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2 Peter 3:15

God bears long and is slow to anger. Longsuffering is proof of God's goodness, faithfulness, and His desire to grant us salvation. Romans 2:4 describes God as forbearing and longsuffering. Forbearance is refraining from the enforcement of something that is due like a debt, right, or obligation. Longsuffering differs slightly in that its emphasis is on temperament.

Martin G. Collins
Longsuffering

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2 Peter 3:15

That God is longsuffering or forbearing with us means that we are able to have salvation. It will not happen any other way. If He were not longsuffering with us, there would be no salvation. We could never please Him with our miserable works, and our sins would qualify us only to be grease spots on the road. "The longsuffering of our Lord is salvation." We had better be glad that God is patient, that He will take the time to work with us, however long it may take, so that we can be in His Kingdom and grow in His character.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Forbearance

Related Topics: Forbearance | Forbearance, God's | God's Forbearance | God's Forgiveness | God's Longsuffering | God's Mercy | God's Patience | Longsuffering | Longsuffering, God's | Patience | Patience, God's | Salvation

2 Peter 3:15-16

No law/no works advocates "credit" the apostle Paul for teaching that God's law is done away. However, notice that Peter says all of Paul's epistles had things in them that people twisted! This happens because people frequently will not take the time to study deeply, and at the same time, lack the humility to admit the truth.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Is the Christian Required to Do Works? (Part One)

Related Topics: Antinomian | Antinomianism | Law "Done Away" | Law and Grace Complementary | Law Keeping | Works | Works and Faith Complementary | Works, Paul's Emphasis Upon | Works, The Necessity of Good

2 Peter 3:14-15

Christ's patient and enduring handling of sinners demonstrates His longsuffering. God promises that He will be long-tempered with us as we repent and dedicate ourselves to the obedience and service of God. As in everything else, Jesus Christ sets the standard of longsuffering.

Martin G. Collins
Longsuffering

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2 Peter 3:14-18

Peter ends the epistle with the same thought with which he began: We live in spiritually dangerous times, and the way to stay on the beam is to keep on growing. If we grow, our salvation is assured. God is faithful; He has promised us salvation, and He will give it to us if we are faithful.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Do We Have 'Eternal Security'?

Related Topics: Eternal Security, Doctrine of | Faith | Faith, Growing in | Faithfulness | Growing in Faith | Growth | Salvation | Salvation Process | Spiritual Growth | Spiritual Growth, Process of

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Romans 7:4
Galatians 2:10

 

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