Growing In Grace – Wrap Up: Part 1 (2 Peter 3:14-16)

Let’s keep it simple…

While expecting, be motivated, and confident.

¹⁴Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; ¹⁵and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, ¹⁶as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. —2 Peter 3:14-16

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While

, be motivated, and confident.

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things… —Apostle Peter

Therefore – Connects back to the teaching on the Day of the Lord in chapter 3.

Looking forward – Sets the tone for embracing the coming Day of the Lord.

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While expecting, be

, and confident.

…be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless… —Apostle Peter

Diligent – A word that means doing something with intense effort and motivation.
The motivation is to be found in peace.

Where are we motivated to find peace?

Peace with

Peace with your

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While expecting, be motivated, and

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…and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation… —Apostle Peter

Consider – To be settled on a position.

Peace with God

¹⁸knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. —1 Peter 1:18-19

Peace with your situation

¹⁵and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, ¹⁶as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. —2 Peter 2:15-16

Paul wrote the same truth.
Paul was hard to understand at times.
Paul was misinterpreted.

In the subject of contentment, Paul is still misinterpreted…

¹³I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. —Philippians 4:13

¹¹Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: ¹²I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. ¹³I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. —Philippians 4:11-13