…so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
Summary: Peter warns us against letting our guard down.
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2 Peter 3:15c — Wisdom From God
… with the wisdom that God gave him.
Summary: Understanding wisdom is as important as understanding the many meanings of “love.”
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… just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you …
Summary: Peter’s reference to Paul provides an important endorsement of Paul’s teachings in the New Testament.
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… 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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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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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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I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
Summary: Peter understands how our minds work. He wants to make certain that we keep God’s will first and foremost in our minds all the time.
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Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Summary: Peter winds up his description of false teachers with this passage on animal behavior. The difference between humans and animals is an appropriate metaphor for his topic.
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… than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.
Summary: Marriage is a metaphor that is used many times in the Bible. As we work to understand Peter’s words, it helps to turn to that metaphor once again.
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… they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
Summary: Peter continues his discourse on the consequences of being a false teacher. There is a ‘red line’ that is crossed when they drag others down with them.
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