
Peter and Paul Agree
2 Peter 3:10 Phrases
“The Elements” =
“Destroying/Burning” =
“Earth and Works Burnt Up” = human
Parallel Themes of 2 Peter 3:10 and 1 Cor. 3:12-15
1. Works
Earth and works burnt up/discovered – Peter
Each man’s work revealed by fire – Paul
2. Fire
“Discovered” – Peter
“Become evident”, “show”, “revealed” – Paul
Peter focuses on
Paul focuses on
Both Peter and Paul write of a refining process.
Peter writes
Paul writes
We Learn Two Things:
1. God’s love will never place
2. God’s love will never remove
Good News! You, me, our neighbors, our enemies, and creation itself all have value to God beyond what our lives produce and beyond what creation had become!