2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. Truth to Learn After God’s fiery judgment there will be a new heaven and a new earth where only the righteous will live. Behind the...
2 Peter 3:12 – Anticipated Return
2 Peter 3:12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. Truth to Learn We should be looking forward to the return of our Lord....
2 Peter 3:11 – Earthly or Heavenly?
2 Peter 3:11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives Truth to Learn We are either of the earthly family or the heavenly family. No one can be a member of both. Behind...
2 Peter 3:10 – Fission Judgment
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Truth to Learn God’s judgment day will be cataclysmic and final....
2 Peter 3:9 – Merciful Patience
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Truth to Learn God is very patient with sinners, but His patience will end one day, and many...
2 Peter 3:8 – He Always Is
2 Peter 3:8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. Truth to Learn God is always present … everywhere and at all times. Behind the Words The word “forget” is...
2 Peter 3:7 – Fiery Reservation
2 Peter 3:7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Truth to Learn Though God will not bring another worldwide flood, He will judge the world and unbelieving people by a fiery...
2 Peter 3:6 – Watery Destruction
2 Peter 3:6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. Truth to Learn God said there was a worldwide flood; therefore, there was a worldwide flood, no matter what today’s scientists claim. Behind the Words The word translated “deluged” is katakludzō, from which we...
2 Peter 3:5 – Intentional Ignorance
2 Peter 3:5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. Truth to Learn The world system today chooses to ignore God’s truth. Behind the Words “Deliberately” is translated from a form of thelō,...
2 Peter 3:4 – Evolution of the Mocker
2 Peter 3:4 They will say, "Where is this “coming” he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." Truth to Learn We will be ridiculed if we proclaim the soon return of Jesus. Behind the Words The word “coming” is...
2 Peter 3:3 – Mockery of Honor
2 Peter 3:3 First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. Truth to Learn There are many today who mock Christians and who scoff at the truth of the Bible, but some day they will be silenced....
2 Peter 3:2 – The Old and The New
2 Peter 3:2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. Truth to Learn Christians need to allow God to speak to them from both the Old Testament and the New...
2 Peter 3:1 – Forward, or Reverse?
2 Peter 3:1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. Truth to Learn We all need to be reminded of Biblical truths. Behind the Words The word translated “wholesome” is the Greek word...
2 Peter 2:22 – Filthy Magnet
2 Peter 2:22 Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud." Truth to Learn Without the God-given new birth, we will all return to our former ways. Meaning Explained For the past...
2 Peter 2:21 – Knowledge or Faith?
2 Peter 2:21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Truth to Learn Great works done in the name of God...
2 Peter 2:20 – Knowing Entanglement
2 Peter 2:20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. Truth to Learn True salvation can’t be lost, but...
2 Peter 2:19 – Corrupt Slaves
2 Peter 2:19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Truth to Learn That which you are committed to and controlled by is your master and you are its slave. Behind the Words This word “freedom”...