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| The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness... |
October 21, 2018
Look
at this passage in the context of 2Pet 3:1-13, and answer these questions to
assist you to rightly divide the word of truth stated in the passage. Don't
succumb to sound-byte!
Remember
that Apostle Peter was an apostle to the Jews, and he was writing to "them
that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ." 2Pet
1:1 The pronoun "us" refers to the fellow Jewish Apostles.
2Pe
3:9
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.
Ask
the right questions, e.g.,
a.
what's the Lord's promise here? And to whom was it made?
b.
who are the"some men" who scoff at the Lord's promise?
c.
who are the "us-ward" to whom the Lord is longsuffering?
d.
to whom does the pronoun "any" refer? Any of which, or what?
e.
are those to whom the Lord is longsuffering and those He is not willing to
perish related?
f.
The Lord is not willing that any should "perish" - what's the
perishing here, perish in what sense?
g.
"all" of whom should come to repentance?
h.
how will repentance save them from
perishing spoken of?
You
may have some other questions on the text; feel free to ask.
Here
is another one:
i.
those men who charged the Lord for slackness concerning the fulfillment of His
promise, what can be concluded about them?
If
you can stick to the text and questions, please give your thoughts. Thanks.
(Wolliness
is not tolerated.)
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Dellis
Layne
a.
Christ coming again
b. Men
who say He has already came, or is not coming at all
c. To
us-wards, the chosen, even the ones who aren't born yet.
d. The
church, the bride.
e. yes
f. perish
from the comfort of knowing that the Lord fulfills His promises, both in this
life and that life which is to come.
g. All the chosen of God. .
Sing
Thank
you for responding.
Concerning
a. Christ coming again.
2Pet
3
3
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking
after their own lusts,
4
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell
asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Last
days of what - of the end of the theocratic kingdom of Israel, or the last days
of the gospel age?
Christ
coming again in judgment upon the Jewish nation in AD70 or at the end of the
gospel age?
Brother
Dellis, take a look here:
The Lord is not willing that any should perish
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2009/10/lord-is-not-willing-that-any-should.html
THINGS-NEW-AND-OLD.BLOGSPOT.COM
Dellis
Layne
I
read and enjoyed the whole article. It makes perfect sense, even if they were
man's "cheapskate thoughts" 😉. Now, I have some serious
studying to do.
May God Bless! Thanks Brother Sing
Steve
Woods
Some
more questions, is come to repentance same as repenting and if not why not and
who or what will bring them to “repentance “?(and remember repentance is a
noun, not a verb).
Sing
"SHOULD
come to repentance..."
Sing
I'll
answer the questions since there is no further interest.
You
are free the challenge any of them.
a.
what's the Lord's promise here? And to whom?
-
The promise of His judgment to destroy Israel. Read Mt 24; to the Jews.
b.
who are the men who scoff at the Lord's promise?
-
The unbelieving Jews, "where is the promised judgment, where?"
c.
who are the "us-ward" to whom the Lord is longsuffering?
-
The recipient of Peter's epistle, "them that have obtained like precious
faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ." 2Pet 1:1
d.
to whom does the pronoun "any" refer? Any of which, or what?
-
Any of "them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the
righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." 2Pet 1:1
e.
are those to whom the Lord is longsuffering and those He is not willing to
perish related?
-
Yes, co-extensive, as many as.
f.
The Lord is not willing that any should "perish" in what sense?
-
Perish being slaughtered and roasted by the Roman armies in that promised
coming of the Lord in judgment in AD70.
g.
"all" of who should come to repentance?
-
God's children among the Jews, EVEN "them that have obtained like precious
faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ." 2Pet 1:1
h.
how will repentance save them from perishing?
-
Repentance from unbelief, and believing the promised judgment, they will flee
Jerusalem and deliver themselves from the vengeance executed through the Roman
armies. "Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains." Mt
24:17
Dellis
Layne
My
apologies for not getting back with. I thought I should do some more research
before responding further.
I have reading the posts from a preterist group. This goes along with them in a lot of ways.
Sing
Brother
Dellis, no apology is needed. I'm glad you are reading more.
The
similarities are only incidental.
Preterism
as a system is a grievous heresy.
http://www.letgodbetrue.com/pdf/preterism.pdf
Dellis
Layne
Thanks, That will keep me busy for a while...
