2 Peter — Group study guide
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3 chapters · 38 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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2 Peter 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Peter 1 (KJV)
1. Through what does Peter wish grace and peace to be multiplied to us?
2 Peter 1:2
- A. Through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord
- B. Through the riches of this world
- C. Through the law of Moses
- D. Through Greek wisdom
Correct answer: A. Through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord
Through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.
2 Peter 1:2
2. What hath his divine power given unto us?
2 Peter 1:3
- A. Riches and fame
- B. Power over the nations
- C. An earthly kingdom
- D. All things that pertain unto life and godliness
Correct answer: D. All things that pertain unto life and godliness
All things that pertain unto life and godliness.
2 Peter 1:3
3. Why hath he given us exceeding great and precious promises?
2 Peter 1:4
- A. That we might be rich
- B. That we might have no trials
- C. That by these we might be partakers of the divine nature
- D. That we might rule the world
Correct answer: C. That by these we might be partakers of the divine nature
That by these we might be partakers of the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:4
4. What must we add so that we are neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of Jesus Christ?
2 Peter 1:5-7
- A. Riches, fame, power and honour
- B. Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity
- C. Fasts, sacrifices, offerings and feasts
- D. Circumcision, washings and tithes
Correct answer: B. Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity
Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity.
2 Peter 1:5-7
5. What has he forgotten that lacketh these things?
2 Peter 1:9
- A. That he was purged from his old sins
- B. The name of his fathers
- C. The law of Moses
- D. The solemn feasts
Correct answer: A. That he was purged from his old sins
He hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2 Peter 1:9
6. Why should we make our calling and election sure?
2 Peter 1:10
- A. To be famous
- B. So we need not work
- C. To be served
- D. That we shall never fall
Correct answer: D. That we shall never fall
That we shall never fall.
2 Peter 1:10
7. What did Peter think meet to do as long as he was in this tabernacle (body)?
2 Peter 1:13
- A. Travel to Rome
- B. Build churches
- C. Stir them up by putting them in remembrance
- D. Write the gospels
Correct answer: C. Stir them up by putting them in remembrance
To stir them up by putting them in remembrance.
2 Peter 1:13
8. How did Peter know he must shortly put off his tabernacle (body)?
2 Peter 1:14
- A. He dreamed it
- B. Our Lord Jesus Christ had shewed him
- C. Paul told him
- D. He read it in the prophets
Correct answer: B. Our Lord Jesus Christ had shewed him
The Lord Jesus shewed him.
2 Peter 1:14
9. What did Jesus receive from the Father when he received honour and glory?
2 Peter 1:17
- A. A voice saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
- B. A crown of gold
- C. An army of angels
- D. A sword of fire
Correct answer: A. A voice saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
A voice saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
2 Peter 1:17
10. To what should we take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place?
2 Peter 1:19
- A. The traditions of men
- B. The stars
- C. Dreams
- D. A more sure word of prophecy
Correct answer: D. A more sure word of prophecy
The word of prophecy.
2 Peter 1:19
11. Is any prophecy of the scripture of any private interpretation?
2 Peter 1:20
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
2 Peter 1:20
12. How did holy men of God speak?
2 Peter 1:21
- A. By the will of man
- B. As they were moved by the Holy Ghost
- C. By their own wisdom
- D. By the counsel of kings
Correct answer: B. As they were moved by the Holy Ghost
As they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:21
Notes
2 Peter 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Peter 2 (KJV)
1. What do false teachers privily bring in?
2 Peter 2:1
- A. New songs of praise
- B. Damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them
- C. Offerings for the poor
- D. Good works
Correct answer: B. Damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them
Damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them.
2 Peter 2:1
2. What happens to the way of truth when many follow the false teachers?
2 Peter 2:2
- A. It is evil spoken of
- B. It is honoured
- C. It is strengthened
- D. It is forgotten by God
Correct answer: A. It is evil spoken of
The way of truth is evil spoken of.
2 Peter 2:2
3. Why are the angels that sinned held in chains of darkness?
2 Peter 2:4
- A. To be forgiven
- B. To serve men
- C. To be released soon
- D. To be reserved unto judgment
Correct answer: D. To be reserved unto judgment
To be reserved unto judgment.
2 Peter 2:4
4. Why was just Lot vexed?
2 Peter 2:7
- A. At the loss of his cattle
- B. At the famine in the land
- C. With the filthy conversation of the wicked
- D. At the death of his wife
Correct answer: C. With the filthy conversation of the wicked
With the filthy conversation (conduct) of the wicked.
2 Peter 2:7
5. Out of what does the Lord know how to deliver the godly?
2 Peter 2:9
- A. Out of all work
- B. Out of temptations
- C. Out of poverty
- D. Out of sickness
Correct answer: B. Out of temptations
Out of temptations.
2 Peter 2:9
6. What do they that walk in the lust of uncleanness despise?
2 Peter 2:10
- A. Government (authority)
- B. Riches
- C. Pleasures
- D. Feasts
Correct answer: A. Government (authority)
They despise government (authority).
2 Peter 2:10
7. What souls are beguiled?
2 Peter 2:14
- A. Those stedfast in the faith
- B. The souls of the elders
- C. The souls of angels
- D. Unstable souls
Correct answer: D. Unstable souls
Unstable souls.
