… dear friends
Summary: Who are Peter’s friends? Does he have you in mind? Today we explore who Peter is talking to and who he is talking about.
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2 Peter 3:8 — Big Red Button
But do not forget this one thing …
Summary: Without our memories, life is a confusing series of events that seem disconnected from each other. Memories of what we have learned add perspective to life and help us avoid repeating mistakes.
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… being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Summary: Understanding the day of judgment is helpful to understanding our relationship with God. He is the creator, we are the created. If we do not function as we were created to, then we cannot be used. Like scrap wood at a construction site, such people end up in the fire.
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… the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire …
Summary: The Bible is full of all types of information. How we respond to that information says something about us. If we have put our faith in Jesus, we can see the information more clearly.
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By the same word …
Summary: The power of words is something we tend to take for granted. Yet looking at the effect of human words, we can see there is a correlation between God’s Word and our own experience.
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By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
Summary: Peter continues his message about those who do not believe and work to undermine God’s church. One way they do this is to scoff at the idea that God could flood the whole earth.
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…and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
Summary: The Bible is amazingly accurate from a technical standpoint. God’s Word provides a comprehensive understanding of our place in all that exists.
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…that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being…
Summary: The Bible packs a lot of information into small sentences. Understanding what the heavens are means understanding the temporary nature of the universe.
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But they [scoffers] deliberately forget …
Summary: Today, Peter shares a powerful insight into the psyche of the scoffer. Knowing that they deliberately choose the path they are on helps us to avoid the trap of falling in with their ways.
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They [the scoffers] will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
Summary: Logic is something we all use in some form. Even the scoffer uses a kind of logic. The question then becomes a question of fact; what do we know?
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