| | | |---|---| |1. Christians need to defend the doctrines of the faith.|3| |2. False teachers may be identified by their immoral character.|4, 8, 10, 12–13, 16, 18–19| |3. God will judge false teachers.|4, 5–7, 11, 14–15| |4. Saints must persevere to be saved.|17–23| |5. As God grants mercy to those who are called, they must show mercy to others.|2, 21–23| |6. God grants grace that ensures that his own will persevere.|1–2, 24–25|