reassurance: God Always Judges the Ungodly
Lesson 4 – Warning: Watch Out for False Teachers
Lesson 5 – Reminder: This World Is Doomed
Lesson 6 – Exhortation: Prepare for Christ’s Return

Jude
Lesson 7 – Apostasy and the Christian Faith
Lesson 8 – Apostasy and Its Teachers
Lesson 9 – Apostasy and the Coming Judgment
Lesson 10 – Apostasy and the Christian