2 Peter 2:14
8. What did Balaam the son of Bosor love?
2 Peter 2:15
- A. Righteousness
- B. The people of Israel
- C. The wages of unrighteousness
- D. The truth
Correct answer: C. The wages of unrighteousness
He loved the wages of unrighteousness.
2 Peter 2:15
9. What did the dumb ass do with Balaam?
2 Peter 2:16
- A. It carried him to Moab
- B. It forbad the madness of the prophet
- C. It threw him into the river
- D. It led him to the temple
Correct answer: B. It forbad the madness of the prophet
It forbad the madness of the prophet.
2 Peter 2:16
10. What becomes of him that is overcome of another?
2 Peter 2:19
- A. He is brought in bondage to him
- B. He becomes the victor's friend
- C. He becomes king of his people
- D. He becomes free
Correct answer: A. He is brought in bondage to him
Of the same is he brought in bondage.
2 Peter 2:19
11. What happens to him who is again entangled in the pollutions of the world?
2 Peter 2:20
- A. He receives more blessing
- B. Nothing happens to him
- C. He is honoured by men
- D. The latter end is worse with him than the beginning
Correct answer: D. The latter end is worse with him than the beginning
The latter end is worse with him than the beginning.
2 Peter 2:20
12. What would have been better for those who turn from the holy commandment?
2 Peter 2:21
- A. To have been born in Egypt
- B. To have been rich
- C. Not to have known the way of righteousness
- D. To have lived in Sodom
Correct answer: C. Not to have known the way of righteousness
It had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness.
2 Peter 2:21
13. What proverb applies to him that turns back?
2 Peter 2:22
- A. They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
- B. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- C. Iron sharpeneth iron
- D. The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire
Correct answer: B. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
2 Peter 2:22
Notes
2 Peter 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: 2 Peter 3 (KJV)
1. What did Peter say would come in the last days?
2 Peter 3:3
- A. A time of complete peace
- B. Scoffers, walking after their own lusts
- C. A great revival in Rome
- D. A new temple in Jerusalem
Correct answer: B. Scoffers, walking after their own lusts
There shall come scoffers, walking after their own lusts.
2 Peter 3:3
2. What teaching will the scoffers question?
2 Peter 3:4
- A. The promise of his coming
- B. The creation of the world
- C. The existence of angels
- D. Baptism
Correct answer: A. The promise of his coming
The teaching of his coming, the second coming.
2 Peter 3:4
3. With the Lord one day is as what?
2 Peter 3:8
- A. As one hour
- B. As a hundred years
- C. As one week
- D. As a thousand years
Correct answer: D. As a thousand years
As a thousand years.
2 Peter 3:8
4. Why is the Lord longsuffering to us-ward?
2 Peter 3:9
- A. Because he does not care
- B. Because he is far away
- C. Because he would have all come to repentance
- D. Because he forgot his promise
Correct answer: C. Because he would have all come to repentance
Because he would have all come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
5. How will the day of the Lord come?
2 Peter 3:10
- A. With advance warning
- B. As a thief in the night
- C. At noon
- D. After a thousand signs
Correct answer: B. As a thief in the night
As a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
6. What will happen to the works in the earth in the day of the Lord?
2 Peter 3:10
- A. They shall be burned up
- B. They shall be kept
- C. They shall be rewarded
- D. They shall be forgotten
Correct answer: A. They shall be burned up
They shall be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10
7. How ought we to live, seeing all these things shall be dissolved?
2 Peter 3:11
- A. Storing up riches
- B. Without a care
- C. In fear and despair
- D. In all holy conversation and godliness
Correct answer: D. In all holy conversation and godliness
We ought to live in all holy conversation (conduct) and godliness.
2 Peter 3:11
8. According to his promise, what do we look for?
2 Peter 3:13
- A. An earthly kingdom in Rome
- B. A return to Egypt
- C. New heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness
- D. More years of life
Correct answer: C. New heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness
New heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
2 Peter 3:13
9. How do we want to be found of him?
2 Peter 3:14
- A. Rich and famous
- B. Without spot, and blameless, in peace
- C. Busy with business
- D. Asleep
Correct answer: B. Without spot, and blameless, in peace
Without spot, and blameless, in peace.
2 Peter 3:14
10. What is the longsuffering of our Lord?
2 Peter 3:15
- A. Salvation
- B. Condemnation
- C. Forgetfulness
- D. Punishment
Correct answer: A. Salvation
Salvation.
2 Peter 3:15
11. In whose epistles did Peter say there are some things hard to be understood?
2 Peter 3:15-16
- A. John's
- B. James's
- C. Moses'
- D. The apostle Paul's
Correct answer: D. The apostle Paul's
The apostle Paul's.
2 Peter 3:15-16
12. What could cause us to be led away with the error of the wicked?
2 Peter 3:17
- A. Growing in grace
- B. Becoming wiser
- C. Falling from our own stedfastness
- D. Having peace
Correct answer: C. Falling from our own stedfastness
Falling from our own stedfastness.
2 Peter 3:17
13. In what should we grow?
2 Peter 3:18
- A. In riches
- B. In grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
- C. In fame
- D. In political power
Correct answer: B. In grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
In grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:18