Growth in grace. “Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.” 1:5-7.
Inspiration. “No prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” 1:21.
False liberty. “They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved.” 2:19.
The advent faith. “And saying, ‘Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.’” 3:4.
Length of one day. “With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” 3:8.
The divine grace. “The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” 3:9.
The day of the Lord. “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.” 3:10.
New heavens. “But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” 3:13.
Grow in grace. “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 3:18.