Bible: 2 Pet. 3:9-15
3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, 1 as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish 2 for any 3 to perish but for all to come to repentance. 4 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, 5 the heavens will disappear 6 with a horrific noise, 7 and the celestial bodies 8 will melt away 9 in a blaze, 10 and the earth and every deed done on it 11 will be laid bare. 12 3:11 Since all these things are to melt away 13 in this manner, 14 what sort of people must we 15 be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness, 16 3:12 while waiting for and hastening 17 the coming of the day of God? 18 Because of this day, 19 the heavens will be burned up and 20 dissolve, and the celestial bodies 21 will melt away in a blaze! 22 3:13 But, according to his promise, we are waiting for 23 new heavens and a new earth, in which 24 righteousness truly resides. 25
Exhortation to the Faithful
3:14 Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for 26 these things, strive to be found 27 at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence. 28 3:15 And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, 29 just as also our dear brother Paul 30 wrote to you, 31 according to the wisdom given to him,
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