2 Peter 3
Treated in 28 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 8
- 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory both now and for ever. Amen. 8
- 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; 4
- 3:4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 1
- 3:7 but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 1
- 3:8 But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 1
- 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 1
- 3:11 Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in [all] holy living and godliness, 1
- 3:13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 1
- 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight. 1
- 3:16 as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 1
American Standard Version
Where it is preached
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites 2 Pet. iii. 18
…Indwelling sin always abides; no perfection in this life, Phil. iii. 12; 1 Cor. xiii. 12; 2 Pet. iii. 18; Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in believers, Rom. vii. 23; James iv. 5; …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Free Grace cites 2 Pet. 3:9
…are, “He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance;” (2 Pet. 3:9; ) “He willeth that all men should be saved.” And they, Secondly, declare what is the cau…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Blamelessness cites 2 Pet. iii. 14
… with holy—holy and without blemish (Eph. i. 4, 5, 27; Col. i. 22; Phil. ii. 15; Jude 24; 2 Pet. iii. 14). The other is without blame, faultless (as in Luke i. 6; Phil ii. 15, iii. 6), and is al…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Entertain False Hopes cites 2 Peter iii. 9
…ect His Son. Still another way to deal with these men is by showing them from John v. 40; 2 Peter iii. 9‒11 or Ezek. xxxiii. 11, that it is not so much God who damns men as men who damn themselv…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Complaining cites 2 Peter iii. 9
…3‒4, shows that God, so far from creating man to damn him, desires that all men be saved. 2 Peter iii. 9, teaches that God is not willing that any should perish and is delaying His purposes in o…
- Godliness ·
Love and Rebuke cites 2 Peter 3:15
…another. In fact, years later Peter referred to Paul as: “...our beloved brother Paul...” 2 Peter 3:15 They truly cared for one another. Paul understood the demands of true love, for he wrote …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
[I.e., the Last Judgment — GL] cites 2 Pet. 3:8
…ontinue? “With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (2 Pet. 3:8). And from this very expression, some of the ancient fathers drew that inference, that, w…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
V. It is no sign that religious affections are truly holy and spiritual, or that they are not, that they come with texts of Scripture, remarkably brought to the mind cites 2 Pet. 3:16
…heretical teachers, can and do pervert the Scripture, to their own and others' damnation, 2 Pet. 3:16. We see they have the free use of Scripture, in every part of it: there is no text so pre…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 2 Pet. 3:10
…vens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat.” [2 Pet. 3:10] 3. They know not the reasons even of many of his present dispensations with the sons of …
- Men Who Moved Heaven ·
John Praying Hyde — The Apostle of Prayer in India cites 2 Peter 3:9
…e is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9, NIV). When Hyde prayed for a soul to be saved, he was not asking God to do something He …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The New Creation cites 2 Pet. 3:7
…k,” says the Apostle, “for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” (2 Pet. 3:7.) 8. One considerable difference there will undoubtedly be in the starry heaven, when it …
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes cites 2 Pet. 3:15
…et it lead you to repentance! “Account that the longsuffering of the Lord is salvation.” (2 Pet. 3:15.) Harden not your hearts, but turn to Him that smites you; or, rather, threatens to smite…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Atonement: God's Doctrine of the Atonement vs. Unitarian and Christian Science Doctrines of the Atonement cites 2 Peter 3:13
…" (Rom. 8:21). "We look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13). The atonement of Jesus Christ has an immense sweep—far beyond the reach of our human ph…
- All Things for Good ·
An exhortation to love God cites 2 Pet. iii. 18
…oy sin! (15). Love to God is an excellent means for growth of grace. “But grow in grace” (2 Pet. iii. 18). Growth in grace is very pleasing to God. Christ accepts the truth of grace, but commend…
- Men Who Moved Heaven ·
Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites 2 Peter 3:9
…ed in you.” Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.” 2 Peter 3:9 — “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he i…
- Holy in Christ ·
Holiness and Heaven cites 2 Pet. iii. 11
… shall be dissolved, what manner of men ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness?’—2 Pet. iii. 11. ‘Follow after the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord.’—Heb. xii. 14.…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
Is There a Literal Hell? cites 2 Peter 3:9
…g to usward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). But God has made us in His own image, with a moral nature, with a capacity for self-det…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Predestination cites 2 Peter 3:15
…d and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction.” (2 Peter 3:15, 16) 2. It is not improbable, that among those things spoken by St. Paul, which are hard …
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
Inspiration, or to What Extent Is the Bible Inspired of God? cites 2 Pet. 3:15
… classes the teaching of Paul with the O. T. teaching as being "Scripture." Peter says in 2 Pet. 3:15, 16, "Even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, wrot…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Growth cites 2 Pet 3:18
…o want to show the scriptural place and way for the soul to grow. The most quoted text is 2 Pet 3:18. It says, " But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To h…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.3 The Third Commandment cites 2 Pet 3: 4
…athers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.’ 2 Pet 3: 4. As if they had said, the preachers make much ado about the day of judgement, when all mu…
- The Ten Commandments ·
3.3 The Wrath of God cites 2 Pet 3: 9
…his murdering-piece. ‘The Lord is long suffering to usward, not willing that any perish.’ 2 Pet 3: 9. God adjourns the assizes, to see if sinners will turn; he keeps off the storm of his wra…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites 2 Peter iii. 9
…, is useful as showing that even at the last hour Jesus will hearken to the sinner’s cry. 2 Peter iii. 9, will show that His will is that none should perish, but that He is delaying the judgment…
- Morning by Morning ·
January cites 2 Peter 3:18
….” January 4 “Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) “Grow in grace”--not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith…
- Morning by Morning ·
February cites 2 Peter 3:18
…d of grace is on the table of mercy. February 15 “To him be glory both now and forever.” (2 Peter 3:18) Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years …
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
April cites 2 Pet. iii. 18
…danger is that we shall do nothing.—Monod. April 28 To Him be glory both now and forever. 2 Pet. iii. 18. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribin…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
July cites 2 Pet. iii. 18
… Arnot. July 26 Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. iii. 18. Grace has its dawn as well as day; grace has its green blade, and afterwards its ripe co…
- Our Daily Walk ·
November cites 2 Peter 3:18
… impulsive, as Moses when he felled the Egyptian. But as we grow in Christian experience (2 Peter 3:18), we wait for the leadings of the Spirit, moving us by His suggestion, impressing on us H…