I. The spiritual resources of a Christian 1:1-4
II. Essential Christian virtues 1:5-15
A. Efforts for Christian faithfulness 1:5-9
B. Conformation of election 1:10,11
C. Need for reminders 1:12-15
III. Christ's divine authority 1:16-21
A. Witnessed by the apostles 1:16-18
B. Proven by divine prophecy 1:19-21
IV. False prophets and teachers 2:1-22
A. Some warnings against false teachers 2:1-3
B. Judgment against false teachers in the past 2:4-9
C. The immorality of false teachers 2:10-16
D. The uselessness of false teachings 2:17-22
V. Christ's return 3:1-18
A. The certainty of the day of the Lord 3:1-10
B. The ethical implications of the day of the Lord 3:11-16
C. The need to guard against error 3:17-18
