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2 Peter was widely circulated throughout the early church to warn people to watch out for the false teachers that were appearing in the church, who were leading the church to immorality and the loss of its witness. Peter was very concerned that those who say that Christ will not return should not make the church feel that Christ has abandoned them. Jude’s theme is similar and also points the...

much is fact. It is not dependent upon our behaviour but upon God’s grace and the salvation of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, our response is to seek to be the people we now are, hence Peter also says in 1 Peter 1:15: ‘Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.’ add to your faith goodness … There is not an immediately obvious progression here in the qualities that Peter lists and perhaps we should not look for one. However, it is probably significant that he starts with faith
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