+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - 2 Peter iii. 1, 2, 14. _A prophetic warning to Christians._ | | | | +------------------ | | -| First, the power and grace and promises of the gospel. | | -| i. 3, by His power are given great and precious promises, | | -| 4, divine nature and brethren exhorted to give diligence, | | -| 5, whilst in this life up to v. 8. | | | | +------------------ | | -| _Then_ cometh a warning of the state into which they _may_ | | -| fall, 8, 9, if they forget--as he stirs them up, 12, 13, 15, as | | -| escapers from the corruption, i. 4. | | | | +------------------ | | -| iii. 14. _Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye LOOK for such things_, | | -| their hope and expectation--it is to stir up their pure mind, | | -| iii., 1, by way of remembrance--hastening the day of the, | | -| v. 12, awful as that day will be, 12, 7, because of the | | -| deliverance from the plague of our own heart. | | | | | -| 2 Cor. iv. 18, 17, 16, look not at things seen--temporal. | | -| Titus ii. 13, looking for the hope and glorious appearing. | | -| Heb. x. 37, yet a little while, and He that shall come | | | will come. | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | -| The world make His forbearance a plea to forget Him or | | -| deny Him. | | | | | -| iii. 4, 5, perceiving Him not in His works. His people see | | -| His mercy and long-suffering and look for His promise, 12, | | -| 14, and salvation, 15, and learn that He knoweth how to | | -| reserve, ii 3, 9, and preserve, hence | | | | +------------------ | | -| they are not to be slothful, Prov. xxiv. 30. | | -| nor sleeping--Matt xxv. 1. Sleeping virgins | | -| nor doubting iii. 4. | | -| nor repining Heb. xii. 12, 3, 5, lift up hands |