Reading for February 5th

 2 Peter 2.1-10a. In verses 1-3: First look at the opponents. Farewell addresses typically predict future crises (Acts 20.29-30), here, the advent of false teachers. In verses 1-3: When they deny the Master, they declare that God does not judge, a common deviant doctrine among Greeks and Judeans. One reason for thinking this is the observation of the slowness of judgment: it is idle or God sleeps (3.8-9). In verses 4-10a: First response. Responding to a denial of judgment, Peter cites proof from the Bible. In verses 4-8: God did not spare evil angels; God saved Noah, but brought a flood on the ungodly; God rescued Lot, but turned Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes. In verses 9-10a These examples prove that the Lord knows how to rescue the godly and to keep the unrighteous until the day of judgment. besides God's judgment, the author also defends the belief in survival after death, when God's judgment will reward the good and requite the wicked.. Comments or Questions..