2 Peter 3
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- "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (ESV)
To whom is Peter refering when he says, "but [he] is patient toward you..."? The general Calvinistic interpretation is as follows: Peter is speaking "to those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours..." (1:1) "This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved." (2 Peter 3:1) The first letter was addressed as follows: "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect…" (1 Peter 1:1) "Christ's second coming has been delayed so that all the elect can be gathered in." [1]
- Understanding 2 Peter 3:9, by Pastor John Samson
