Famous Last Words: A Review of I Peter: Peter – The Sequel (II Peter) 1 Peter focused on helping this young church to deal with persecution that was coming from the O . 2 Peter focuses on helping the church to deal with false teachers that had infiltrated their group – and were causing persecution from the I . 1 Peter was very concerned with passing on an I message. 2 Peter has much more of an U . History Lesson - What happened between the writing of I Peter and II Peter that increased the persecution? 64AD - Peter’s Journey with Jesus The Problem: 2 Peter was written to address the very real danger of false doctrine and false teachers in the Church. Why was the church vulnerable to these false teachers? (1) (2) (3) Questions to Consider: In what ways are we like this young faith community? In what ways are we different? What is the difference between how we deal with persecution from the “outside”, rather than how we deal with it coming from “within”? This young church was vulnerable to false doctrine and false teachers for four reasons. In which of those four ways do you feel that you are most vulnerable to false teachings?