The Growth Ladder
This is where Peter says you start on the growth ladder - the foundation of everything.
What is faith?
Peter says Christians did NOT follow these - cleverly devised stories.
What are myths?
Peter warns that people will come and secretly bring destructive heresies.
What are false teachers?
Peter says the Day of the Lord will come like this.
What is a thief?
These people will come in the last days asking 'Where is the promise of his coming?'
Who are scoffers?
According to 2 Peter 1:3, God has given us everything we need for this and godliness.
What is life?
The mountain event where Peter witnessed Jesus' transformation and heard God's voice.
What is the transfiguration?
False teachers are characterized by having eyes full of this sin.
What is adultery?
This is how long one day is with the Lord, according to 2 Peter 3:8.
What is a thousand years?
Scoffers say this has been continuing unchanged since the beginning of creation.
What are all things (everything)?
This quality comes right after self-control on the growth ladder and means not quitting when it's hard.
What is perseverance?
These two Old Testament figures appeared with Jesus at the Transfiguration.
Who are Moses and Elijah?
Peter gives this Old Testament example of God rescuing this righteous man from the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Who is Lot?
The reason Jesus hasn't returned yet - God is showing this quality.
What is patience or mercy?
Peter says scoffers do this on purpose - they overlook God's past judgment.
What is deliberately forget (or deliberately overlook)?
Peter says if you're lacking the growth qualities, you've forgotten this happened to you.
What is cleansed from your sins / met Jesus?
Peter says this is even more reliable than eyewitness testimony.
What is prophecy?
The disgusting analogy Peter uses: 'The dog returns to its own...'
What is vomit?
When the Day of the Lord comes, the heavens will pass away with this sound.
What is a roar?
The historical event scoffers forget where God destroyed the world with water.
What is the flood?
The final quality on Peter's growth ladder - do this even to your enemies.
What is love?
According to verse 21, the Holy Spirit did this to the men who wrote Scripture.
What is carried them along?
According to verse 14, false teachers have hearts that have been trained in this.
What is greed?
The elements and earth will be destroyed by this.
What is fire?
According to Peter, the present world is being kept and stored up for judgment by this.
What is fire?