Category: 2 Peter 3
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A Cry for Justice
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” So many people are crying out for justice today. After the George Floyd incident, we saw thousands of people marching not only in the cities across…
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What sort of people ought we to be?
2 Peter 3:11 “. . . what sort of people ought you to be . . .?” 1 Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.” Psalm 145:8 “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” The Bible makes it very clear to us that this world will soon…
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Living in Light of the Future
2 Peter 3:10-13 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort…
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Our Longsuffering God
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” Patience: it’s something I wish I had a lot more of, and in particular patience for people, such as my own wife. Too often I have…
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A Word Concerning “Universalism”
2 Peter 3:9 (KJV) “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” Have you heard the term “universalism”? If not, perhaps you’re familiar with the idea and you may unknowingly even subscribe…
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Knowing the Future
2 Peter 3:3-7 “Knowing this, first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, ‘Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.’ For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the…
To Encourage You 