2 Peter is an encouragement for God’s church to continue persevering in the Christian life on the basis of God’s promises. He wants us to know that God’s promises are sure, so that we will give ourselves to good works rather than indulging our sinful desires. We must not be taken in by those who say there is no judgment and therefore we may live as we please.
This sermon from 2 Peter should focus on the deception of false teachers. Why is it that so many people fall prey to them? Why do they find it so easy to turn us away from God’s truth? Along with answering these questions, you will affirm once again that those who depart from Christ will face judgment on the day of his return. If we get taken along by the false teachers, that will include us. However, if we belong to Christ, he will guard us from them, he will use warnings from Scripture to draw us back to himself, and by his Spirit he will help us to keep pursuing godliness as we look forward to his return.
17 These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.