If John wrote a letter to Jim, would it not plumb the depths of utter stupidity and ignorance for Joe to come along, read the letter, and presume that every ‘you’ in the letter is referring to him! However silly this may sound, it is precisely what occurs when so many read 2 Peter 3 and presume that the ‘us’ and ‘any’ referred to in verse 9 is speaking of every individual ever born and that it is they whom God does not want to perish. ![]() It would be foolhardy for anyone to pick up a letter not written to them and walk away thinking that every reference in that letter to ‘you’ is speaking about them. This book will show exactly what 2 Peter 3:9 is saying and by this prove to the reader that far from negating essential doctrines of the Gospel of grace, such as sovereignty and election, 2 Peter 3:9 confirms them. The Arminian interpretation of this verse is a direct attack on the Sovereignty of God, that is, everything that happens God has willed to happen and it always comes to pass (occurs) in every precise detail as He willed it. It also opposes such essential Gospel doctrines as election and Christ’s atonement, His death-what He did on the cross and for whom He did it. Unlike those who fail, for whatever reason, to provide a proper biblical analysis of Scripture, this book shall provide the reader with an accurate, contextual examination of the verse in question and will also examine it in light of other Scriptures in order to see if what we teach that the Lord is saying here is in accord with the rest of His Word. One vital point that must be made at the outset of this study is: what God desires never conflicts with what He causes to come to pass. Those who have been taught nothing but Arminian doctrines, such as universal atonement and salvation by a ‘free-will decision for Christ’, have never been properly taught what this passage of Scripture in 2 Peter 3 is actually saying in light of its context and other Scriptures. 4:7), but the individual’s acceptance of what Christ has done. In other words, what they teach is that it is not God and His will which makes the difference between saved and lost (1 Cor. ![]() ![]() The promoters of such teaching say that, though God is willing that all be saved, none can be unless the individual makes that free-will decision for Christ to be their personal Savior and that the best, indeed most, that God can do for a person’s salvation has been done and all He can do now is sit and hope that none will perish but that all shall come to repentance. However, only a superficial look at this verse would leave one with the impression that it is God’s desire that everyone be saved and that none end up in the fires of hell. One of the Scriptures most frequently used by those of the Arminian persuasion, when defending the unbiblical notion that Christ has died for every individual and that He wants everyone saved and none to perish for all eternity, is found in 2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness but is long suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." At first glance, this verse does appear to be saying that God does not want anyone at all to go to Hell but that He wants everyone to come to repentance.
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