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What does 2 Peter chapter 3 mean? Second Peter 3 focuses on dismantling the arguments of the false teachers. Peter's purpose is urging Christians not to waver in their beliefs, but to continue to live out what they know to be true.
David Guzik commentary on 2 Peter 3, where Peter emphasizes the certainty of the last days and God’s promise, and how to live in light of it.
2 Peter 3 is a clarion call to remain vigilant and steadfast in faith, no matter what doubts or scoffing may come from the world. The promise of Christ's return and the new creation instills a hope that should inspire all believers to strive for holiness and spiritual growth.
(2 Peter 3:3-4) The message of scoffers. Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
God is going to re-create a new heavens and new earth in which righteousness dwells. So, you need to make a basic choice: Do you want to live for everything that is certain to be destroyed, or do you want to live so that you will have an inheritance in that new heavens and earth?
Study 2 Peter 3 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
What does “fall from your secure position” mean in 2 Peter 3:17? Answer Peter often encourages his readers to a holy walk in the here and now by reminding them of what God has done for them in the past and what He will do in the future.
What does 2 Peter 3:3 mean? Jesus himself had warned that false prophets would come and lead many away from the truth (Matthew 24:11). Paul also tied the work of these false teachers to the last days before the return of the Christ (1 Timothy 4:1–3).
St. Peter has the words, "knowing this first," in 2 Peter 1:20, where he is speaking of the interpretation of prophecy; he repeats them now when referring to the scoffers who mocked at the long delay of the Lord's coming foretold by the prophets. (For "the last days," see note on 1 Peter 1:20.)
What does 2 Peter 3:4 mean? In the previous verse, Peter warned that false teachers among the Christians would be "scoffers" or "mockers." Here in verse 4, we see what they are mocking: the return of Christ.