Remain Faithful Until He Comes вђ 2 Peter 3 14 Download audio, 29 mb remain faithful until he comes, 2 peter 3:14 18. peter’s second letter concerns the prophetic word and remaining true to it. in this letter he reminds the readers that jesus is coming again soon and that he will reward those who persevere in faith and good works. in 2 pet 3:10 13, peter looked at the very end, the time. Growth is activity accompanied by a willingness to understand who we are, what god expects and the truth in his word. jesus put it simply: “blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing” (matthew 24:46, emphasis added throughout). we must be doing something. back to 2 peter 3:18.
Remain Faithful Until He Comes вђ 2 Peter 3 14 The apostolic persuasion to maintain faith, and keep on in christian growing (2 peter 3:18).—see outline on “the double christian growth.”. the “grace of our lord” must mean the grace of which he is the giver; while the “knowledge of our lord” must mean the knowledge of which he is the object. suggestive notes and sermon sketches. 2 peter 3:14 18. new international version. 14 so then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. 15 bear in mind that our lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother paul also wrote you with the wisdom that god gave him. 16 he writes the same. 2 peter 3:18. Αὐξάνετε, increase) the more; the more they decrease [ἐν χάριτι καὶ γνώσει, in grace and knowledge) ch. 2 peter 1:3; 2 peter 1:8.—v. g.]— ἡμέραν αἰῶνος, the day of eternity) this title agrees with that sense, in which the apostle employed it, through the whole of this chapter. Peter said that paul's writings contained "some things hard to understand" ( 2 pet. 3:16 ). sometimes we see only one side of a truth, or we come across what seems like a contradiction. then there are the bigger problems—divine election and human freedom, the origin of evil, the reason for pain and suffering.
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