“But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day”
this one thing
Peter asks his readers to focus on one tenet. We need to focus on the principle of God’s essence. His essence does not operate on human timetables. He […]
Archive for August, 1998
“But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day“
that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day
The “one thing” that God wants us to know is something about the […]
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”
The second reason the Lord delays His coming is to allow more people to come to Himself.
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise
The word […]
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”
as some count slackness
We cannot measure God by our standards. God’s delay is a matter of His longsuffering. God has a designated time for dealing with […]
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance“
not willing that any should perish
God is not willing that “any” should perish. God not only desires that none perish eternally but He also […]
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up”
This verse describes how God winds up the affairs […]
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up”
will come as a thief in the night
The day […]
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up“
in which the heavens will pass away with a […]
“Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness…“
Perspective on God’s plan for creation motivates us to live godly lives. Verses eleven to sixteen are an exhortation to live a life pleasing to God in the light of eternity.
Therefore
Peter now draws a […]
“…looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?“
Peter now comes back to the idea of the expectancy of the believer towards these cataclysmic events.
Christians are to have two attitudes about the “coming day […]