2 Peter 2:4-10a says,...
Today's verses are 2 Peter 2:4-10a which is one long run-on sentence which reads,
v.4 - For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;...
Peter is building an argument here and the first subject or point or bullet is a focus on the angels. The overall point though is if you think that God is too loving and merciful to judge the wicked false teachers that we looked at yesterday then let me make a list for you to consider. In Jude 6, these angels "...did not keep their own domain,..." It is a reference of the fallen angels before the flood in Genesis 6. These fallen angels are being held for the judgment of God to come.
v.5 - ...and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;...
The second bullet of the argument goes from the fallen angels to the ancient ungodly world that was destroyed by the flood with only righteous Noah and his family escaping by following God's plan.
v.6 - ...and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who live ungodly lives thereafter;...
The third bullet is the destruction of the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 13. Peter says this is another example that wickedness results in the judgment of God.
v.7, 8 - ...and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among the, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),...
A good argument points to a solution and Peter after 3 bullet points about God's wrath upon wickedness starts to show God's provision upon those who are righteous who are living in the midst of the wickedness.
v..9, 10 - ...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority.
One long sentence and Peter ends with the point that God has a history of setting right what is wrong (even if it is delayed) and God has a history of providing for those who hear and follow His voice.
"...especially those..." is referring back to the false prophets and teachers who were leading others astray to satisfy their own earthly desires (lust) and going against the authority of the Word of God (arrogance).
Our God is an all-encompassing God. His love is complete and complete love involves justice. He loves me enough to comfort and guide but also enough to confront and levy consequences. A one sided god is not the God of the Bible. "I could just get away with this 'little' sin" will not work with our God. That attitude is not godly and therefore it does not fall under someone who is serious about following the One who went to the cross.
"Lord, may we see You more in your completeness as a God who loves me and the world so much to complete what has been started. May I see that You have given plenty of examples to show me which way I am to go and how I am to live to bring You glory. Amen."
Pastor Adam
v.4 - For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment;...
Peter is building an argument here and the first subject or point or bullet is a focus on the angels. The overall point though is if you think that God is too loving and merciful to judge the wicked false teachers that we looked at yesterday then let me make a list for you to consider. In Jude 6, these angels "...did not keep their own domain,..." It is a reference of the fallen angels before the flood in Genesis 6. These fallen angels are being held for the judgment of God to come.
v.5 - ...and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;...
The second bullet of the argument goes from the fallen angels to the ancient ungodly world that was destroyed by the flood with only righteous Noah and his family escaping by following God's plan.
v.6 - ...and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who live ungodly lives thereafter;...
The third bullet is the destruction of the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 13. Peter says this is another example that wickedness results in the judgment of God.
v.7, 8 - ...and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among the, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),...
A good argument points to a solution and Peter after 3 bullet points about God's wrath upon wickedness starts to show God's provision upon those who are righteous who are living in the midst of the wickedness.
v..9, 10 - ...then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority.
One long sentence and Peter ends with the point that God has a history of setting right what is wrong (even if it is delayed) and God has a history of providing for those who hear and follow His voice.
"...especially those..." is referring back to the false prophets and teachers who were leading others astray to satisfy their own earthly desires (lust) and going against the authority of the Word of God (arrogance).
Our God is an all-encompassing God. His love is complete and complete love involves justice. He loves me enough to comfort and guide but also enough to confront and levy consequences. A one sided god is not the God of the Bible. "I could just get away with this 'little' sin" will not work with our God. That attitude is not godly and therefore it does not fall under someone who is serious about following the One who went to the cross.
"Lord, may we see You more in your completeness as a God who loves me and the world so much to complete what has been started. May I see that You have given plenty of examples to show me which way I am to go and how I am to live to bring You glory. Amen."
Pastor Adam
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