Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller, pastor at St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 2 Peter 3:1-10.
The Christian Church is a waiting Church. Jesus has made His promise to return, and so His people wait with expectant faith for Him to fulfill His Word. That Word, recorded by the prophets and apostles, sustains us as we wait. Scoffers continue to scoff at the truth, claiming that the Lord has delayed and has not intervened in this world. St. Peter points to the Old Testament examples of creation and flood in order to show that God has been active in His creation, and He will fulfill His promise to judge the world at the return of Christ. That Day of the Lord has not yet happened, not because of God’s slowness or delay, but because of His patience. His patience is for our salvation; He does not desire that any should perish but that all should reach repentance. This strengthens Christians to wait for the certain return of Christ.
“The Imperishable Inheritance” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the epistles of 1 and 2 Peter and Jude. The life of the Christian Church right now is life in exile. We endure attacks from various trials and from false teachers. Such suffering makes us long for the eternal home that will be ours at the resurrection of the dead. In Jesus, we have this promise of eternal life that can never be snatched away. These three epistles strengthen us to hold fast to Christ in the midst of suffering and to give witness to the hope that is ours in Him.
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