I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude (Holman New Testament Commentary | HNTC)

Dr. Walls helps us understand the pastoral care these apostles had for the early Christians. Peter reminds his readers in his first letter that they have a new life in Christ, and offers encouragement in their suffering for the faith. In his second letter, when he is close to death, he alerts his readers to false teachers and encourages them to grow in Christ. John wrote his epistles to strengthen Christians in their walk with the Lord, to focus on God’s love and our need to obey His commands, and to refute the Gnostic teachings regarding the humanity and divinity of Jesus. In Jude’s short letter he addresses a lot of issues. He refutes false teachers, warns against fleshly desires, rejecting authority, and being divisive.